Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
97%RT Audience Score: 97%
Awards & Nominations: 6 Oscars
82 wins & 202 nominations
Top Gun: Maverick pulls off a feat even trickier than a 4G inverted dive, delivering a long-belated sequel that surpasses its predecessor in wildly entertaining style.
If you loved the original — or enjoy some good old-school action — you need to speed your way to a screening of Top Gun: Maverick.
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Jerry Bruckheimer Films,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some strong language
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 IMAX 6-Track
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 11m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, directed by Joseph Kosinski, written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison, action, adventure, PG-13, box office, $520.8M, reviewed by Todd Gilchrist, Maxwell Rabb, Simran Hans, Danny Leigh, Christy Lemire, Eric Francisco, Tony Macklin, Rosa Parra, Carey-Ann Pawsey, Jeffrey Overstreet, Brett McCracken, Tomatometer, audience score, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, scope, 2.35:1
Worldwide gross: $1,493,491,858
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,586,570,671
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 41
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 173,017,521
US/Canada gross: $718,732,821
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $763,526,368
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 34
US/Canada opening weekend: $126,707,459
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $134,604,241
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 51
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $170,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $180,594,901
Production budget ranking: 150
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $97,250,354
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,308,725,416
ROI to date (est.): 471%
ROI ranking: 273
Miles Teller – Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw
Jennifer Connelly – Penny Benjamin
Jon Hamm – Adm. Beau “Cyclone” Simpson
Glen Powell – Lt. Jake “Hangman” Seresin
Lewis Pullman – Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd
Director – Joseph Kosinski
Producers – Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison
Writers – Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie
Director(s)
Joseph Kosinski
Writer(s)
Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie
Producer(s)
Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
6 Oscars
82 wins & 202 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (426) | Top Critics (78) | Fresh (411) | Rotten (15)
Joe Kosinski matches his well-established architectural precision with suitably nostalgic but never pandering emotionality, while Cruise commands the screen in a performance that leverages his multimillion-dollar star wattage to brighten the entire film.
June 22, 2022 | Rating: A-
Todd Gilchrist
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
Somehow Cruise’s foray back into the danger zone will be remembered more than the original, setting a new standard in the era of reboots.
June 14, 2022
Maxwelll Rabb
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Tom Cruise is here to save cinema. He’s here to save America. And I’m here for it.
June 10, 2022
Simran Hans
Monocle
TOP CRITIC
If this sounds like hokum, it is. But the storytelling too reminds you of the best version of old Hollywood, broad strokes rendered with watchmaker care.
June 10, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Danny Leigh
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Absolutely thrilling. You truly feel like you’re in the plane with Tom Cruise pulling Gs.
June 7, 2022
Christy Lemire
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Maverick is truly one for the ages in its deliverance of a distilled summer blockbuster whose thrills are strong enough to inspire highs totally indistinguishable from narcotics. Beware, and welcome to the Danger Zone.
June 6, 2022
Eric Francisco
Inverse
TOP CRITIC
In Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise has his patented charm, energy, and credibility.
July 4, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Tony Macklin
tonymacklin.net
Gorgeous cinematography, insane flying action sequences, thrilling, emotionally moving, and a sequel that absolutely surpasses its predecessor. Well-paced, executed & has that re-watchability factor.
July 2, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Rosa Parra
Latinx Lens
Along comes a film like Top Gun: Maverick (a film which the release was delayed a couple of times) and it reminds us of the good ole days in several ways. Thank you Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion, Spiderhead) and even bigger props to the ageless Tom Cruise.
July 2, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Carey-Ann Pawsey
Orca Sound
As much fun as it is when a familiar formula is well-executed, this movie is also an altar to America’s obsession with youthfulness, its exaltation of white super-men, its worship of heavy artillery … and (sigh) its objectification of women as trophies.
June 28, 2022 | Rating: C
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
Maverick’s fidelity to the past goes deeper than dollar signs. This is a film where generational commitments matter and institutional continuity is valued.
June 27, 2022
Brett McCracken
The Gospel Coalition
The film is lovingly dedicated to the late Tony Scott, who directed “Top Gun.” I’d like to think that he would give a thumbs up and a salute to “Top Gun: Maverick.”
June 27, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Michael A. Smith
MediaMikes…
Plot
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
At 1h12’10” Coyote is in G-LOC, releases the stick and his aircraft falls towards the ground. Super-hornet are equipped with auto GCAS (automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System) which would react to the situation and take the control to climb and level at a safe altitude with no obstacles. This system was already in place in the Hornet and has saved multiple lives.
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