Top Gun: Maverick is biggest film of the year so far in UK

Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, has become the biggest film of the year so far in the UK after just three weeks on release, new figures show (Ian West/PA)

Top Gun: Maverick has become the biggest film of the year so far in the UK after just three weeks on release, new figures show.

The blockbuster action sequel, in which Tom Cruise reprises the role of US pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell nearly four decades since the original Top Gun, has now taken £50.1 million at the box office.