Based on early box office returns, Top Gun: Maverick was worth the 36-year wait. According to Variety, Paramount expects the movie to rack up $151 million through Monday, falling just short of the Memorial Day record set by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2017. Worldwide, the movie is set to top $260 …
notes, audiences over 35 years old represent 55% of the tickets sold. Considering that a majority of moviegoers who saw the originalin theaters are now over 50, this is not especially surprising. But it is notable that this demographic is returning to theaters in droves after keeping their distance throughout the pandemic.If you thought movies were dead, go see Top Gun: Maverick and then let me know what you think.
This film heralds the return of the summer blockbuster, and is a catalyst that will accelerate demand for moviegoing like an F-18 breaking the sound barrier. There’s no way you sit in a theatre, with a huge screen and chest-pounding speakers, and come away thinking there’s any other way you want to experience Top Gun: Maverick, and our hats are off to Tom Cruise, Joe Kosinski, and their fearless creative team for what they’ve accomplished.
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