Tom Cruise- Top Gun (1986 movie)
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Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone
Headin' into twilight
Spreadin' out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the track
And shovin' into overdrive
Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll take you
Right into the Danger Zone
You'll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You'll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go
Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity
Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone
Top Gun is the film that launched Tom Cruise's career- big time!
The film opened
in the United States in 1,028 theaters on May 16, 1986. It quickly became
a phenomenon and was the highest grossing film of 1986. It was number one on
its first weekend with a $8,193,052 gross, and went on to a total domestic
figure of $176,786,701. Internationally it took in an estimated $177,030,000
for a worldwide box office total of $353,816,701. Top Gun went on to break further
records in the then still-developing home video market. Backed by a massive $8
million marketing campaign including a Top Gun-themed Diet Pepsi commercial, the
advanced demand was such that the film became the best-selling videocassette in
the industry's history on pre-orders alone. It was also one of the first video
cassette releases in the $20 price range; previous cassettes sold closer to $80
at that time. Top Gun's home video success was again reflected by
strong DVD sales, which were furthered by a special-edition release in 2004. Bomber
jacket sales increased and Ray-Ban
Aviatorsunglasses jumped 40%, due to their use by characters
in the film. The film also boosted Air Force and Navy recruitment. The
Navy had recruitment booths in some theaters to attract enthusiastic patrons. (source: Wikipedia)
