Top Gun: Maverick
Film · 2022 · Viral
The delayed sequel turned a record holiday opening into a $1.45 billion worldwide run.
Tom Cruise
@TomCruise · Jun 27, 2022
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.
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How it worksNumbers
- All releases incl. 2026 rerelease, Box Office Mojo live total
- $1.5B
- As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
- Observed peak date
- Week of Jun 2, 2022
- May 18 ’22 to Week of Jun 2, 2022
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on Box office
- Leverage
- 8.5×
- $1.5B on $177M budget
How it spread
Trace the originParamount delayed the sequel, then screened it at Cannes before a record Memorial Day opening. Wikipedia attention peaked in the following week. Fan clips circulated on TikTok as theatrical attendance held, and the film passed $1 billion in its fifth weekend.
Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
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Paramount Pictures precursor · Sep 1 ’21
Paramount moved the film from November to Memorial Day amid the Delta variant surge.[4]
May 2022
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