<p>Tom Cruise sent a message of thanks to audience members after his film &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, making history as the first time any of his films have ever reached that milestone.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-has-message-for-fans-after-top-gun-maverick-scores-historic-opening-weekend">59-year-old</a> actor took to Twitter Monday and posted a message of congratulations to all studios, exhibitors, and upcoming films along with a message to theatergoers who have ventured out following the pandemic to see the highly-anticipated sequel to the hit 1986 film &#8220;Top Gun,&#8221; despite COVID delaying the film&#8217;s release multiple times.</p>
<p>&#8220;To all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1541489523485442048?s=20&amp;t=ByFJE-HCPM_waJk-exr3Fw">Cruise&#8217;s tweet</a> to his 6.8 million followers read.</p>
<p>&#8220;To the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you,&#8221; his message added. &#8220;See you at the movies.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all the films in release, to all the studios, and to all the exhibitors: congratulations. To the audience: thank you for venturing out and allowing us to entertain you. </p>
<p>See you at the movies.</p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1541489523485442048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Director Joseph Kosinski also noted the film&#8217;s milestone and shared that it&#8217;s &#8220;a testament to five years of collaboration with our incredible cast and crew, including the men and women of the US Navy,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-box-office-billion-tom-cruise-1235172044/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;The enthusiasm from fans around the world has shown us there is no replacement for watching a movie in a packed theater,&#8221; Kosinski tweeted. &#8220;When I was 12, I sat in awe watching &#8216;Top Gun,&#8217; a film that defined the theatrical experience for me.&#8221;</p>
<p>The movie not only surpassed the $1 billion mark globally on its fifth weekend out but is currently the highest-grossing film of 2022 to date, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-surpasses-1-billion-at-box-office">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported. It also marks the first time one of the legendary actor&#8217;s films has reached the billion-dollar mark, not adjusted for inflation. In 1986, &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; earned $357.8 million at the worldwide box office, unadjusted.</p>
<p>Up until &#8220;Maverick,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-on-pace-to-be-tom-cruises-largest-box-opening-success-ever-crushing-pre-pandemic-numbers">Cruise&#8217;s</a> highest grossing film was &#8220;Mission: Impossible — Fallout,&#8221; which scored $791 million in 2018, not adjusted for inflation.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-highlights-the-greatness-of-the-reagan-era">In the sequel</a>, Cruise&#8217;s character &#8220;Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him,&#8221; before he is called back to &#8216;Top Gun,&#8217; according to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">IMDb</a>.</p>
<p>Paramount shared that 16 percent of &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; filmgoers have seen the film at least twice, with another 4 percent who have seen the movie four times or more in theaters, the outlet noted.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-responds-to-outcry-replaces-taiwanese-flag-on-tom-cruises-characters-jacket">&#8216;Top Gun: Maverick&#8217; Responds To Outcry, Replaces Taiwanese Flag On Tom Cruise&#8217;s Character&#8217;s Jacket</a></strong></p>

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