NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淓lvis鈥� has won with 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick.鈥� After the two films reported the same ticket sales Sunday, Monday's final numbers has 鈥淓lvis,鈥� alone, as king of the weekend.
鈥淓lvis鈥� ultimately grossed $31.1 million from Friday to Sunday, according to Warner Bros.' final figures Monday. That's a touch above the $30.5 million the studio forecast on Sunday. When film studios report box office on Sunday, they're able to fairly accurately predict Sunday's ticket sales.
Paramount Pictures, on the other hand, slightly overestimated how 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥� fared in its fifth weekend. After the studio reported the same $30.5 million for the 鈥淭op Gun鈥� sequel on Sunday, the studio's final number came in at $29.6 million.
Regardless, both films performed well. Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic opened above expectations, and brought out large numbers of older moviegoers 鈥� a segment of the audience that's been slow to return to theaters during the pandemic.
鈥淭op Gun: Maverick" continued to hold remarkably well, dipping a modest 34% percent in its fifth weekend. Overall, the Joseph Kosinski-directed film starring Tom Cruise has earned about $1 billion worldwide, including more than $520 million domestically.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
