Top Gun: Maverick has successfully shot down a major Marvel Cinematic Universe bogey in Avengers: Infinity War, thereby procuring itself a prominent box office record.
In a development that seemed inevitable, the movie in which half the world's population is turned to dust has been effectively left in the dust by the juggernaut jet flown by the Tom Cruise-headlined sequel. Indeed, while Top Gun: Maverick spent the past few weeks tailing Avengers: Infinity War's sixth-place record for all-time domestic box office grosses, Fandango and RottenTomatoes' Erik Davis has reported that the 2018 MCU epic has officially been overtaken by the former, marking a major accomplishment. While the exact numbers are not available at press time, Maverick was recorded last week with $677.5 million against Infinity War's $678.8 million. Consequently, this weekend's record-breaking is essentially academic.
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Top Gun: Maverick is scheduled for landing on Digital platforms on August 23, after which physical releases on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD November 1.
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