Top Gun: Maverick became Paramount+’s most-watched film worldwide during its opening weekend

After becoming the highest grossing domestic and global film of 2022, the film #1 of all time for lo Ststudio and the best-selling digital release ever, Paramount now announced Top Gun: Maverick (here’s our review) was the world’s most watched film in its prime end of the week of streaming on Paramount+.

“The unstoppable success of this film in theaters, digitally and now streaming is Lundeniable proof Chand demonstrates the power of Paramount’s cross-platform release strategy“he declared Brian RobbinsPresident and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Chief content OfficerMovies and Kids and Family, Paramount+. “With all of our 2022 titles, and now with Top Gun: Maverick, our studio has used the variable window value that streaming offers to increase a film’s overall success.”

From Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 December, the film broke the national record for the most watched premiere films on the service, surpassing the previous record by 60%, held by Sonic 2. In addition, the success of the film increased sight rate of the original Top Gun movie by nearly 400% and titles in the Mission Impossible franchise by more than 140%.

“We are excited attend confirmation of the film’s record-breaking success, becoming Paramount+’s first top-grossing film”, he declared asked Giles, Chiefprogramming Officer via Paramount Streaming. “We continue to benefit from the highly anticipated cinematic blockbuster from Paramount Pictures coming toour platformoffers giving fans a new way to continue watching and re-watching their favorite movies“.

Top Gun: Maverick awarded one of the ten best films of 2022 by AFI; was awarded Best Picture by the National Board of Review; received two nominations Golden Globe® for Best Motion Picture – Drama and for best original song and received nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor in Critics Choice Award.

Top Gun: Maverick was celebrated by critics and audiences alike, receiving a Cinema Quality A+ and earned a 97% critic and 99% audience rating in the rottenTomatoes. In addition to marking the biggest opening and highest grossing ever for Tom Cruise, the film also opened the biggest end of the week at all times Memorial Day; was the highest-grossing film of all time for Paramount Pictures and was the first film to become the No. 1 at the box office for both Memorial Day weekends and making day.

The film’s soundtrack also reached #1 Albums and Soundtracks on iTunes, #1 Soundtracks on Amazon, and #2 Albums on Spotify; Furthermore, “hold on My Hand” said Lady Gaga and me noWorried” by One Republic entered the top 50 of the music charts.

Top Gun: Maverick is produced by Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Movies. Directed by Joseph Kosinskyfrom a script by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarriestory by Peter Craig and Justin Marks, based on characters created by Jim Cash & Jack EpsJr. the film stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, JohnHamm with Ed Harris and Val Kilmer.

Source: Press Release