Elvis Ties With Top Gun: Maverick After $30.5M Opening Weekend
With Baz Luhrmann's Elvis making its debut this past weekend, the biopic has now tied for first place with Top Gun: Maverick in box office sales.
During this rare tie, Sunday studio estimates had Luhrmann’s latest film and Top Gun: Maverick each earning $30.5 million. However, final weekend results counted on Monday morning show Elvis grossing $31.1 million after a strong Sunday, according to Warner Bros., with the newest Tom Cruise film finishing the weekend with $29.6 million.
Top Gun: Maverick Becomes Year's First Film To Cross $1 Billion Worldwide
The jump in box office sales mainly stems from Top Gun: Maverick re-releasing in select IMAX and other premium large-format screens. Entering its fifth weekend, the film has grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it Cruise's biggest hit yet. However, the upset was suspected due to the anticipation of Luhrmann's newest biopic. Recent polling shows that 56 percent of Elvis' audience so far is over the age of 35, including 29 percent over 55. The Austin Butler-led biopic skewed female (57 percent) and, as predicted, played best in the South. Audiences graced the film with an A- CinemaScore and a 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. “It is an extraordinary accomplishment to get to this level of business, and see older moviegoers return to theaters,” said Warner Bros. domestic distribution chief Jeff Goldstein. Globally, the biopic took in $20 million for a global start of $50.5 million. The U.K. and Australia led with $4.7 million each.
Heading into the weekend, tracking suggested Elvis would open in the $25 million range domestically. However, Luhrmann's opening weekend marked the first non-holiday weekend in five years when four titles earned $20 million or more (Elvis, Top Gun:
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