'Top Gun: Maverick' could become Tom Cruise's biggest domestic earner (sans inflation) as soon as this weekend.
. Cruise’s peak stardom was in a time when $30 million was a big budget, $15 million was a great opening and $200 million worldwide was an unquestionable success. Moreover, an Oscar-winning crowdpleaser likeIn 2022, things have evolved/devolved to the point where an old-school 1980’s-style Hollywood action drama, believe-your-eyes spectacle, star power, and a narrative about non-superpowered people and their life-sized problems, is now aspirational/prestigious.
Granted, you could argue that the prototypical Tom Cruise action hero is a glorified superhero, and I’d argue likewise both for the likes of John Wick, James Bond and Jason Bourne as well as Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster. For older audiences who still like huge action movies but don’t care as much about superheroes or fantasy characters,last October.
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