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    'Top Gun: Maverick' cruised to box office heights. Will more summer movies take flight?

    by Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times Jun 03, 2022 4 minutes
    A scene from“ Jurassic World Dominion,” coming to theaters June 10.

    The success of "Top Gun: Maverick" has lifted hopes for a robust summer box office, after the long-awaited sequel generated $160 million in North American ticket sales over its Memorial Day weekend premiere.

    The airborne action blockbuster's debut had been teed up as a do-or-die moment for moviegoing, with 59-year-old actor and producer Tom Cruise returning to the Navy aviator franchise after 36 years, seemingly on a quest to save the big screen experience through sheer force of will.

    "There should be a shrine to Tom Cruise in every movie theater," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.

    The prayer among theater owners and studio executives is that the enthusiasm about "Top

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