<p>Tom Cruise and all involved in &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; can take another victory lap after the movie&#8217;s premiere on Paramount+ became the most-watched film to ever debut on the streaming site in the U.S.</p>
<p>Brian Robbins, President and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Chief Content Officer, Movies and Kids &amp; Family, Paramount+ called the release of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/top-gun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sequel</a> to the hit 1986 film on the streaming site a &#8220;runaway success.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The runaway success of this film across theatrical, digital and now in streaming is an undeniable proof point demonstrating the power of Paramount&#8217;s multi-platform release strategy,&#8221; Robbins explained.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to see a continuation of the film&#8217;s massive record-breaking success by becoming the #1 most-watched movie premiere on Paramount+,&#8221; Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer, Paramount Streaming added. &#8220;We continue to benefit from the highly anticipated theatrical hits from Paramount Pictures that come to the service delivering fans a new way to continue to watch and re-watch their favorite movies.&#8221;</p>
<p>In a tweet on Wednesday, Paramount+ shared that &#8220;Maverick did it again! #TopGun: Maverick is now the #1 Global Movie Premiere on #ParamountPlus EVER!&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maverick did it again! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TopGun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TopGun</a>: Maverick is now the #1 Global Movie Premiere on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParamountPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParamountPlus</a> EVER! <a href="https://t.co/nIB3H1DCg0">pic.twitter.com/nIB3H1DCg0</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Paramount+ (@paramountplus) <a href="https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1608145046112436224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The Cruise-led <a href="https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1605941531529150465?s=20&amp;t=jvDHrFKAIDci4YnlV5XAWw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">film debuted</a> on the streaming platform on December 22 and quickly became the most-watched film on the streaming service, surpassing &#8220;Sonic the Hedgehog&#8221; by 60%, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/top-gun-maverick-premiere-weekend-viewership-record-paramount-plus-1235207692/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> noted. However, Paramount Global has yet to disclose specific viewership numbers for the film.</p>
<p>Ahead of the highly-anticipated sequel&#8217;s release on the platform, the company said viewership for the original &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; film went up by 400%, the outlet noted.</p>
<p>It is another win for the film after it surpassed the $1.4 billion <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1745960/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">milestone</a> worldwide, becoming one of the top-grossing films of all time, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/08/top-gun-maverick-1-4-billion-worldwide-box-office-tom-cruise-1235097053/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> noted.</p>
<p>The film&#8217;s success worldwide has made it the &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; star&#8217;s first movie to ever reach such a milestone. The success of the movie did not escape <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-sends-message-to-audience-after-top-gun-maverick-crosses-1-billion-mark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruise</a>, who took to social media to thank fans for turning up in droves.</p>
<p>&#8220;To all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations,&#8221; Cruise&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1541489523485442048?s=20&amp;t=ByFJE-HCPM_waJk-exr3Fw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet</a> to his 6.9 million followers read.</p>
<p>&#8220;To the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you,&#8221; the actor&#8217;s message added. &#8220;See you at the movies.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-becomes-studios-highest-earning-film-at-domestic-box-office-in-its-110-year-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Top Gun: Maverick&#8217; Becomes Studio&#8217;s Highest Earning Film At Domestic Box Office In Its 110 Year-History</a></strong></p>

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