Joseph Kosinski’sTop Gun: Maverickand Baz Luhrmann’sElvisare both the kings of the box office for this weekend. The two movies had been deadlocked for the No. 1 spot with both films earning $30.5 domestically in the United States and Canada. This will put the two movies at a rare tie, though it can still be seen as a big win forMaverick. TheTop Gunsequel marks a return to the top of the box office with its fifth weekend in theaters, which is another uncommon occurrence, whileElviswas making its debut.
Domestically,Top Gun: Maverickis now up to $521.7 million pulled in since premiering in theaters five weeks ago. Internationally, it has drawn $484.7 million, putting its worldwide haul to $1.006 billion. That also makes the movie the highest-grossing film of 2022, putting it aboveDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It is also the highest-grossing movie of Tom Cruise’s career. Word of mouth and positive reviews may be contributing to continued success at theaters for theTop Gunsequel.
Elviscan also be seen as a success as it has performed higher than its projections, which had estimated a haul of $28-30 million. Those aren’t bad numbers as the film does come to theaters at a time when it has to compete with movies likeTop Gun: MaverickandJurassic World Dominion, summer blockbusters that are best enjoyed on the big screen. Reviews have been especially kind to Austin Butler’s performance as the king of rock ‘n roll and more filmgoers than expected wanted to see the actor bring the late singer to life.
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Lightyear Drops After Underperforming
Jurassic World Dominionfell from the top spot to No. 3 with the introduction ofElvisandTop Gun: Maverickswooping back in. That film earned $26.4 million, continuing its own great success despite negative reviews from critics. This was followed by the debuting horror movieThe Black Phonewhich opened with $23.3 million, higher than expected for the A24 feature.
Meanwhile,Lightyearrounds out the top five after falling in ticket sales by 65% from its opening weekend. That’s certainly not a good sign for the movie moving forward, especially as it opened below expectations.Toy Storymovies are traditionally big hitters at the box office, but the risky route of developing a spinoff about Buzz Lightyear that isn’t thesameBuzz that fans had already spent four films investing in doesn’t seem to have paid off.
You can read more detailed box office information atThe Numbers, and you can see the full top ten list below.
