Tom Cruise: A year after its release, Maverick continues to be a hit in Japan

More than 35 years after the original cult classic Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick opened last year to critical and critical acclaim. With a worldwide gross of nearly $1.5 billion, it wasn’t just the biggest hit of 2022 for a few months (before Avatar was replaced by Waterway later in the year) and was nominated six times for the Oscars, winning Best Sound. .

But a year after its theatrical release, its performance is still not over. Indeed, as our colleagues at FilmStarts report, in some parts of the world Joseph Kosinski’s action film is still hitting the big screen, like in Japan, where the sequel is particularly popular. and MaverickWith its small name, it even set a new record there: it is now the highest-grossing Tom Cruise film in the Japanese market, with the equivalent of $101.5 million at the box office.

In the Land of the Rising Sun, this title was previously held by the 2003 historical war film The Last Samurai, which was the undisputed leader of the filmography. Tom Cruise in the region, especially because of its theme and setting. Maverick It also became the biggest hit in Japan for the legendary Transformers and Mission: Impossible studio Paramount.

Thus, in addition to the United States, Japan ranks second in world turnover Top Gun: Maverick It is behind the United Kingdom, which received $103.5 million.

Top Gun: Maverick is a must (re)watch streaming on MyCanal.