It’s been about a month and a half since the premiere. Top Shooter: Maverick. Although the fever caused by the feature film, as a matter of course, began to subside, the unexpected records it set will forever be remembered. In fact, this week the Tom Cruise movie added another achievement to its credit, and more than one. To be precise, became Paramount Pictures’ highest-grossing film in the United States..
To contextualize the huge milestone reached Top Shooter: Maverick in her production house, it is worth mentioning who won first place: the same titanicwhich was released back in 1997. That is, it took 25 years for the top to be occupied by other production. The most curious thing is that no one, not even Paramount Pictures itself, expected that Top Shooter: Maverick were to achieve these extraordinary figures, which until recently seemed unsurpassed.
At the time of reading this post, Top Shooter: Maverick entered $1.189 million worldwide. From this figure $601 million they belong to the American box office – a little more than half. titanicaccording to termwas in second place with $600.78 million. It is important to note that in the case of the film James Camerononly its first opening is taken into account because it returned to theaters after a while until it grossed $659 million in the North American country.
When a feature film has crossed the billion dollar mark, we can already consider it truth blockbuster recent times. Has anyone ever thought that Top Shooter: Maverick Would you achieve this title? Oh no…
In recent years, very few feature films can claim these numbers; usually those based on comic book characters. Marvel Cinematic Universe offerings, for example, usually occupy these privileged places, so it’s even more surprising that Top Shooter: Maverick slipped between them. Okay, not even Batman ($770 million dollars) reached such a collection; or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($954 million).
With these numbers as a reserve, It seems to be a matter of time before Paramount green-lights a sequel. Top Shooter: Maverick. In fact, Miles Teller said a few days ago that he already had a conversation with Tom Cruise regarding Top Shooter 3. Of course, nothing is concrete at the moment, as Cruise wants to make sure the next film is better than Maverick
“Tom’s motto is, basically, if you can’t top previous films, then there’s no reason to. There is no reason to add another film to the world filmography if it does not contribute to or surpass the original,” Teller said. ET.
