Posted on 06/26/2022 3:07:10 PM PDT by algore
Tom Cruise's highly-anticipated film Top Gun: Maverick achieved another impressive milestone at the global box office this weekend as it crossed the $1 billion mark.
In addition to becoming the 59-year-old Risky Business actor's most successful film of all time, the sequel to 1986's Top Gun became the first movie of 2022 to reach that rare benchmark after just 31 days in theaters.
With those ticket sales, the movie dethroned Marvel's superhero film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($943 million) as the highest-grossing movie of the year at the global box office.
It's a particularly tremendous feat as the COVID-19 pandemic effectively quashed traditional box office numbers after nearly a quarter of all American movie theaters were closed for 15 months.
Before Top Gun: Maverick became Cruise's biggest hit, his film Mission: Impossible — Fallout held the top spot in his expansive filmography for earning $257 million globally.
The film was originally supposed to be released in June 2020, though Paramount decided to hold off on the release until more fans are able to return, a move that clearly paid off.
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Thats not saying much considering how much you pay for a ticket in 2022.
LOL!
“I honestly think that Hollywood, the MSM and much of Corporate America are willing to live with sub-optimal profits as long as they an ideologically acceptable (e.g., woke) message.”
Hollywood putting ideology before money?
Hollywood putting anything before money?
Something seems off.
Really, really bad math.
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Presuming Cruise gets a cut of the revenue, the Church of Scientology is happy too.
Tom might be a weird dude but he never half-asses a performance and is the last real movie star hollywood has left.
Tom Cruise single handedly brought back the film industry.
Don't bet on that. Hollywood love money more than anything else.
Their entire lifestyles, way of living , standard of living etc depends on money and nothing else.
For himself and his movies.
That very woke Disney movie, “Lightyear”, still bombed big time.
Cruise gets a big cut of the gross revenue, not profits.
He'll make a lot of money from this movie. More than he ever made from any movie before.
Adjust the numbers for bidenflation and get back to me.
“very woke Disney movie, “Lightyear”, still bombed big time”
So, no “Brokeback Woody”?
Anyone seen the ELVIS movie yet. Can a 12 yr old watch it?
“Flirtin’ With Disaster” would have fit better IMHO.
The Church of Scientology is very, very happy with the financial success.
Probably, but I’m siting there rocking out on “Won’t Be Fooled Again” and loving it.
His net worth is listed at $600 million.
Yes.
But that was before Top Gun Maverick was released.
Good for them.
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