'Top Gun: Maverick' breaks Memorial Day weekend box office record

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The film debuted 28% above Cruise's last big hit.

Paramount and Skydance’s huge weekend opener for “ Top Gun: Maverick” is now the biggest in Memorial Day weekend history.Top Gun's smashing debut means we are "officially in the realm of consistent momentum, or at least in the realm of normalcy at the box office," said Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian.The highly anticipated sequel brought in $156 million at the domestic box office as of Monday morning, per Comscore, and $252.7 million worldwide, per Paramount.

The movie was originally scheduled to be released in 2020, but was pushed back two years due to the pandemic.from both consumers and critics alike, which means repeat viewers are expected this weekend.

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