Top Gun

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The high-flying “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32% from its opening with $86 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount Pictures release, with Tom Cruise reprising his role from the 1986 original, is holding steadier than any film of its kind ever has before. Its modest drop — 50-65%...

Kymri Wilt worked as a background actor on the original film and was invited back for “Top Gun: Maverick,” reports NBC 7’s Audra Stafford.

After 36 years and two years of pandemic postponements, the long-anticipated sequel to “Top Gun” hits theaters this Memorial Day weekend and it’s bringing up fond memories of the original for San Diegans.

NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shows you San Diego’s hot spots that were featured in “Top Gun: Maverick” and chats with the film’s actors.

Tom Cruise mania descended Wednesday in Cannes where the actor made a whirlwind appearance at the film festival.

An aviation-themed 50s-style pie shop called “The High Pie” has just opened in the newly-renovated “Top Gun” House and is holding its grand opening on Saturday with an aerial flyover perfectly fitting for its theme.

NBC 7’s Audra Stafford was at the premier of “Top Gun: Maverick” at the USS Midway Museum.

Tom Cruise is back in San Diego for a red carpet event on the USS Midway for the premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick!

“Top Gun: Maverick” actors Miles Teller (Rooster), Monica Barbaro (Phoenix), Jay Ellis (Payback) and director Joe Kosinski were in San Diego ahead of the movie’s premiere at the USS Midway Museum and sat down with NBC 7’s Audra Stafford to discuss the city and the military community that inspired the film.

San Diego went full-throttle Wednesday when the long-awaited “Top Gun” sequel premiered aboard the famous USS Midway Museum.

Thirty-six years after the original Top Gun, Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the upcoming “Top Gun: Maverick”ilm—starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm—which hits theaters on May 27.