2022's "Top Gun: Maverick" was much better than it had any right to be.
"Top Gun: Maverick."
"Top Gun: Maverick," released a whopping 36 years later — after many COVID-related delays — somehow improves upon every aspect of the original.
"Maverick" was not only the second-biggest movie of 2022, it also overtook "Titanic" as Paramount's highest-grossing domestic film, has a staggering 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is now the highest-grossing film of Cruise's storied career, according to Deadline.
It's the gold standard of all legacy sequels from now until the end of time.
Persons:
Pete, Maverick, Mitchell, Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Jennifer Connelly
Organizations:
Paramount Pictures, Navy, Maverick, Rotten