Top Gun: Maverick hits $1B at the global box office and becomes highest-grossing film of the year

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Tom Cruise's highly-anticipated film Top Gun: Maverick achieved another impressive milestone at the global box office this weekend as itcrossed the $1 billion mark.In addition to becoming the 59-year-old Risky Business actor's most successful film of all time, thesequel to 1986's Top Gun became the first movie of 2022 to reach that rare benchmark after just 31 days in theaters.With those ticket sales, the movie dethroned Marvel's superhero film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($943 million) as the highest-grossing movie of the year at the global box office.

Nicely done! Tom Cruise's highly-anticipated film Top Gun: Maverick achieved another impressive milestone at the global box office this weekend as it crossed the $1 billion markIt's a particularly tremendous feat asthe COVID-19 pandemic effectively quashed traditional box office numbers after nearly a quarter of all American movie theaters were closed for 15 months.

Spider-Man: No Way Home, which garnered more than $1.89 billion, is the only other film to hitthe $1 billion since coronavirus.Prior to this weekend, Paramount's blockbuster was already the highest-grossing movie of the year at the domestic box office, with revenues currently at $521 million and $484.7 million at the international box office.

Impressive:In addition to becoming the 59-year-old Risky Business actor's highest-grossing film of all time, the sequel to 1986's Top Gun became the first movie of 2022 to reach that benchmark after just 31 days in theaters; seen in 2022Before Top Gun: Maverick became Cruise's biggest hit, his filmMission: Impossible — Fallout held the top spot in his expansivefilmography for earning$257 million globally.The film was originally supposed to be released in.