‘Top Gun: Maverick’ returns to lead the US box office, breaking digital records

It was clear that “Top Gun: Maverick” would continue to rise in American box office history, but no matter how optimistic the predictions were, this film directed by Tom Cruise continues to surprise with its figures and fascinate with the phenomenon it has become. As expected, the sequel to ‘Top Gun. Ídolos del aire ‘has continued to revolutionize the internal market, but in this case he succeeded by conquering both the small and the big screen. It is said soon.

Analysts have predicted a profound shift in the Hollywood industry, with fewer theatrical hits and an ever-shorter tour. The pandemic has added to the paradigm shift caused by the technological revolution, adding even more risk to a sector dominated by the unpredictable. And then came ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, a film that we will cite for years as a fascinating exception. After the arrival of COVID, only the Marvel Cinematic Universe had managed to capture the attention of viewers in this way., with a film whose journey was very different. Although “Spider-Man: No Way Home” managed to sneak into the top 3 of the highest-grossing films in history in the United States, it did not stay the way “Maverick” is doing, even with a head start. That movie with Tom Holland overwhelmed his early days, in fact achieved in 60 days a total that ‘Avatar’ took nine months to achieve; but part of a cinephile corner with an unstoppable fan base.

‘Maverick’, with no adjustment for inflation, It just passed “Black Panther” at the North American box office, sneaking into the top 5 of the highest-grossing films in history, behind the aforementioned ‘No Way Home’ and ‘Avatar’. He joined him more than three months after his premiere, specifically 15 weeks later, boasting unprecedented maintenance in these times and recovering number one in theaters. “Top Gun 2” grossed $ 6 million in the United States, surpassing $ 700 million at home and reaching $ 1.441 million worldwide. Thus, this film recovers the model of those great films of the 90s and early 2000s, once again leading the box office by claiming the title of ‘the great film’ of a summer season that opened with great numbers and has closed at the top.

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In addition to achieving the (almost) impossible in theaters under the circumstances, “Top Gun: Maverick” has returned to number one at the US box office, breaking digital records. The same house in this film also starring Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Glen Powell or Val Kilmer; confirmed this by assuring that ‘Maverick’, in just one week it became one of the 20 best-selling digital releases in history. According to Paramount (via Variety), this film, available August 23 in the US; It became the best-selling item on Amazon during that day. This while continuing to sweep theaters. Brutal.