Tom Cruise's highest domestic debut was earned by Top Gun: Maverick, which earned $124 million during its opening weekend.
The prolific actor, who has made a name for himself as a fearless stuntman, has generated more than $4.2 billion at the domestic box office since 1981 but had previously never had a film open to more than $65 million.
The Paramount and Skydance film generated $124 million internationally, bringing its total opening weekend haul to $248 million. The film is expected to make over $150 million during the Memorial Day weekend. The film could have a strong hold over the next few weeks as it faces limited box office competition until the June 10 release of Universal'sJurassic World: Dominion.
The summer movie season is back, and it is a reminder that when you combine one of the last genuine movie stars with someone else, you can make a great movie.
The box office is still recovering from the Pandemic and the big opening for Top Gun: Maverick is a positive sign. The film drew in older audiences, a coveted demographic that has been slower to return to cinemas since they began to reopen in 2020.
Around 29% of tickets sold during the weekend were for showings before 3 p.m. This shows that a lot of ticket sales were for matinee shows.
Only a small percentage of tickets were sold for showings after 9 p.m. Half of the people who went to the movies were over the age of 35.
Over the first three days of the movie, 9 million people are expected to see it. This is more than four times the number of people who saw the original Top Gun in theaters.
32% of tickets were sold for premium format showings, with the average ticket price hitting $16.32. The average price for non-premium tickets was $12.86 a piece.
The film's strong performance also comes just weeks after Warren Buffet revealed it had bought millions of shares of Paramount to build a stake worth more than $2 billion.
At the end of the first quarter, Paramount was the 18th largest holding. The new stake adds another property to the portfolio.
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