Leading Gun: Maverick soars to fifth major-grossing film of all time

Heather Hamilton

September 07, 12:05 PM September 07, 12:06 PM

Top Gun: Maverick continues to soar.

The movie led the Labor Working day weekend in domestic box workplace revenue to make it the fifth best-grossing motion picture of all time.

In the 15 weeks because its launch, Maverick has grossed $701 million domestically for a worldwide overall of more than $1.4 billion.

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With the holiday weekend’s earnings, the Best Gun sequel pushed past 2018’s Black Panther, which now stands at No. 6 in the all-time top rated-grossing movies chart, with $700 million.

“It's often the figures, the themes, the story," producer Jerry Bruckheimer has mentioned about the film’s achievement. "That's what it really is all about it can be about the emotion, it is about bringing Iceman back again, it is about looking at a genuine film.”

“It’s without the need of a question, that Top Gun: Maverick is a true cultural touchstone embodying the electricity of the cinematic working experience,” President and CEO of Paramount Pics Brian Robbins said in a assertion acquired by Yahoo! Enjoyment. “As we rejoice this great accomplishment and the film’s substantial affect, we want to prolong our gratitude to Tom Cruise, our filmmakers and solid, Paramount’s marketing and distribution teams, and the legions of each new and longtime Leading Gun fans who retain turning out to appreciate this remarkable film.”

Maverick has also turn out to be the major-grossing movie of 2022 and Tom Cruise’s top rated-grossing film of all time.