The celebration continues for Paramount and Skydance's Top Gun: Maverick, as the sequel has now grossed over $806.4 million worldwide ($422.2M domestic; $384.2M foreign). It's also become the biggest hit of Tom Cruise's iconic career, soaring past Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which earned $791.1 million globally back in 2018.
It's an absolutely incredible accomplishment considering the actor has been delivering hit after hit for over forty years, and hasn't ventured into anything involving superheroes, dinosaurs, or intergalactic space wars.
Plus, no China or Russia release makes this win even sweeter.
The Joseph Kosinski-directed blockbuster is also now the biggest film of the year domestically, lapping Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness at the U.S. box office. It's actually only the second film to cross the $400 million mark since the start of the pandemic, behind Sony and Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: No Way Home last December.
It has also crossed Warner Bros.' The Batman ($770.3M) to become the second-highest-grossing film of the year globally, and has its sights set on the Sam Raimi-directed multiversal superhero adventure, which currently stands in first place with an approximate $935.2 million.
Looking ahead, box office pundits are expecting an extremely lucrative Father's Day weekend for Cruise's latest blockbuster, likely surpassing $450 million domestic by Monday, and there is an extremely strong possibility the film will ultimately finish well north of $500 million before all is said and done. Worldwide, it's seeming increasingly likely Top Gun: Maverick will top $1 billion by the end of its 120-day theatrical window.
With a production budget of $172.5 million and $150 million in print and advertising, the film's reported break-even number was approximately $410 million, and since it's already crossed that figure, everything from now until the end of the summer is pretty much all profit. That's great news for Cruise, who's expected to walk away with an astronomical nine-figure payday, the biggest for any actor ever.
Plus, Paramount has released Miles Teller's full "Great Balls of Fire" performance:
Check out our exclusive interviews with director Joseph Kosinski and actor Glen Powell (Hangman) below:
In our review, we said, "Top Gun: Maverick is the must-see cinematic experience of the year! Packed with jaw-dropping aerial sequences, thrilling edge-of-your-seat moments, genuine heart, epic romance, huge stakes, and one of the absolute best performances of Tom Cruise's legendary career, this is the theatrical experience you've been waiting for."
Tom Cruise headlines the feature as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, with original co-star Val Kilmer returning as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. The iconic pair are joined by an all-star supporting cast consisting of Jennifer Connelly as Penny Benjamin, Miles Teller as Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Cyclone, Glen Powell as Hangman, Lewis Pullman as Bob, Ed Harris as Rear Admiral, Monica Barbaro as Phoenix, Charles Parnell as Rear Admiral Warlock, Danny Ramirez as Fanboy, Manny Jacinto as Fritz, Bashir Salahuddin as Coleman, Jay Ellis as Payback, Jake Picking in an undisclosed role, Raymond Lee in an undisclosed role, Lyliana Wray as Amelia Benjamin, Jean Louisa Kelly as Carole Bradshaw, Greg Davis as Coyote, and Bob Stephenson in an undisclosed role.
Top Gun: Maverick is now play in theaters worldwide!
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.