news culture Top Gun Maverick: The French are pumping up the movie starring Tom Cruise
Some people will sigh in exasperation upon reading this title, but we have to face facts: the Top Cruise sequel is a real hit! Nostalgia effect, great show or just the actor? The reasons for the success are manifold and France participates in this resounding comeback.
A great success in the theater
Through a tweet, the official account of Paramount Pictures France has just confirmed that it has passed 6 million visitors in France! Thanks to this success, Top Gun Maverick is well ahead of the French box office this year and experts believe that only Avatar 2 and Black Panther 2 can top this ranking. Hardly a week has passed since its release without a revelation about the film’s making or record-breaking. And given the feature film’s stratospheric success, it’s certain that the Maverick phenomenon is far from over.
The seventh highest grossing in US box office history
A few days ago, Top Gun Maverick distinguished itself by overtaking a real cinema juggernaut at the American box office: Titanic. In 1997, James Cameron’s film caused a stir with its pharaonic budget ($300 million according to the director) and gross of $659.4 million. Absolutely inevitable, the story of Jack and Rose seduced the entire planet and won no fewer than 11 Oscars! Worldwide there is talk of revenue flirts with 2 billion dollars. Titanic is the culmination of five years of preparation, seven months of filming and engineering feat. Incredible and countless stories were written about the feature film’s 2 hours and 40 minutes (the time it took the Titanic to sink) and if we still talk about it today, it’s no coincidence.
Top Gun Maverick, meanwhile, is the must-have of the moment and a simple look at social media is enough to appreciate the magnitude of the phenomenon. Also, on August 15, a certain Scott Altman is celebrating his 63rd birthday. And this gentleman is not just anyone: he is an American pilot, commander and astronaut who has made no less than 4 space flights to his credit! The man who spent 51 days over our heads also has an important connection to Top Gun. In fact, it’s the F-14 pilot who grazes the control tower in the original movie! For filming purposes, he re-did this shot…nine times!
