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Over the course of his lengthy career, Tom Cruise has starred in all kinds of films. He has explored various genres, ranging from romance to drama and even horror. However, he managed to find his home in the world of action, starring in some of the most iconic action films known in recent years.His most successful work, to date, has to be theMission: Impossibleseries. While audiences best know him as Ethan Hunt, there is another film series that has been regarded as his best.
Top Gun: Maverickcertainly took audiences by surprise, and there are several reasons for it. As the film turns two, fans look back at all of the highlights of the film and cannot help but be impressed by how good it was.
Tom Cruise’sTop Gun: MaverickTurns 2
In 1996, Tom Cruise starred in an action-romance film calledTop Gun. The project got a lot of acclaim and became beloved by fans all over the world. Years passed, and the actor became bigger and bigger. Despite all his success, this movie was labeled a classic. When it was announced thatTop Gunwould be getting a sequel, 36 years after its release, it is safe to say that audiences were skeptical.
While many did not understand the need for a sequel, they learned soon after its release that the addition was very much worth it.Top Gun: Maverickwas a masterpiece through and through, featured an exceptional cast, and gave a very good reason to come back. It was even nominated for six Oscars and won one.
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Knowing how iconic the film has become, it is not surprising that fans are ecstatic at its second anniversary.
Fans Show A Wave of Support
While there is no denying thatTop Gun: Maverickwas an exceptional film, the support the film is suddenly getting from fans is quite surprising. It was recently reported byThe Hollywood Handlethat the film was released on August 07, 2025. Interestingly enough, fans flooded the comments of the post with only positive things to say about the project.
They commented that the film should not have worked, having been released more than three decades after the original. Despite the odds being stacked against it, the movie managed to make $1.496 billion worldwide on a budget of $170 million.
Bro literally revived the whole Hollywood film industry with a 36 Year old sequel, What a Legend.pic.twitter.com/ImtbYbQcdb
— LEO DAS (@LeoDasOffcl)July 20, 2025
An absolutely unreal performance at the box office. Those numbers are crazy!!pic.twitter.com/YJmXxukgrp
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums)July 02, 2025
https://twitter.com/RaviJasan/status/1795134102812643621
one of the greatest movies to ever come out in 2022 it was the return of blockbuster movies that we have been missing over the years and it proved that tom cruise is the greatest actors in the entire world he had saved cinema which i give my respect topic.twitter.com/Sep17Z3YSx
— Christian Bauer (@Christi70648241)July 03, 2025
One of the greatest pieces in cinema.
— TheSpideyCrusader (@spidey_crusader)July 29, 2025
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They talked about how well all of the actors performed in the film, paying special homage to Tom Cruise. They called it the best movie of 2022 and went so far as to ask for another sequel. It is safe to say that fans loved the movie to their very core.
Top Gun: Maverickis available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
