For a film like “Top Gun: Maverick” to be considered a Best Picture contender it needed to have a) great reviews and b) great box-office. It has both.
You can add the movie to the shortlist of 2022 contenders so far. We are almost halfway through the year and two Best Picture contenders have been released: “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and “Top Gun: Maverick.”
‘Maverick,’ through today, has grossed $160 million domestically. Overseas, there’s another $124 million, at least. The worldwide total is going to hit $300 million today.
Its A+ CinemaScore hints at an all-out audience crowd pleaser. Add in an 8.7 on IMDB and 4.2 on Letterboxd and you have some kind of phenomenon in your hands.
Critics have gone gaga for the film as well. A 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic. Do I need to watch this one again? Did I witness the same movie as what critics and audiences seem to be spouting as the second-coming of cinema?
Who'd have thought that this would have any sorta level of acclaim at all, never mind what it's getting. The original “Top Gun,” which is more or less the blueprint for this movie, has been ridiculed for almost four decades now. Maybe, nostalgia is playing a major role here.
Back to its Oscar odds. Yes, it has a good chance at being nominated for Best Picture, but also a greater chance at being recognized in the Sound, Film Editing, Visual Effects and Original Song categories as well.