Top Gun: Maverick becomes Paramount’s highest-grossing film ever worldwide as it hits $1.2 billion worldwide with $600 million domestically
Top Gun: Maverick has hit another milestone as it crossed $600 million at the international box office.
The count brings the Tom Cruise sequel at over $1.2 billion worldwide, confirming it as Paramount Pictures’ “highest-grossing film ever worldwide,” as reported by Deadline.
The film, which was directed by Joseph Kosinski, currently costs $602.5 million in 65 offshore markets.
Impressive: Top Gun: Maverick has hit another milestone as it crossed $600 million at the international box office
And in North America, it stands at $606 million, for a total of $1,208.5 billion worldwide through Friday.
It is only the 12th film to ever cross the $600 million mark at the domestic box office.
Internationally, Top Gun: Maverick is ranked number three for the production company’s highest titles ever.
Meanwhile, in 28 overseas markets – including France, Australia and the UK – the film is Paramount’s biggest live-action film ever.
New heights: The tally brings the Tom Cruise sequel to over 1.2 billion worldwide, confirming it as Paramount’s “highest grossing film ever worldwide,” as reported by Deadline
Notably, this is the first film in Tom Cruise’s decades-long career to earn $1 billion.
Also noteworthy is that Maverick surpassed Titanic as Paramount’s highest-grossing film of all time.
The entertainment publication reported the top offshore markets of the week through Thursday as the UK at $88.8 million, Japan at $65.4 million, Australia at $55.9 million, France at $46 million and Korea, $ 41.4 million.
Incredible: Maverick is only the 12th film to exceed $600 million at the domestic box office; Jay Ellis, Miles Teller, Tom Cruise, Glen Powell and Greg Tarzan Davis at a press conference in June
The film was originally supposed to be released in June 2020, but Paramount postponed the release until more fans could return after the pandemic lockdowns.
The latest iteration of the project — which follows Cruise as he reprises his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell from the 1986 classic — also netted the star its $100 million opening weekend.
Top Gun: Maverick focuses on the relationship between Maverick and the son of his late best friend Goose.
Fans gave it a rare A+ rating on CinemaScore.
Where it all started: Kelly McGillis and Tom Cruise in 1986’s Top Gun