{"id":1529880,"date":"2022-06-27T17:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T21:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1529880"},"modified":"2022-06-27T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T21:34:16","slug":"tom-cruise-sends-message-to-audience-after-top-gun-maverick-crosses-1-billion-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cruise-sends-message-to-audience-after-top-gun-maverick-crosses-1-billion-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise Sends Message To Audience After \u2018Top Gun: Maverick\u2019 Crosses $1 Billion Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-cruise-sends-message-to-audience-after-top-gun-maverick-crosses-1-billion-mark%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1529880&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tom Cruise sent a message of thanks to audience members after his film \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, making history as the first time any of his films have ever reached that milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tom-cruise-has-message-for-fans-after-top-gun-maverick-scores-historic-opening-weekend\">59-year-old<\/a> actor took to Twitter Monday and posted a message of congratulations to all studios, exhibitors, and upcoming films along with a message to theatergoers who have ventured out following the pandemic to see the highly-anticipated sequel to the hit 1986 film \u201cTop Gun,\u201d despite COVID delaying the film\u2019s release multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCruise\/status\/1541489523485442048?s=20&#038;t=ByFJE-HCPM_waJk-exr3Fw\">Cruise\u2019s tweet<\/a> to his 6.8 million followers read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you,\u201d his message added. \u201cSee you at the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations. To the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you. <\/p>\n<p>See you at the movies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCruise\/status\/1541489523485442048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director Joseph Kosinski also noted the film\u2019s milestone and shared that it\u2019s \u201ca testament to five years of collaboration with our incredible cast and crew, including the men and women of the US Navy,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/top-gun-maverick-box-office-billion-tom-cruise-1235172044\/\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe enthusiasm from fans around the world has shown us there is no replacement for watching a movie in a packed theater,\u201d Kosinski tweeted. \u201cWhen I was 12, I sat in awe watching \u2018Top Gun,\u2019 a film that defined the theatrical experience for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The movie not only surpassed the $1 billion mark globally on its fifth weekend out but is currently the highest-grossing film of 2022 to date, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-gun-maverick-surpasses-1-billion-at-box-office\">The Daily Wire<\/a> previously reported. It also marks the first time one of the legendary actor\u2019s films has reached the billion-dollar mark, not adjusted for inflation. In 1986, \u201cTop Gun\u201d earned $357.8 million at the worldwide box office, unadjusted.<\/p>\n<p>Up until \u201cMaverick,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-gun-maverick-on-pace-to-be-tom-cruises-largest-box-opening-success-ever-crushing-pre-pandemic-numbers\">Cruise\u2019s<\/a> highest grossing film was \u201cMission: Impossible \u2014 Fallout,\u201d which scored $791 million in 2018, not adjusted for inflation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-gun-maverick-highlights-the-greatness-of-the-reagan-era\">In the sequel<\/a>, Cruise\u2019s character \u201cPete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him,\u201d before he is called back to \u2018Top Gun,\u2019 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1745960\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\">IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount shared that 16 percent of \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d filmgoers have seen the film at least twice, with another 4 percent who have seen the movie four times or more in theaters, the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-gun-maverick-responds-to-outcry-replaces-taiwanese-flag-on-tom-cruises-characters-jacket\">\u2018Top Gun: Maverick\u2019 Responds To Outcry, Replaces Taiwanese Flag On Tom Cruise\u2019s Character\u2019s\u00a0Jacket<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Cruise sent a message of thanks to audience members after his film \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, making history as the first time any of his films have ever reached that milestone. 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