MAGA Triumph? 'Top Gun: Maverick' Sets Sights on $1 Billion Global Box Office Haul

“Top Gun: Maverick” continues to break barriers at the box office.

The Paramount and Skydance sequel to the 1986 hit “Top Gun” soared past $900 million in ticket sales globally Monday and has set its sights on the coveted $1 billion box office title.

Without much standing in its way, box office analysts expect “Maverick” to cross that threshold within a week. The blockbuster feature won’t have much competition until the July 8, when Disney’s Marvel Studios releases “Thor: Love and Thunder.”

So far, sales for “Maverick” have been split between about $475 million in the U.S. and Canada and about $430 million from international markets.

“Reflecting the film’s universal appeal, a near 50/50 split of domestic vs. international revenues is a rare feat for most modern blockbusters,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.

Since its debut in late May, “Maverick” has kept its pace at the domestic box office, generating strong ticket sales through its fourth week in theaters. The film opened with $126.7 million, the highest opening weekend box office haul for any Tom Cruise film and the actor’s first film to garner more than $100 million during its debut.