In a reflection of Hollywood's deep late-summer slump, 'Top Gun: Maverick,' first released 15 weeks ago, climbed back to the top of the North American box office this weekend despite a relatively slim four-day take of $7.

'Top Gun' soars back to surprise lead in North American theatres

American actor Mickey Rourke confesses he is not a big fan of Tom Cruise. In a recent interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mickey called Cruise "irrelevant" and admitted that he had no respect for the actor’s reprisal of his 1986 movie’ character, Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, in the sequel to ‘Top Gun.

Mickey Rourke brands Tom Cruise ‘irrelevant’: 'The guy’s been doing the same part for 35 years'

The family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie 'Top Gun' on Monday sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over this year`s blockbuster sequel 'Top Gun: Maverick.

Paramount sued over Tom Cruise starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick'

'Top Gun: Maverick' has the box office sizzling... again. In its second weekend of release, Tom Cruise's all-American action film collected a sensational $86 million from 4,751 North American theaters.

'Top Gun: Maverick' scores $86 million in massive second weekend