‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Passes ‘Black Panther’ As Fifth-Highest Grossing Movie Ever in North America
Top Gun: Maverick continues to break records. The movie has now made $701 million in North America.
This puts it in an elite category of being only 1 of 6 movies to cross the $700 million mark at the domestic box office. It is the first movie to be #1 on both Memorial weekend and Labor Day weekend.
It has edged past Marvel’s Black Panther which made $700.4 million domestically. Black Panther previously held the #5 spot as the highest grossing movie domestically. That spot now belongs to Top Gun. Top Gun has made $740 million overseas and $1.44 billion worldwide.
For fans of the film who are prefer physical media, Top Gun: Maverick will also come out on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD on November 1. The digital and physical release will also come with bonus content.
Over 110 minutes of bonus content will be included in the film’s digital release, including featurettes on how the cast members trained to fly their planes as well as behind-the-scenes footage from the film.
Cruise will also helm featurettes titled, “A Love Letter to Aviation” and “Forging the Darkstar,” which explore how the film pushed the limits beyond Mach-10 for the purpose of the film. He will also appear in a masterclass that was filmed at the Cannes Film Festival.
I’ve seen it twice in the theatres, while my husband has seen it now 4 times. It gets better every time!
Susan Saunders 9/6/22
