'Top Gun: Maverick' is already breaking box office records

With the release of

, the question arose whether Tom Cruise was still on top?

The first box office results provide a scathing response, as the sequel to the cult 1980s film breaks French and American box office records.

It achieved the best start of the year 2022 in France, with 1.28 million admissions in five days.

It is also the 2nd best start since the start of the health crisis, just behind

.

🔴 Huge: #TopGunMaverick achieves the best start of 2022, the 2nd best since the start of the pandemic, with a cumulative end of 1st Weekend of 1,328,181 entries (including 120,473 in previews) on 790 sites 🙌💥💪 cc @paramountfr pic.twitter.com/kS6EN3Rxwf

— The Box Office of films in France and around the world (@boxofficefr) May 30, 2022

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In the United States,

is the 4th best start since the pandemic, behind

,

and

, and but it is also and above all the best start of Tom Cruise's career, with 124 million dollars in revenue over its first weekend of operation.

In total, the film already accounts for nearly 250 million dollars at the worldwide box office.

Holy takeoff!

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