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'Top Gun: Maverick' wins Tom Cruise's first $100 million opening

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, from the development of May 28, 2022

Newest development May 29, 2022 · 4 reportsBox Office: Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Opens With $248 Million Worldwide

Paramount Pictures said Sunday that in its first three days in North American theaters, “Top Gun: Maverick” earned an estimated $124 million in ticket sales.

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Developments in this update

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  1. 'Top Gun: Maverick' is about to give Tom Cruise his biggest opening ever

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  2. Names this update

    'Top Gun: Maverick' wins Tom Cruise's first $100 million opening

    Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ·

  3. Newest

    Box Office: Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Opens With $248 Million Worldwide

    Headline from Forbes ·

Reports & sources

48 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    'Top Gun: Maverick' is about to give Tom Cruise his biggest opening ever (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Tom Cruise, one of the top movie stars in Hollywood, is about to have the biggest opening weekend of his career.

  2. Fox News

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ targets career best opening for Tom Cruise (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, "Top Gun: Maverick" hits theaters on Friday and is expected to be Tom Cruise's best career opening.

  3. Forbes

    Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Tops Box Office With $52 Million Friday (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Tom Cruise is out there crushing his personal best records and setting Memorial Day weekend milestones like it’s 1996.

  4. Fox News

    Box Office: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ projects $150 million opening (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    "Top Gun: Maverick" racks in $150 million over Memorial Day Weekend. This movie marks the best opening the holiday weekend has seen.

  5. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    'Top Gun: Maverick' wins Tom Cruise's first $100 million opening (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Paramount Pictures said Sunday that in its first three days in North American theaters, “Top Gun: Maverick” earned an estimated $124 million in ticket sales.

  6. NBC New York

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick' Grosses $124 Million, Making It Tom Cruise's Best Domestic Opening Weekend (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    “Top Gun: Maverick” soared to $124 million during its opening weekend, earning Tom Cruise his highest domestic debut.

  7. Forbes

    Box Office: Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Opens With $248 Million Worldwide (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Tom Cruise shattered his own personal best box office records this weekend.

  8. Triblive

    'Top Gun: Maverick' wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just got his first $100 million opening weekend with “Top Gun: Maverick.” In its first three days in North American theaters, the long-in-the-works sequel earned an estimated $124 million…

  9. The Guardian

    Top Gun: Maverick review – irresistible Tom Cruise soars in a blockbuster sequel (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Cinema’s favourite ageless fighter pilot returns with all the nail-biting aeronautics and emotional sucker punches that made the original an 80s-defining hit

  10. New York Times

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Lands Triumphantly on Opening Weekend (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The film industry takes the estimated $151 million in North American ticket sales as a breakthrough after a long pandemic slump.

  11. Wfmy News 2

    Tom Cruise just hit a major career milestone thanks to 'Top Gun: Maverick' (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Cruise is one of the biggest stars in the world, but he's not known for massive blockbuster openings.

  12. KTVZ Bend

    'Top Gun: Maverick' soars to a big opening at the box office (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” felt the need for speed at the box office this weekend. The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, which has Tom Cruise reprise his most iconic role of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, made an estimated $124 million domestically for its three day opening weekend…

  13. Fox News

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ breaks Memorial Day box office records with $151M, lands Tom Cruise biggest movie launch (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    "Top Gun: Maverick" soars at the box office with a massive $151 million opening for the three-day Memorial Day weekend and lands Tom Cruise his biggest movie launch

  14. Los Angeles Times

    'Top Gun: Maverick' soars to $124 million, Tom Cruise's biggest box office debut (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Paramount's 'Top Gun: Maverick,' starring Tom Cruise, exceeded box office expectations on Memorial Day weekend, unseating Disney's 'Doctor Strange.'

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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