Tom Cruise: 150 million euros in three days with 'Top Gun: Maverick'

• Criticism Top Gun: Maverick: From Top to Tom, the cinema without complexes that sweats

Top Gun: Maverick,

the sequel to the 1986 classic, recorded box office receipts of 150 million euros ($160 million) during its debut weekend.

The new installment, starring

is the fourth best opening of the year, only below

(260 million),

(187 million) and

(134 million ).

Tom Cruise achieves with

a

after years of absence.

The actor's last big hit was

, (2018).

The film, which the actor presented at the Cannes festival, recovered the 158 million euros ($170 million) that the Paramount+ studio invested in less than 72 hours.

The success of the sequel, which is the best opening of Tom Cruise in absolute income, surpassed

as the highest grossing film during the weekend of Memorial Day, the bridge of June in in which the United States pays tribute to its heroes who have fallen in combat with the Armed Forces.

took in €

($145 million) in 2007 and held the top spot for the highest-grossing Memorial Day film until

's release in 2022.

Cruise

he had reached with

(2005), with 60 million euros;

and

, with 57.

The play, directed by

was released in theaters 36 years after the first installment of

.

In Spain, the film did not have the same impact as in the United States and entered 1.8 million euros at the box office.

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