THE SUCCESS OF TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Have you watched Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick? This is one of the massive films making it big in the industry. If you’ve been following the film industry and news closely, no doubt you know it is the highest earning in 2022. Nonetheless, this Paramount Pictures movie has been a hit for over a decade now. Besides, you may have watched it over and over in theatres. With its increasing demand, it is not a surprise its global box office sales were beyond the $1 billion mark. Please read on as we dive deep into the success of this movie.

Top Gun: Maverick- The Sequel

The original Top Gun was released in 1986. Over three decades later, Paramount Pictures made the sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. Interestingly, after the release of the sequel, the demand for the original movie, Top Gun, increased. Just a day after the release, the original film hit over 63.9 times more demand globally than an average film. Therefore, the sequel impacted the demand for the 1986 hit film. This was a global positive impact.

The debut of Top Gun: Maverick was initially planned to be in 2019. However, due to the production delays, this was further pushed forward to the following year. Unfortunately, at this time, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and alongside came lockdowns. This meant those movie lovers would not go to theatres. As a result, Paramount Pictures was forced to keep pushing forward the release of Top Gun: Maverick. Eventually, the release took place in late May 2022.

The postponement of this film’s release is one of the logistical hassles it has faced. The fans waited for over two years to watch it in theatres. Interestingly, with its current success, it seems like it was a blessing in disguise for Hollywood. Those who frequent movies could finally have a film to look forward to. Furthermore, with theatres opened once again, they could go there in masses.

So, despite the postponement by 2 years, this movie took off, never looked back, and proved to be a hit.

The Success of Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick is one of the most successful movies. There was a great turnout at its release. Moreover, just a week after, the movie had an incredibly growing demand. It spiked globally from over 90 times as seen in an average film to beyond 160 times as would be in a normal film. This was a record-breaking success considering it was just its first-month post-release.

Furthermore, films normally tend to drop in earnings after the first major release. Interestingly, Top Gun: Maverick did not record such a huge drop. Unlike another successful film, Marvel Studio’s Spider-Man: No way Home, which dropped by 67% in the second week, this Paramount Pictures Film, Top Gun: Maverick, dropped by as low as 29% in the same period. During the second week of its release, it had already pulled in a cool $90 million. This first month was therefore one to be proud of.

If you were in Tom’s shoes, you would call it your most successful film. As earlier noted, it hit the record as a 2022 most-earning movie. Furthermore, it has made over $1.37 billion, making it the very first of Tom Cruise’s to pass the $1 billion mark.

Interestingly, despite the delays in its release, Top Gun: Maverick soared high and within 8 days, it had already surged at the box office making it Tom's best movie. Notably, 2 months after its opening, Top Gun: Maverick earned Paramount Picture’s highest-grossing domestically. In the US alone, it had grossed around $650 million. This is great news considering that the number of films that have attained this is a handful.

This, however, didn't stop the film from soaring even higher. Its IMAX screenings also brought in earnings. Moreover, according to Box Office Mojo, Top Gun: Maverick has a global box office totaling $1.37 billion. Additionally, it comes 9th in the domestic box office's list of highest-grossing movies of all time. It passed The Avengers to get to this position. It comes close to Jurassic World and Titanic which are in the 8th and 7th positions respectively.

Generally, the domestic box office ranks the highest-grossing movies in the following order;

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens; $936.6 million

2. Avengers: Endgame; $858.3 million

3. Spider-Man: No Way Home; $804.7 million

4. Avatar; $760.5 million

5. Black Panther; $ 700.4 million

6. Avengers: Infinity War; $678.8 million

7. Titanic; $659.3 million

8. Jurassic World; $653.4 million

9. Top Gun: Maverick; $635.5 million (July 25th, 2022)

10. The Avengers; $623.3 million

Therefore, from this list, there is a slight margin between Top Gun: Maverick and the next two movies ranking higher ahead. With such great success, the wait for its release was worth it in the end. The fans got to experience this amazing success story. However, with this massive success, should fans expect the same with Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One? Let us find out.

Good News For Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One

Top Gun: Maverick has managed to deliver a successful story amidst hiccups and drawbacks in the release. If you are a Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise fanatic, you may wonder, “Will they will deliver the same with Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One?”

The good news is that Tom and Paramount could reap similar results in 2023 as fans look forward to Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One. According to an expert from the box office, Top Gun: Maverick will help make this 2023 movie a massive success.

Conclusion

Top Gun: Maverick is one of those movies that had a great turnout at the release. Besides, its audience keeps going to theatres and it has had worldwide success. Although it took around two years before it was released to theatre lovers, this movie has had a great demand internationally months after its official release. Furthermore, weeks after its release, the movie was still in demand, and the earnings dropped by very little percentages compared to other hit movies. Therefore, Top Gun: Maverick is a successful film for both om Cruise and Paramount Pictures. Fans can expect some positive results from their other film, Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One, which will be released mid-2023.