Already delayed once in 2019, it was rescheduled for June 2020… Because the pandemic really messed this movie’s original timeline up. That aside, it’s the dates mentioned in the lawsuit that I want to focus on. Otherwise, said studio will doubtlessly fly rings around them with their high-powered lawyers. I’m guessing the Yonays will simply settle with Paramount. So they’re not only suing Paramount for unspecified damages, including some of the movie’s profits, but also looking to prevent the studio from distributing it and ‘further sequels.’ “The Yonays allege that Maverick didn’t finish production in 2019, i.e., prior to the copyright’s transfer, but rather in May 2021. As reported by CNBC, Shosh and Yuval Yonay… claim that they sent Paramount notice in 2018 that they would reclaim the copyright to that article in January 2020. “Paramount Pictures is being sued over alleged copyright infringement by the family of Ehud Yonay, the author of the 1983 article “Top Guns,” which inspired 1986’s Top Gun (which the sequel ends up improving). “Riding stellar word of mouth, terrific reviews, and a global promotional tour, Top Gun: Maverick has already grossed $548.6 million worldwide… In domestic ticket sales ($291.6 million thus far), the Top Gun sequel already ranks as the 59-year-old’s best performer.” Top Gun: Maverick debuted with $124 million last weekend, scoring Cruise’s biggest opening yet.”Īnd it’s doing even better internationally, only falling 20% in its second weekend. Its modest drop – is more typical for blockbusters – is the smallest decline for a movie that opened above $100 million. “The Paramount Pictures release… is holding steadier than any film of its kind before. “The high-flying Top Gun: Maverick continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32% from its opening with $86 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie hit theaters on May 27, leading Fox Business to write this on June 5: But that doesn’t mean I can’t recognize Top Gun: Maverick as a cinematic success story. So no, I have no intention of seeing Tom Cruise take to the skies again. To do that, it had to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” – apparently enough so that it launched a sequel 36 years later that took the box office by storm all over again. In fact, my opinion means so little that the National Film Preservation Board inducted Top Gun into the National Film Registry in 2015. Regardless, my opinion means nothing to the movie’s success. Or maybe you were more captivated by “Take My Breath Away,” the ballad that launched Berlin’s entire international career. ![]() ![]() “Highway to the Danger Zone,” anybody? That track hit sold 7 million copies when artist Kenny Loggins released it as a single. And it snagged both Golden Globes and one of the Academies – all three for soundtrack selections. Of those nominations, it won the latter for favorite motion picture. ![]() ![]() That’s despite it being nominated for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Grammy, and a People’s Choice. Like I said above, you might not like that opinion. Why am I not a fan? In order to be less controversial, I’ll keep my comments there to a minimum. So consider yourself duly warned before you continue… This is one of those articles I’m going to start out on the controversial side.
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