The release date for Top Gun: Maverick on streaming has been disclosed by Paramount. Earlier this year, for the eagerly anticipated sequel, Tom Cruise played his iconic pilot role from the 1986 film. Top Gun: Maverick received better reviews and made more money than anyone could have predicted. Top Gun 2’s box office had great legs all summer long, and it is one of the best-reviewed summer blockbusters of the year. This made the movie the highest-grossing movie of 2022 both domestically and internationally, and after earning $1.4 billion, it became Tom Cruise’s most successful picture. The movie is currently only accessible in cinemas and on home video.
The release date for Top Gun: Maverick on streaming services has finally been determined, some six months after the film’s theatrical debut. Today, Paramount said that Top Gun 2 will start to stream on Paramount+ on December 22, 2022. It will be released before Christmas and about seven months after the film’s first theatrical premiere. Top Gun: Maverick was initially going to be released straight to streaming at COVID, but Tom Cruise insisted that the movie would be more successful in theatres. Before Top Gun 2’s streaming debut, viewers may presently see the film on digital, 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD.
The upcoming streaming of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ may be the last push for awards
It’s a wise decision by Paramount to time the release of Top Gun: Maverick for streaming. As families might gather to watch the movie, the release of the movie on Paramount+ during the holiday season could result in a large number of new users to the streaming service. Additionally, it seems like a smart move on the part of Paramount to put Tom Cruise and Top Gun 2 back on the awards radar. The sequel has unexpectedly emerged as a nominee for the Academy Awards and other awarding organizations.
When Paramount released Top Gun: Maverick on streaming in December, numerous other studios were also putting their potential Oscar hopefuls into theatres. The semi-autobiographical Steven Spielberg picture The Fabelmans will shortly be released by Universal, while Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will be available on Netflix the day after Top Gun 2 debuts on Paramount+. This winter also sees the release of several movies that could win prizes, like Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and Will Smith’s Emancipation on Apple TV+, all of which are vying for the attention of Oscar voters.
The summer release of Top Gun: Maverick, which came before the usual Hollywood window for award season, maybe Paramount’s attempt to reintroduce Tom Cruise’s sequel to the conversation. Top Gun 2 can enter the scene and bring back all the things that made the original film so exceptional while all the new releases may compete for attention and cause voters to remember them. After all, the Oscar nomination voting doesn’t start until the middle of January 2023, so the streaming of Top Gun: Maverick is perfectly timed.