'Top Gun 2' showing long-run performance in S.Korea surpassing 8 million audience in 71 days

SEOUL, August 31 (Yonhap) -- The blockbuster movie "Top Gun: Maverick" (Top Gun 2), starring Tom Cruise as the main character, has surpassed eight million viewers in 71 days in South Korea, the film distributor company Lotte Entertainment announced on Wednesday.

"Top Gun 2" surpassed the 7 million mark on July 31 and gained 1 million more viewers in a month.
 
The movie has been a long-term box office hit since its release on June 22. It also set a record as the most popular foreign movie released after the pandemic and the most-watched movie of Tom Cruise's appearances.
 
"Top Gun 2" is the sequel to "Top Gun" (1986), and it's a story about Maverick returning to the U.S. Naval Pilot Training School as an instructor.
 
(This article was translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
 
 
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