The highest grossing movie of 1986 was Top Gun, which made $174 million in the US, which would be $460 million today.
After several delays, the movie "Top Gun: Maverick" arrives in theaters this weekend. The widest US release of all time is in 4,735 theaters.
The movie was coproduced and cofinanced by Skydance, and Paramount has given other movies this year, like "The Lost City" and "Scream." It is a new industry standard, but it is shorter than the typical pre-pandemic window of 75 days to 90 days.
A person familiar with Paramount's plans told Insider that maverick is getting a longer window than 45 days.
Even so, in a theatrical market dominated by superhero blockbusters, Mortimer isn't expected to top the 2022 box office like it did 36 years ago.
There is a lot riding on the movie.
Moviegoers ages 45 and up have been slow to return to cinemas, and theatrical industry leaders are hoping that Margerick will attract them in droves.
The CEO of Marcus Theatres and chairman of the National Association of Theatres said that "Maverick" is a perfect movie with an audience that grew up with Tom Cruise and "Top Gun".
The CEO of Imax, a film technology company that specializes in advanced cameras and projection systems, thinks that Maury is better than the first Top Gun.
I know that is a bold thing to say, but it is the kind of story where if you saw the original, you will get it and it will take you to a new place.
Box-office experts are also confident.
Shawn Robbins, the chief analyst at Box Office Pro, is projecting a three-day opening of $130 million and a four-day Memorial Day weekend opening of $156 million.
It is a film that could bring back many Generation Xers and Baby Boomers to see it, if not their first one, since the sequel is modeling near or above where.
Others have been more conservative with their estimates. Bruce Nash, founder of the box-office analysis site The Numbers, is projecting $92 million over the three-day weekend.
It would be Tom Cruise's biggest box-office opening of his career, topping 2005's War of the Worlds, which earned $65 million in its first weekend. The first Top Gun made $8 million in its debut.
The debut audience for "Downton Abbey: A New Era" was at least 55 years old, according to Paul Dergarabedian, the Comscore senior media analyst.
The movie had $16 million in its first weekend, compared to the firstDownton Abbey movie's $32 million. It is still a sign of growing interest for that age group in returning to cinemas for the right movie.
"Momentum builds momentum", he said.
The mature demographic may not rush to see a movie on the first weekend. They show their enthusiasm in a different way.
No Time to Die was a better James Bond movie. The movie earned $55 million in its opening weekend, but it was not exceptional. After showing strong legs during its theatrical run, it went on to gross over one hundred million dollars in the US.
If word of mouth is strong enough, Margerick could hold steady at the box office for the duration of the summer movie season.
Maverick has received near-universal praise and has a 97% critic score. David Ehrlich of Independentwire said it was a rapturous, emotionally involving, take-your-breath-away great time at the movies.
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