Much-anticipated action film Top Gun: Maverick was expected to have a big opening and it did not disappoint, giving Tom Cruise his first-ever opening weekend to top $100 million in the US.
The film - which had its release delayed two years by the Covid-19 pandemic - notched $124 million for the first three days of the weekend and took in the same amount overseas, despite not playing in China or Russia.
This makes Top Gun: Maverick Cruise's first-ever movie to make over $100 million on its opening weekend.
Cruise once again plays cocky (if greyer) navy test pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, now a captain, as he trains to bomb a rogue nation's uranium enrichment facility.
The supporting cast includes Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller and Jon Hamm; original Top Gun veteran Val (Iceman) Kilmer appears briefly.
Source: AFP
