The movie will pass the inflation adjusted total of the first film.
Great flick. Very enjoyable. Cringey yes but as expected. The fighter jet scenes were superb.
This is a complete triumph. No more to be said really. Loved it.
More film making like this please!
Top movie, so refreshing to see a classic type of movie like that on the big screen. Done so well for a bit of fun
What was the reason they used in the film for not using drones for the mission ?
Was it because the signals to control the drones would have been blocked in the enemy base ?
Even if that was the case I don't understand how they couldn't have dropped a bunker busting bomb from a high altitude to take out the nuclear facility.
The defence systems would take them out?
Maybe but the planes could get in low without being shot at.
If that was a real life situation the US army would probably just drop enough bombs to level the place even if was under ground.
Not even a base under a mountain can survive a direct hit from a nuclear strike.
That's why the US president is expected to stay in the air in the event of a nuclear war.
The planes can go low enough to evade defence systems
Dropping a bomb from the sky wouldn’t.
Really enjoyed that.......was expecting to be disappointed, but was pleasantly surprised its a massive slice of cheese but not an over ripe camembert or a hyper processed easi single.
They stuck close to the original without making it ****.....not an easy thing to do imo even with the benefit (or perhaps drawback) of a quarter century or so elapsing.
Feeling strangely nostalgic.
The only thing the sequel doesn't do as well as the original is the soundtrack.
Even the lady ga ga song for the film sounds very generic and could have come from just about any film.
Firefox is a great movie (the books it's based on are even better), but I wouldn't really call it a movie about fighter jets.
Most of it is a spy thriller and Eastwood's character's trying to get to the actual base while evading KGB and dealing with PTSD.
The actual jet scenes near the end are cool but really a fairly small part of the movie.
Didnt even notice there was a lady gaga song so you must be right, The main thing I thought was missing were classic quotes....
There were no infinitely quotable lines like eg
Your ego is writing cheques your body can't cash
You'll end up flying cargo planes full of rubber dogshit out of Hong Kong
I feel the need, the need for speed!
“Not even a base under a mountain can survive a direct hit from a nuclear strike.”
A bit off topic, but why do you think this?
Apparently this won't be on Paramount Plus for a while, still going strong at the box office and 4th of July is coming up in the US. Wouldn't surprise me if it was in cinema for another month as people are still filling up cinemas to see it.
It's a shame as I'm itching to watch it again, my girlfriend wants to watch it but not enough to go see it in cinema and to be fair I don't think she'll enjoy it as much as the Mission Impossible movies.
Yea I'm looking forward to watching it and the original again in 4k HDR at home myself.
I enjoyed it in the cinema, but I much rather watch stuff at home without having to deal with randomers making noise and shuffling around.
The biggest hit of Cruise's career and now the highest grossing film for 2022
Myself and my 7 yr old are just back from our 2nd watch. He asked me coming out if I still thought the first one was better......I think I have to concede defeat.
It was more memorable and enjoyable 2nd time round.
Had to see it a 2nd time in the cinema. I see in some places they have put it back into imax.
Crossed the 1 Billion mark at the box office 😮
Earlier just saw a trailer for The Asylum mockbuster, it's called "Top Gunner: Danger Zone" 😂
1/100th the budget trying to tell the same story.
Just watched it there. Pretty sure that was the best of the full movie. 😀
That's why the US president and Senior government members are expected to stay in the air during a nuclear war.
Back up to number 1 at U.S. Box office. Can't recall that ever happening
less new films 1/3 down if I remember correctly
There may be less new films but I cant ever remember a film debuting at #1, dropping a few places, then weeks later going back to #1. Thats a very rare thing.
Safe to say... from what I gather.. Jurassic World and Lightyear fizzled enough to let Top Gun Maverick slide to the $1 Billion ($521m USA, $484m World)
With Just Minions coming up this weekend... and it's the 4th of July..
I'd say it could pull in another few million for itself.
Then a drop off and slow coasting along and downwards as Thor kicks in for a few weeks of what looks largley unchallenged.
Let's see, it's in the top 50 Top Lifetime Grosses:
Just needs $45m to get to the top 40. Maybe. I dunno.
i think it easily will, this film has serious legs from such positive word of mouth.
Cruise insisted on a three-month theatrical run, so you're looking at August or so.
Elvis was actually number 1, by a small margin. However, it now has the third-highest-grossing fifth weekend in US history, behind only Avatar and Titanic.
Props to the person behind the timings... probably a good bet for no. 1 spot for 4th of July weekend.
Really enjoyed Maverick... Classic like the original
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