Tom Cruise got his first $100 million opening weekend with the Memorial Day weekend opening of the long awaited sequel to Top Gun. Estimates are that Top Gun: Maverick will cross the $150 million mark by the end of Memorial Day. Including international dollars, the movie has already approached $250 million.
Embed from Getty ImagesCruise is generally recognized as one of the last big movie stars in the industry but he hasn’t been known for large opening weekends throughout his career.
The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2019 but was delayed initially for production and then because of challenges presented by the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The film features an All-Star cast lead by Cruise and featuring Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer who played Ice-Man in the original film 30 years ago.
