Top Gun Maverick breaks the record before being released in the United States

Top Gun Maverick breaks the record before being released in the United States

Released in our Dark Rooms this Wednesday, May 25, Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise appears on American screens today and is already breaking the record in the US.

What if Tom Cruise were the savior of cinemas?

Top Gun: Maverick is coming out in US theaters this Friday and is a record holder on the 4732 screen! Never before has a movie been programmed on so many screens at once. The previous record was held by the Disney Lion King remake, which was scheduled for 4725 screens.

Recently, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness appeared on screens in 4,534 cinemas, the highest rate since the pandemic began. Spider-Man: Away Home hit 4336 screens and grossed $ 260 million on its first weekend.

In France, Joseph Kosinski’s film has been shown in 803 cinemas.

According to experts, the revenue for the first weekend is from 92 to 125 million dollars.

So it is clear that the film industry expects Top Gun: Maverick to bring non-Marvel fans back to theaters.

It is estimated that the sequel to Tony Scott’s film could generate at least $ 92 million for its first weekend of release in the United States. Web page ᲡAlaros Predicts starting weekends from $ 98 million to $ 125 million. Note that the feature film is released on Bridge Weekend, as Monday, May 30 is a holiday in the United States (Memorial Day).

Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Will Maverick Do Better Than War of the Worlds?

So far, this is Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds”, released in 2005, which marked the best start for a film led by Tom Cruise in the United States, grossing nearly $ 65 million at its first weekend. With a total of 234 million green money raised, this is also the biggest American success in an actor’s career.

However, at the international box office it is Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which recorded the highest scores for the American comedian’s film, grossing a total of $ 792 million, compared to $ 604 million in World War II.

In France, according to figures reported by our Boxoffice counterparts, Top Gun Maverick gained approximately 320,000 admissions, including 120,000 previews for its first day in France. Suffice it to offer Tom Cruise the second best start to 2022 in France, with several thousand tickets sold out of Doctor Strange 2.

Top Gun: Will Maverick set a new cash record in Tom Cruise’s career? Answer in a few weeks.

Source: allocine

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