Top Gun
“Up there with the best of the best.”
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Genres
Action, Drama, Romance
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Top Gun performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$356.8M
Gross Profit
$341.8M
Return
23.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$47M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Maverick
Tom Cruise
Maverick
Charlie
Kelly McGillis
Charlie
Ice
Val Kilmer
Ice
Goose
Anthony Edwards
Goose
Viper
Tom Skerritt
Viper
Jester
Michael Ironside
Jester
Cougar
John Stockwell
Cougar
Wolfman
Barry Tubb
Wolfman
Slider
Rick Rossovich
Slider
Merlin
Tim Robbins
Merlin
Sundown
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Sundown
Hollywood
Whip Hubley
Hollywood
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