'Top Gun: Maverick' soars to a big opening at the box office

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'Top Gun: Maverick' felt the need for speed at the box office this weekend.

The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, which has Tom Cruise reprise his most iconic role of Pete"Maverick" Mitchell, made an estimated $124 million domestically for its three day opening weekend, according to Paramount.That not only jets past expectations, which initially projected"Maverick" to make closer to $80 million, but stands as Cruise's biggest opening weekend in his more than 40-year career.

"Maverick" was supposed to hit cineplexes in 2020, but was delayed multiple times because of the pandemic. Other theatrical films pivoted to streaming, but"Maverick" waited until audiences could experience it on the big screen — a strategy Cruise was adamant about.That strategy paid off, and demonstrates that the big screen experience still matters to a large swath of consumers.

 

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If you saw the first movie, then this movie made both movies better. Good for this Weekend too! Thanks all.

Why do 'exceptionals' only win wars on the big screen?

We liked it!!

So it's time for war movies now ha😂

NGL Gonna be epic movie

Audiance Emotions are dead!! They need something different and unique

This movie deserves all the success.

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