4 Days Released In Korea, Top Gun: Maverick Reaches 1 Million Viewers

Tom Cruise (Paramount Pictures)

JAKARTA - Tom Cruise's latest film Top Gun: Maverick has successfully attracted more than 1 million viewers in four days since its release in Korea.

According to ticket sales compiled by the Korean Film Council, the Hollywood film attracted about 472,000 moviegoers on Saturday, with the accumulated number of moviegoers since its release on June 22 reaching more than 1.08 million, the Korea Times reported on Sunday.

Additionally, according to the Korean Film Council, another 220,000 tickets were also reportedly booked for Sunday's screening. The film is also known to have topped the box office every day since its release.

Previously, Tom Cruise made his 10th visit to Korea from June 17 to 20 with his co-stars Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Jay Ellis and Greg Tarzan Davis and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

The cast expressed gratitude to Korean moviegoers for surpassing the 1 million mark through video clips uploaded on Paramount Korea and Lotte Entertainment YouTube channels.

"That (over 1 million views) means a lot to me and the 'Top Gun: Maverick' family," Miles Teller said.

"Top Gun: Maverick" is the sequel to the 1986 film "Top Gun." Legendary pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is recalled to a naval aviation academy to train young pilots and prepare them for special missions.