LOS ANGELES, United States — Much-anticipated action film “Top Gun: Maverick” was expected to have a big
opening and it did not disappoint, taking in an estimated $151 million in
North America for the four-day Memorial Day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations
reported.
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Viewers had to wait 36 years to see the sequel to
the original “
Top Gun,” but critics say the Paramount/Skydance production was
worth the wait, with some calling it superior to the original film.
“The source material remains strong, the execution
is excellent, and Tom Cruise makes it work impeccably well,” said analyst David
A.
Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
The film — whose release had been delayed two years
by the COVID-19 pandemic — notched $124 million for the first three days of the
holiday weekend and took in the same amount overseas, despite not playing in
China or Russia. It was Cruise’s first opening to top $100 million.
He again plays cocky (if grayer) navy test pilot
Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, now a captain, as he trains to bomb a rogue nation’s
uranium enrichment facility. A strong supporting cast includes Ed Harris,
Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller and Jon Hamm; original “Top Gun” veteran Val
(Iceman) Kilmer appears briefly.
Slipping a notch to second place was “
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which in its fourth weekend took in $16.4
million for the Friday-through-Sunday period and $21.1 million for the full
four days.
The Disney film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, had
opened to a year’s best $187 million.
In third spot was
20th Century’s new “Bob’s Burgers Movie.” The animated film, based on a popular
television show, earned $12.6 million for three days and $15 million for four.
Focus Features’ “Downton Abbey: A New Era” took
fourth place, with $5.9 million for three days and $7.5 million for four. Based
on the hugely popular British series, it again stars Maggie Smith, Hugh
Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery.
And in fifth was Universal’s family-friendly
animation “The Bad Guys,” at $4.6 million for three days and $6.1 million for
four.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” ($2.5
million for three days; $3.1 million for four)
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” ($2.5 million;
$3.1 million)
“The Lost City” ($1.8 million; $2.3 million)
“Men” ($1.2 million; $1.5 million)
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” ($905,000;
$1.1 million)
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