Netflix's Best New Movie Has A 99% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score

Netflix’s U.S. streaming race just got a major boost: the platform has regained the rights to Top Gun: Maverick. The 2022 blockbuster—No. 1 globally at the moment in Netflix’s Best of the Best list—has earned about $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office and placed Tom Cruise at No. 7 on the highest-grossing actors list with $13.3 billion. The movie also stands out for audience reception, holding a 99% Rotten Tomatoes audience score with 50,000+ verified reviews, alongside a 96% critic score from 476 reviews. Netflix previously aired it in 2023. Paramount+ still streams it, but a move to No. 1 in the U.S. seems likely. A third sequel is planned for 2027 or 2028, with Tom Cruise returning and Joseph Kosinski not.