Over the weekend,Top Gun: Maverickhit yet another outstanding mark as the blockbuster film’s premiere on Paramount Plus made it the streaming platform’s most-watched movie everTop Gun: Mavericklanded on Paramount Plus right before Christmas, but only after submitting fans a long waiting period of nearly six months since the film came out, and yet it seems like this proved to be many people’s preferred movie over the holidays. That shouldn’t be too surprising as theTop Gunsequel comfortably reigned supreme as this year’s most successful movie and considering the fantastic reception it got across all sectors.RELATED:Top Gun: Maverick Is The Platonic Ideal Of An Action MovieIn this case, it was Paramount Plus itself (viaDeadline) that confirmedTop Gun: Maverickas the number one global premiere ever on the service, stating that the movie easily surpassed the previous record holderSonic the Hedgehog 2by 60%. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins complemented the news ofTop Gun’s“runaway success” by highlighting the studios’ release strategy that allowed the Tom Cruise blockbuster to assert control of the box office and now streaming.
It’s not as if every movie can simply copyTop Gun’scommercial formula, as Robbins said a key part of the film’s lasting appeal is that “our studio has unlocked the value of variable windowing that streaming provides”, given that Joseph Kosinski’s film didn’t fade away after a rushed move to streaming. An even more impressive feat is that the entireMission: Impossiblefranchise also got a 140% boostin viewership this Christmas weekend, according to Paramount.
It’s beyond debate thatTop Gun: Maverickwas 2022’s hit movie, although it seems likeAvatar: The Way of Watercould havevery well given it a run for its money had it not come out at the tail end of the year, albeit James Cameron’s sci-fi epic being released in China.
