Maverick has soared above $1 billion at the worldwide box office, becoming the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise's career. The film has grossed more than $520 million domestically and $486 million internationally in the five weeks since its May 27 release.
Paramount Pictures is the second-highest domestic release since 1997's Titanic and the highest grossing film in Skydance's film, Fallout, the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, which holds the record for the largest domestic opening for Memorial Day weekend. The film is the biggest live action movie to date in 25 markets and Tom Cruise's biggest movie to date in 37 markets.
It's rare to get the special kind of alchemy that creates a true event film, and we have been absolutely blown away by the global response to Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount Pictures President CEO Brian Robbins said in a statement. Thanks to the incomparable Tom Cruise, our visionary filmmakers and talented cast, and our amazing marketing and distribution teams, for an absolutely perfect movie and theatrical experience for audiences around the world. Over 26% of the domestic box office is owned by the studio, representing the studio's best year since 2014.
Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski, is based on the real-life, commonly referred to as TOPGUN.
It follows Pete Maverick Mitchell Cruise after more than 30 years of service as one of the top aviators of the Navy. He trains a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission, including Lt. Bradley Rooster Bradshaw Miles Teller, the son of his late best friend Goose.
The latest installment also stars Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer, as well as Cruise and Teller. The film received an A CinemaScore and earned a 97% critics and 99% audience score from Rotten Tomatoes.
The only other pandemic-era film to surpass the $1 billion milestone is Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: No Way Home. According to Comscore, Top Gun: Maverick earned an estimated $30.5 million domestically this past weekend, tying with Warner Brothers' Elvis. Universal's Jurassic World: Dominion $26.44 million and The Black Phone $23.37 million and Disney and Pixar's Lightyear $17.67 million were the top five for the weekend, and all the exhibitors. Congratulations, Cruise tweeted on Monday. To the audience, thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you.