A week after taking off at the box office, 'Top Gun: Maverick' is still flying high.
The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster — which has Tom Cruise's Pete"Maverick" Mitchell teach a new set of recruits about the need for speed — made an estimated $86 million domestically in its second weekend, according to Paramount .That's a drop of just 32% from the film's record setting opening last weekend. That type of a drop for a blockbuster is pretty remarkable since most are front loaded — making a lot of their money in the opening weekend.
'Top Gun: Maverick' could be his last roleWhy the film — which also stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm — has retained much of its draw makes sense considering that it has notched acclaim from both critics and audiences.The film garnered a 97% score on review site Rotten Tomatoes from critics and a perfect"A+" CinemaScore from audiences.It also had relatively no competition at the box office this weekend.
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