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‘Top Gun: Maverick' Soars Past $1 Billion, Overtakes ‘Doctor Strange 2' as the Highest-Grossing Movie of the Year Globally
[Variety] Paramount and Skydance’s all-American blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" is still flying high at the box office, crossing the coveted $1 billion milestone over the weekend.

It’s the first movie of the year and only the second in COVID times (following Sony’s "Spider-Man: No Way Home" with $1.9 billion) to reach that benchmark. It’s even more impressive that "Maverick" hit the $1 billion mark without playing in China or Russia, two major markets.

After only 31 days on the big screen, "Top Gun: Maverick" has become Tom Cruise’s first movie to surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Previously, 2018’s "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" ranked as the actor’s most successful film with $791.1 million worldwide.

Cruise took to Twitter to celebrate the achievement, writing, "To all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations. To the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you. See you at the movies."
Posted by: Besoeker 2022-06-28
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