Tom Cruise is breaking the box office record. As an extra reward, he is now ranked No. 1 on Netflix. It is reported that the actor's top gun: Lone Ranger, a long-awaited sequel to the original 1986 film, finally took off. Its box office revenue is quite high. The film earned Tom a $100million opening weekend for the first time in his long career.
At the same time, the classic on which the new film is based has won its own awards. As of Monday, May 30, the original top gun has also become the No. 1 movie on the Netflix website in the United States.
Tom's classic film won the first prize at Netflix
I believe most people have seen it or at least seen its fragments. But it is definitely worth watching again, especially if you plan to go to the cinema to see the sequel. In this film, Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete "maverick" Mitchell, a rebellious pilot. This is one of the most famous roles in Tom Cruise's career. Now that the sequel is finally released, it is not surprising that people will be enthusiastic about the original.
Now, other popular movies on Netflix, in addition to the top ranked "top gun", also include the popular comedy "graduation season" by rebel Wilson.
How much money did the original top gun movie make
According to Forbes, the original top gun made an impressive $176million at the box office in 1986. In 2022 dollars, this is equivalent to about $420million.
Not surprisingly, the sequel has released a large number of figures. It is reported that the film earned US $124million at 4732 cinemas in North America last weekend. The action adventure film is expected to earn $151million by Monday.
In addition, the comments are equally strong. As of the writing of this article, the audience rating of the sequel of top gun on rotten tomatoes is nearly perfect (99%). This is based on a score of more than 5000 verifications to date. Critics also praised that the current score on rotten tomatoes is 96% (based on the current 327 comments).