Did Venom: Let There Be Carnage pave the way for Top Gun: Maverick to be a box office success?
Top Gun: Maverick was a big box office hit this year, showing off the rewatchability of theatrical releases. Initially slated for release in May 2020, the film was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the film exclusively hit theaters in May 2022, it quickly became Paramount Pictures’ most successful film, overtaking Titanic’s original box office total with $1.22 billion worldwide.
Top Gun: Maverick is an incredible box office story in an uncertain time for theatrical releases. Sony executives believe that if it wasn’t for their films testing the theatrical waters back in 2021, then Tom Cruise’s highest-grossing film wouldn’t have performed as well.
While speaking with Vulture, Sony’s presidents Sanford Panitch and Josh Greenstein emphasize how they took a chance releasing films in 2021 while most studios delayed their titles to the summer of 2022, saying:
Author: Alyssa Miller
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