The sequel to the 1986 film debuts at No.

1 at the domestic and global box office.

1 at the domestic box office with $124 million, according to Comscore.

Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.Paramount Pictures

It’s looking at a projected $151 million by Monday.

Maverickmarks Cruise’s biggest theatrical opening to date as his first $100+ million debut.

And in the air up there, he stands alone."

The sequel is also the No.

1 movie at the global box office, earning a similar $124 million across 63 territories.

Elsewhere,Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesscontinued to conjure domestic box office magic at No.

2, earning an additional $16.4 million this weekend.

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