<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise</a> definitely got everyone’s attention on Monday when he posted some incredible behind the scenes throwback shots from his movies in honor of “Top Gun” Day.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a post on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C66uX3mx3_d/?img_index=8"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> shared by both Cruise and the official social media page for the “Top Gun” movies, the 61-year-old actor wrote that, “It’s incredible to look back on the thirty-eight years of ‘Top Gun.’”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To the fans who have been with us since the start, there wouldn’t be a ‘Top Gun’ Day without you,” he added.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Mission Impossible” star’s post included several shots from his 1986 monster movie “Top Gun.” </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One photo showed a young Cruise being directed by the movie’s director Tony Scott. In another photo, fans could see what appeared to be inside a hangar at Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego where they filmed the original “Top Gun” movie.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another snap showed footage of Cruise from the filming of the successful sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” showing Cruise in character and looking at photos inside the naval air station from the first film.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a final photo, Cruise donned the famous leather bomber jacket that his character wore in both “Top Gun” movies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many fans expressed their opinions in the comments section of the post, with some noting that Cruise is widely credited with saving the movie industry — as the highly-anticipated sequel was the first film after the pandemic to get people back to the theater.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks for saving the box office during the pandemic, streaming is mediocre,” one person wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another added, “Happy Top Gun day EVERYONE.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/top-gun"><span style="font-weight: 400;">sequel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to “Top Gun” grossed more domestically than any other movie in 2022 and was genuinely loved by critics and audience members alike, </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/top-gun-maverick-rotten-tomatoes-best-film-2022-1235253650/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Directed </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Joseph Kosinski, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the decidedly </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-becomes-studios-highest-earning-film-at-domestic-box-office-in-its-110-year-history"><span style="font-weight: 400;">non-woke sequel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> centers around Cruise’s character “Pete Mitchell, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him,” before he is called back to “Top Gun,” according to </span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">IMDb</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The film became 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. Its </span>global success made it Cruise’s first film to ever reach such a milestone. The success of the movie did not escape the “Jack Reacher” star, who previously took to social media to thank fans for turning up in droves.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations,” Cruise’s </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1541489523485442048?s=20&amp;t=ByFJE-HCPM_waJk-exr3Fw"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tweet</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to his 6.9 million followers read.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you,” the actor’s message added. “See you at the movies.</span></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">‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Becomes Studio’s Highest Earning Film At Domestic Box Office In Its 110 Year-History</a></strong></p>

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