Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by TheRandomOne

Im calling it now

Minions will be #1 this weekend
Maverick will be #2 this weekend

That's a safe bet I think.

[LordoftheRings]

Click on Penny above ^ (Maverick's love affair in the new $billion blockbuster)

[BluBonnet]

I prefer a closeup of her

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

Top Gun: Maverick is only the 2nd film since 2019 to break the $1B mark

Speedoman doesn't count; it's all fantasy, a comic flick taken from an illustrated superhero book.

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Top Gun 2 lost to Elvis by roughly $1M. Sundays estimates for TGM we're too generous and Elvis held a lot better than expected.

Ah, I didn't know the official numbers were already in; I thought they'll be in later on.
Without a link I'm on it ...

Originally Posted by Underworld54

This isn't getting close to $2B...let's just settle down a little.

$2 billion is humor, nothing else. Without China and Russia it's impossible.
Top Gun: Maverick ... worldwide: $1.5 billion @ the very best ... most likely around 1.3

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Not a member of Box Office Theory I take it? A few members over there have access to the live industry box-office numbers. We'll discuss later when the numbers I'm talking about hit.

Ya, we'll discuss it later ...

[LordoftheRings]

Meanwhile ...

"MONDAY AM: According to data this morning, Warner Bros.’ Elvis wins No. 1 this weekend with a $31.1M opening beating the fifth weekend of Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick which did $29.6M." - DEADLINE

Indeed, it does look like Elvis is still in the building.
That's an awesome accomplishment.

[kylor]

Come on BluBonnet! 37 more posts and you'll be #1 on the thread!

[blakninja]

I wish Hangman would be dog fighting the last pilot. I thought they gave him the shaft.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by blakninja

I wish Hangman would be dog fighting the last pilot. I thought they gave him the shaft.

He gets to save the day, tho. Seems like the perfect resolution to his character arc.

[LordoftheRings]

Who's the villain in the movie; is it Russia, China or North Korea?

Could it be Iran?

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Who's the villain in the movie; is it Russia, China or North Korea?

Could it be Iran?

I don't think it's even remotely realistic to assume any of the first 3, they would be risking nuclear retaliation.

Not sure about Iran, tho.

[wonderer99]

Well thatsvit for me, no point in trying to predict anything anymore. A post pandemic sequel to a cheesy nearly 40 year old movie is gonna make about a billion and a half. Crazy. Well deserved but crazy. What's next, Uwe Boll making a good film? Malick making something that doesn't send me to sleep?

[Samus Aran]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Who's the villain in the movie; is it Russia, China or North Korea?

Could it be Iran?

Canada.

[TheRandomOne]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Canada.

Canada is responsible for bringing back Caillou

I believe it

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Who's the villain in the movie; is it Russia, China or North Korea?

Could it be Iran?

Some guy on YouTube said the 5th gen planes looked like Russian clones

[niner4lfe]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Who's the villain in the movie; is it Russia, China or North Korea?

Could it be Iran?

The enemy plane is actually the SU-57 from Russia but don't tell them that.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Some guy on YouTube said the 5th gen planes looked like Russian clones

I don't think Russia would approve of any unauthorized cloning of planes...

[LordoftheRings]

Top Gun 2 is playing in Russia or not?
It's not playing in China, and neither in North Korea and Iran.

They're are villains anyway, including a bunch more.
_____

As for Elvis vs Maverick ... the total revenues for the weekend; Elvis won.

• https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releas...?ref_=bo_hm_rd

• https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releas...?ref_=bo_hm_rd

* Quizz time:
Anyone knows how exactly Elvis died? He was 42 by the way.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by niner4lfe

The enemy plane is actually the SU-57 from Russia but don't tell them that.

Which country bought some of those?

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Heart attack

That would have lead to it. But the full true story is quite something.
I won't mention; just scroll down to "Death" ...
▪︎ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

[niner4lfe]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Which country bought some of those?

Only Russia it's there new stealth fighter to compete with the U.S. F-22 Raptor