Top Gun: Maverick & Sequel Return to Theaters

0:00It's April 21st. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. Tom Cruise just dropped some big news for aviation fans everywhere. He's bringing back Top Gun and its sequel, Top Gun, Maverick, to theater starting May 13th, 2026. The run for one full week to celebrate the original film's 40th anniversary. The first Top Gun hit screens back in May of 1986. It pulled in about $357 million worldwide, even though critics were split on the story and its military vibes. Folks loved the high-flying action and that killer soundtrack though. That movie launched Cruise as Lieutenant Pete Maverick Mitchell, a hot shot Navy pilot training at the Elite Fighter Weapon School. He butts heads with rivals while chasing glory in the skies, surrounded by a solid cast including Bow Kilmer and Anthony Edwards. Fast forward to the sequel in 2022, and Maverick's training a new crew of hot shots for an impossible mission. It shattered records with $1.5 billion

1:04at the box office, starring Miles Teller as the son of Maverick's Old Wingman, Plus Jennifer, Connolly, and Glenn Powell. If you miss these blockbusters on the big screen first time around, this is your shot to feel that adrenaline rushed together. Cruise knows how to keep the hype flying high.