Viewers waited a long time forTop Gun: Maverick.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and another two years were added to the multi-decade wait between franchise installments.
Cruises Maverick aged visibly between outings and this madeTop Gun: Mavericka more poignant viewing experience than anticipated.
Even theMission: Impossibleseries, another historically successful franchise, couldnt compete with it.
Adjusted for inflation, this would have amounted to $924.4 million in 2022 (viaCPIInflationCalculator).
However, 2023s box office proved this isnt necessarily true thanks to one unexpected under-performer.
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Cruises biggest hit was simply too successful.
Cruises biggest hit was simply too successful.
This ensures every Tom Cruise movie is a cultural event, but it comes at a cost.
For one thing, there wont be a 36-year wait between movies to build hype.
However, there is some hope left for the stars attempts to outdo his own record.
Sources:BBC
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