Viewership for the acclaimed Tom Cruise blockbuster was 60% higher than the first weekend of “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” on the streamer.
After becoming the biggest summer blockbuster of the post-shutdown box office, Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” is lighting up the streaming charts as the studio reported that Tom Cruise’s sequel to his 1986 fighter pilot classic had the highest opening weekend viewership of any film released on Paramount+.
Released on the streaming service on Dec. 22 after grossing $1.48 billion worldwide at the box office, “Top Gun: Maverick” surpassed the previous viewership record for Paramount+ held by “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” by 60%. Paramount also says that interest in “Maverick” spilled over to Cruise’s other blockbusters, as viewership for the original “Top Gun” quadrupled during the Christmas weekend while viewership for the six “Mission: Impossible” films increased by 140%
“We are thrilled to see a continuation of the film’s massive record-breaking success by becoming the #1 most-watched movie premiere on Paramount+,” said Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer for Paramount Streaming.
