LOS ANGELES, United States — The heirs of an author whose article
inspired the 1986 film "
Top Gun" have sued Paramount Pictures for
copyright infringement, according to court documents.
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Three decades after the blockbuster
original, which was based on Ehud Yonay's 1983 magazine article "Top
Guns", Paramount released a sequel last month that has topped
North America's box office.
In their complaint filed Monday to a
California court, Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay, the writer's widow and son who
live in Israel, allege that the story's copyright was returned to them in 2020,
"but Paramount deliberately ignored this, thumbing its nose at the
statute."
"The Yonays contend and Paramount
denies that the 2022 Sequel, like the 1986 Film, is derived from the Author's
Story," the complaint reads.
The Yonays are seeking to prevent
Paramount from distributing its sequel, as well as unspecified damages.
A spokesperson for Paramount told multiple
news outlets Monday that the claims were "without merit."
"We will defend ourselves
vigorously."
"Top Gun: Maverick" — whose
release had been delayed two years by the COVID-19 pandemic — notched $124
million for the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend in May, despite
not playing in
China or
Russia.
The 2022 action drama soared to a second
huge showing in North American theaters this weekend, taking in an estimated
$86 million.
That number placed it among the top 10
highest-grossing second weekends in domestic box office history. It took in
$151 million last weekend.
It was Cruise's first opening to top $100
million.
The Paramount/Skydance film has earned $257
million abroad, the latest sign of Hollywood's recovery from a bleak pandemic
period.
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