Top Gun: Maverick surpasses Titanic at the box office; becomes 7th highest grossing Hollywood film

Tom Cruise’s latest action flick Top Gun: Maverick has been smashing one record after another ever since hitting the marquee. The film has now overtaken an iconic film in the list of the highest-grossing Hollywood films of all time.

The film, which released in May, has now claimed the 7^th spot in highest box office sales domestically by leaving behind James Cameron's 1997 classic by a good $3 mil or so at $659M. Top Gun: Maverick has netted $662 million in tickets sold.

Interestingly, Top Gun: Maverick has pocketed the same amount internationally as it did at home. If we look at the worldwide total for the film, it currently stands at $690 million.

The blockbuster sequel to 1986’s Top Gun has earned $1.3 billion worldwide without having been released in cinemas in China or Russia.

Top Gun: Maverick is undoubtedly a huge critical success in addition to a box office smash, currently holding a certified fresh rating of 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

The film received a terrific response from critics and the same translated into footfalls in cinemas. It is now close to reaching Marvel Studios’ superhero flick Avengers: Infinity War, which currently stands as the sixth-highest grossing domestic release ever with $678 million.

If Top Gun: Maverick manages to catch up to Infinity War, the film won’t have far to go to beat Black Panther, which stands at fifth with $700m.

James Cameron’s Avatar is fourth with $760m and Spider-Man: No Way Home is third with $804m.

The second spot is occupied by Avengers: Endgame at $853m and at the top of the list is Star Wars: The Force Awakens at $936m.

Top Gun: Maverick is now Paramount's highest-grossing domestic release ever, which was formally Titanic. However, even though the action-drama sequel currently holds the top seventh spot of highest grossing film of all time domestically, Titanic may be coming back for its spot with a re-release next year.