TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soars Past THE AVENGERS On The All-Time Domestic Box Office List

TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soars Past THE AVENGERS On The All-Time Domestic Box Office List

Top Gun: Maverick soars to new heights at the domestic box office, surpassing Marvel's The Avengers to become the ninth-highest grossing domestic release in history. But can it climb even higher?

By MattIsForReal - Jul 21, 2022 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Movies

Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire! With each passing week, Top Gun: Maverick continues to soar to new heights. The latest feat for the Paramount's blockbuster sequel is surpassing The Avengers at the U.S. box office.

Top Gun: Maverick has now earned a massive $623.8 million in North America, passing Marvel's The Avengers ($623.3 million) to become the ninth-highest grossing film in domestic box office history. Next on the list is Jurassic World at No. 8 with 653.4 million. While industry experts believe there's still enough fuel left in the tank to possibly surpass Jurassic World, and maybe even Titanic at $659 million, it's unlikely to crack the top six.

For those keeping score, the top six highest-grossing domestic films are:

  1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $936.6 million
  2. Avengers: Endgame - $853.3 million
  3. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $804.7 million
  4. Avatar - $760 million
  5. Black Panther - $700 million
  6. Avengers: Infinity War - $678 million

Regardless of where it finishes on the list, it's been an incredible run for Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel, which suffered numerous delays during the pandemic, finally flew into theaters in May, over thirty years after the original. In the time between films, there's been an incredible advancement in military aviation and that undoubtedly allowed for some the incredible aerial cinematography featured in the film.

Overseas, Tom Gun: Maverick has earned another $620 million for a global haul of $1.24 billion. So what's next for the franchise?

Given the film's box office success, it's almost certain we'll get another Top Gun down the line. While nothing official has been announced, actor Miles Teller, who starred as Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, recently revealed he's had talks with Tom Cruise about a follow-up film. While we can think of plenty of ideas for where the franchise could go moving forward, Teller acknowledged that it would ultimately be up to Tom Cruise to move forward with a third film.

Would you want to see a another Top Gun movie?

THE STOIC Director Jonathan Eckersley On Exploring A New Action Movie Mythology And Surprise Inspiration
Related:

THE STOIC Director Jonathan Eckersley On Exploring A New Action Movie Mythology And Surprise Inspiration

DIE ALONE Writer & Director Lowell Dean On Working With Carrie-Anne Moss And Designing The Reclaimed
Recommended For You:

DIE ALONE Writer & Director Lowell Dean On Working With Carrie-Anne Moss And Designing The "Reclaimed"

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ActioNewz.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ActioNewz.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ActioNewz.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

View Recorder