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Top Gun Franchise Nears Box Office Milestone
22 Apr
Summary
- Top Gun films are returning to theaters for a limited anniversary run.
- The franchise is less than $2 million from the $900 million domestic milestone.
- Top Gun 3 is officially in development with Tom Cruise returning.
The "Top Gun" franchise is poised to surpass $900 million in domestic box office earnings during a special 40th-anniversary re-release of the original film and its sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick." Both films will return to theaters for a limited one-week engagement starting May 13th. Currently, the franchise stands less than $2 million away from this significant domestic milestone, a figure it is highly anticipated to cross.
Looking ahead, "Top Gun 3" is officially in development at Paramount, with Tom Cruise slated to return in the lead role and Jerry Bruckheimer producing. While the director for the third installment has not yet been confirmed, the franchise is expected to easily surpass the $1 billion domestic box office mark with this new film.
The original "Top Gun," released in 1986, grossed $180.2 million domestically. Its sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick," released in 2022, achieved even greater success, earning $718.7 million domestically and becoming Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film. The combined domestic gross for both films currently sits at $898.9 million.
