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Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' breaks records
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Tom Cruise's new film "Top Gun: Maverick" broke sales records. The biggest ever number of North American cinemas showed it. It's the widest release of all time. The movie also broke the record for the best Memorial Day opening film ever. It beat the 2007 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 film "Top Gun". The producers are happy that "Maverick" did so well. They said: "These results are ridiculously, over-the-top fantastic." The movie has great reviews. A UK newspaper called it a "thrilling" blockbuster. Another said it was "the best studio action film in years".
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Top Gun: Maverick - Level 1
Tom Cruise's new film has broken sales records. The biggest ever number of North American movie theatres showed "Top Gun: Maverick". Over 4,700 cinemas in the USA and Canada showed it. It's the widest release of all time. The movie also broke the record for the best Memorial Day opening film in history. It beat Johnny Depp's 2007 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean". Maverick also gave Tom Cruise his first ever $100 million opening weekend.
Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 film "Top Gun". The production company is happy that "Maverick" has done so well. A spokesman said: "These results are ridiculously, over-the-top fantastic. I'm happy for the filmmakers." The movie has great reviews. A UK newspaper called it a "thrilling" blockbuster. Another said it was "the best studio action film in years". At first, Cruise did not want to make the movie. He is happy he did.
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Top Gun: Maverick - Level 2
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Tom Cruise's latest film has broken box office records. The movie "Top Gun: Maverick" was in the biggest ever number of North American movie theatres. The magazine "Variety" said that 4,732 cinemas in the USA and Canada showed "Maverick". This makes it the widest release of all time. The movie broke another record. It is the best Memorial Day opening film in history. It took $156 million in the USA. This beats Johnny Depp's 2007 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End". Maverick also gave Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise his first ever $100 million opening weekend.
Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 film "Top Gun". Cruise again plays US navy pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. The production company was happy that "Maverick" has done so well. A spokesperson said: "These results are ridiculously, over-the-top fantastic. I'm happy for everyone. I'm happy for…the filmmakers." The movie has great reviews from critics. A UK newspaper called it a "thrilling" blockbuster. Another newspaper called it "absurdly exciting," and "the best studio action film in years". At first, Cruise did not want to make the movie. He is happy he did.
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Top Gun: Maverick - Level 3
Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster film has broken box office records across America. The movie "Top Gun: Maverick" was shown in the biggest ever number of North American movie theatres. The movie magazine "Variety" reported that 4,732 cinemas in the USA and Canada showed "Maverick". This makes it the widest release of all time. The movie also broke another record. It is the best Memorial Day opening film in history. It earned $156 million in the USA. This beats Johnny Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End". That movie earned $153 million in 2007. Maverick has also given Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise his first ever $100 million opening weekend at the box office.
Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 film "Top Gun". Cruise goes back to his role as US navy pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. The movie's production company Paramount was very happy that "Maverick" had done so well. Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution, said: "These results are ridiculously, over-the-top fantastic. I'm happy for everyone. I'm happy for the company, for Tom, and for the filmmakers." The movie has had rave reviews from critics. The "Independent" in the UK called it a "thrilling" blockbuster. Another UK newspaper, "The Telegraph," called it "absurdly exciting," and "unquestionably the best studio action film in years". At first, Cruise did not want to make the sequel. Now, he is happy he did.
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