Hollywood
Box Office: Top Gun Maverick Tops All But Avatar In The 4th Weekend
BY SACNILK
Los Angeles, June 19 - Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick is putting up a very special show at the domestic (North America) box office. The Paramount Pictures/Skydance flick scored the second biggest 4th weekend in North America, behind only James Cameron's "Avatar". ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun 2" came above estimates in the 4th weekend for $44 million, pushing the total North America box office collection to $466 million. The 4th-weekend cume is behind only "Avatar" which grossed $50 million in January 2010. ## The weekend-to-weekend hold of the Top Gun sequel is remarkable as the movie dropped a ridiculously low 15% in the 4th weekend. It beats a Marvel and Star Wars movie to claim the second biggest 4th weekend, which is extraordinary, isn't it?## Meanwhile, the movie has reached $885 million worldwide box office and might top the $1 billion mark in the 6th weekend. It will be (look inevitable) the first billion-grosser title of Tom Cruise's career, and this at the age of 59. ## Stay tuned...