‘Top Gun: Maverick’ overtakes ‘Doctor Strange 2’ as year’s global top-grosser

LOS ANGELES — Paramount's all-American blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick" is still flying high at the US box office, crossing the coveted $1 billion over the weekend.

With those ticket sales, the movie has overtaken Disney's Marvel adventure "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" ($943 million) as the highest-grossing movie of the year at the global box office.

Prior to this weekend, the sequel to Tom Cruise's 1986 action flick "Top Gun" was already the highest-grossing movie of the year at the domestic box office, with revenues currently at $521 million. Along with $484.7 million at the international box office, "Maverick" has grossed $1.006 billion worldwide. — Reuters