‘Top Gun: Maverick’ becomes the first Tom Cruise film to achieve over $1 billion

Salma Hayek obviously knows what the celebrity treatment is like. She’s been a movie star for three decades now! But when you’re talking about Tom Cruise, well… that’s a whole other level!

Salma Hayek and Tom Cruise are great friends, but the real test is when one of them goes as the third wheel during a dinner date. Recently the Top Gun actor was captured, accompanying the Mexican star and her husband, François-Henri Pinault.The 60-year-old Golden Globe winner, and Suri Cruise’s dad, grabbed dinner with the couple in a London restaurant on Friday, July 15.Una publicación compartida por Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)The outing comes after Cruise’s success in the sequel Top Gun: Maverick, which has surpassed $1 billion at the global box office, outperforming Titanic.

Tom Cruise’s latest run at the box office has proven to be a major success, with "Top Gun: Maverick" becoming Paramount Pictures’ biggest hit. Fans of the first "Top Gun" film waited over 35 years for a sequel and ticket sales and reviews suggest it was well worth the wait. In the near seven weeks since its initial theatrical release in late May, "Top Gun: Maverick" has grossed $601.91 million domestically, becoming Paramount Picture’s highest grossing domestic film in its first run.

Miles Teller is all for returning to the universe. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the 35-year-old actor on Thursday, when he was one of the celebs to descend on South Lake Tahoe for the American Century Championship presented by American Century Investments.«That would be great, but that's all up to TC,» he said of Tom Cruise, who starred in the 1986 original film and this year's sequel.

Tom Cruise enjoyed some very special celebrations on Sunday.MORE: Nicole Kidman's daughter Bella Cruise reacts to beautiful wedding photoThe Top Gun star turned 60 on 3 July – and he chose to spend the day at Silverstone watching the British Grand Prix. WATCH: Nicole Kidman’s relationship with her adopted childrenTom stunned onlookers with his incredibly youthful appearance as he mingled with fellow guests, and was clearly in high spirits, beaming for the cameras as he walked around the paddock.READ: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's son Connor stuns fans with new fishing photoMORE: Nicole Kidman's daughter Bella publicly shows her support for dad Tom CruiseThe Hollywood actor was inundated with birthday messages on social media – but it was his daughter Bella Cruise's update that really stood out.

Feeling the need — for taking notes. Lewis Pullman and his costars underwent grueling training in order to pull off their Top Gun: Maverick fighter pilot duties — and it couldn’t be done without Tom Cruise.

Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" took the No. 1 spot at the box office after a close tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," with "Elvis" reporting $31.1 million in weekend sales.

Top Gun: Maverick has hit another big milestone, surpassing $1billion (£813million) at the global box office.The new sequel, which follows on from Tom Cruise’s 1986 blockbuster, has now overtaken Marvel‘s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness to become the highest-grossing film of the year, and is now Cruise’s first film to pass the billion mark.It is also only the second film to pass the mark since the pandemic, alongside last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.Maverick began breaking records upon its release last month, achieving the highest-grossing opening on its debut weekend for a non-superhero film since COVID-19, taking in $248million (£196million) when it opened.The film follows Cruise’s character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell three decades after the events of the original film, as he trains up a new group of young pilots while confronting his past.Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly also star, the former taking on the role of Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw, the son of Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw.Speaking recently about performing stunts for the film, Teller admitted recently that he thought he was “going to die”.“I think when there’s that much adrenaline and a healthy bit of fear, I was able to hold [vomit] down. I guess that’s a secret skill I have,” he told LADBible.“If anything I think it made me really appreciate how nice it is not to have to, you know, go 500 knots an hour all the time,” he added of his new appreciation for commercial flights.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Top Gun Maverick” flew to the top of the box office charts in South Korea over the weekend, with a supersonic $9.6 million opening loop. It replaced “The Witch: Part 2 The Other One,” which had been top dog for only a week.Tom Cruise, a regular visitor to Korea, jetted into Seoul with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and co-stars Miles Teller, Glen Powell and Greg Tarzan Davis to goose the movie’s takeoff in the country. Cruise professed himself grateful for the fan’s warm reception and talked up the importance of in-person visits to the cinema.Sub-distributed in Korea by Lotte Entertainment, the film opened on Wednesday and played on more than 1,900 screens.

It took 30 years to convince Tom Cruise to make a sequel to 1986’s “Top Gun,” hit by Tony Scott, but the decision has definitely paid off. Today, “Top Gun Maverick” crossed the $ 1 billion mark worldwide, becoming Cruise’s highest-grossing film ever worldwide.

Tom Cruise is back in London after a quick trip out of town.

Connor Cruise's passion for deep sea fishing is no secret and his latest catch has certainly caught the eye of his social media followers. The son of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise took to Instagram with a photo at sea with his crew and they displayed what they had reeled in.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's daughter shares unusual post on Father's DayConnor, 27, and his fishing friends proudly stood in a line with the enormous fish laid neatly out in front of them. WATCH: Connor Cruise shows off impressive gym skills during workout He captioned the photo: "Epic day with the boys @fsh.narcossis @thereelborn2catch @cody_nichols2 @leo_gaspari @nickssaltyadventures @caladesifishingcharters."Fans immediately began commenting with some saying that they were glad he was doing what he loved and others remarked on their "epic" catches. READ: Nicole Kidman's daughter Bella publicly shows her support for dad Tom CruiseMORE: Nicole Kidman's relationship with children Bella and Connor Cruise: the latest detailsHowever, there were many who were either lost for words or posted shocked face emojis. Some also suggested the sport was cruel.A post shared by Connor Cruise (@theconnorcruise)Connor and his friends had a huge day of fishing Connor has been deep sea fishing as far back as 2014 and much of his social media revolves around showing off his large catches, only it's normally one or two fish...

On Tuesday, Washington Post columnist Max Boot waged war with conservatives over the new Top Gun: Maverick movie almost a month after it came out. He slammed those on the right calling the film conservative and went through great pains to prove it is not. He also claimed that conservatives shouldn’t praise the movie and its portrayal of the U.S.

Tom Cruise maintains a good relationship with his two eldest children, Bella and Connor, whom he shares with ex-wife Nicole Kidman.MORE: How the Duchess of Cambridge and Tom Cruise broke royal protocolUnlike their superstar parents, both Bella and Connor live their life completely out of the spotlight and choose not to speak publicly about their family. WATCH: Nicole Kidman's relationship with adopted children with Tom CruiseWith that in mind, Bella chose to share a rather unusual post on Sunday – Father's Day in both the US and the UK, where she lives with husband Max Parker.READ: Nicole Kidman's daughter Bella publicly shows her support for dad Tom CruiseMORE: Nicole Kidman's relationship with children Bella and Connor Cruise: the latest detailsThe 29-year-old posted a photo of her own artwork; an abstract piece using deep reds, black, blues and whites.

The cast of Top Gun: Maverick gathers together on the red carpet for a group shot at the premiere event held at Lotte World on Sunday (June 19) in Seoul, Korea.

Miles Teller made a shocking discovery while filming "Top Gun: Maverick." This week, the actor spoke to Seth Meyers on "Late Night" and revealed that he discovered he had "flame retardant, pesticides and jet fuel" in his bloodstream after breaking out in hives on the set. "We landed, and I’m just like, ‘Man, I’m not feeling too good,’" the 35-year-old recalled. "I was really hot, and I just started itching like crazy.

Paramount expected big things from “Top Gun: Maverick,” but maybe not this big. In only three weeks in theaters, the film has soared past the $800 million mark at the global box office.