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Even at 60, Tom Cruise still remains one of the biggest movie stars to date, and his star power was once again witnessed by the fans following the success ofTop Gun: Maverick. Although 2022 belonged to the sequel to 1986’sTop Gun, it seems that the Academy-nominated film still continues to amass records under its belt even after a year since its release.
Although the film did fall short of the Academy Award for Best Picture toEverything Everywhere All at Once, the film didn’t fail to win over the audience with its breathtaking visuals. Apart from being one of the highest-rated and highest-grossing films of 2022, the Tom Cruise-led movie recently broke another record in Japan.
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Tom Cruise’sTop Gun: Maverickgarners another record under its wing
After dominating the entire summer of 2022, it doesn’t seemTom Cruise’sTop Gun: Maverickis ready to land, even a year after its initial debut in theatres. Following the movie’s theatrical run in Japan, the sequel has once again managed to break another record, as it becomes Cruise’s most successful movie in the box-office market of Japan, surpassingThe Last Samurai.
Following the movie earning six Oscar nominations under its belt, the sequel made its way back into the Japanese theatre and has become Cruise’s highest-grossing film in the Japanese market with $101.5M. As the film keeps on garnering success and global appreciation, fans are engrossed in whether there will be a threequel in this franchise. However, following theMission: Impossibleactor’s busy schedule, it might not be anytime soon.
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Top Gun 3‘s future seems uncertain according to the producer
With the film currently standing at a box-office total of $1.496B along with an impressive 96% on the Tomatometer, fans are engrossed in whether there is going to be a threequel anytime soon. However, the reports regarding this possibility aren’t the brightest, as producer Bruckheimer did reflect on the possibility of this situation and claimed that they aren’t sure. Considering that Tom Cruise is currently occupied withMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, the plans for a sequel toTop Gun: Maverickare uncertain. Bruckheimer stated,
“You tell me, I have no idea. I wish… We’ll see, you never know.”
On asked whether he has spoken with Cruise about the matter, he said,
“Not yet. He’s in the middle of shooting Mission: Impossible. He’s got a lot of difficult, very hard stunts he’s doing, so it’s not the time to take his attention away from what’s important to him right now.”
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Although the future of a threequel isn’t the brightest at present, it seems that fans are still busy enjoying the brilliance of the sequel, as it keeps on breaking record after record.
Top Gun: Maverickis available to stream on Paramount Plus.
Source:Deadline
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
