Paramount+ declares “Top Gun: Maverick” its most-watched film in streaming

After dominating the box office this year, 'Top Gun: Maverick' has finally arrived at Paramount+ seven months after its theatrical premiere. And even with the long, very long gap between release and streaming — as well as its immediate availability on VOD platforms — the blockbuster became the most-watched Paramount+ film during its premiere weekend, Paramount announced Wednesday. Studios. This is despite its continued success on platforms like iTunes, where "Top Gun: Maverick" currently ranks second.

"The runaway success of this film in theaters, digitally and now on streaming is undeniable proof of the power of Paramount's cross-platform release strategy," said Brian Robbins, director of film content at Paramount+, in a statement. touting the milestone of the company. "Across all of our 2022 titles, and now with 'Top Gun: Maverick,' our studio has unlocked the value of variable windowing that streaming provides to increase a film's overall success."

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“Maverick” premiered on the streamer on Thursday, December 22. Although Paramount did not share specific viewing figures, between day one and Sunday, December 25, it surpassed "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"'s previous record for most-watched film. first ever on 60 percent service. The film also helped boost the streaming of other Cruise films, such as "Mission: Impossible" by 150% and the 1986 original "Top Gun" by 400%.

"We are thrilled to see the film's continued record success becoming the most-watched film premiere on Paramount+," Tanya Giles, Paramount Streaming's Director of Programming, said in a statement. "We continue to enjoy highly anticipated theatrical hits from Paramount Pictures coming to the service, giving fans a new way to keep watching and re-watching their favorite films."

The sequel to the original Tony Scott film, 'Maverick' is directed by Joseph Kosinski, also known for his 2010 film 'Tron: Legacy'. Cruise reprises his role as the titular hero Maverick, an often reckless sea captain whose insubordination gets him reassigned to training the next generation of Top Gun graduates to take on a new mission. Alongside Cruise, Miles Teller also plays the son of Maverick's best friend, Goose (played by Anthony Edwards in the original film); Jennifer Connelly as Cruise's love interest; Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, and Ed Harris as Maverick's superiors; and Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis and Danny Ramirez as other mission candidates. Val Kilmer also appears in the film, as Maverick Iceman's former rival from the original film.

Production on a sequel to "Top Gun" began in 2010 before stalling after Scott's death in 2012. In 2017, Kosinski was hired to direct, and the film was shot from May 2018 to April 2019. After originally scheduled for July 2019, the film was delayed to June 2020 due to complications with the action scenes, only to be delayed an incredible four times after the COVID-19 pandemic reached its peak. In the end, his landing date paid off, and when the film hit theaters in May, it became a global hit. At $1.488 billion worldwide, the film is the highest-grossing film of 2022 and the second film after "Spider-Man: No Way Home" to reach $1 billion since the start of the pandemic.

On IndieWire's list of the 25 Best Movies of 2022, "Top Gun: Maverick" was ranked 7th. to sing it all. Now this? It's a film. It's a blockbuster. We missed them."

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