Top Gun: Maverick is the film that leads the world box office, becoming the highest grossing premiere in the career of Tom Cruise, who starred in the first film 36 years ago.
Despite the resounding success, Shosh and Yuval Yonay, heirs of Ehud Yonay, whose article “Top Guns” published in the magazine California from 1983 served as the basis and inspiration for the film top gun 1986, they filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures for alleged copyright infringement.
The author’s estate claims that in 2018 they sent a notice to Paramount Pictures stating that the copyright of top gun that belonged to the film company had expired. However, they received no response and the company went ahead with the launch of Top Gun: Maverick.
These requests are without merit and we will vigorously defend ourselves. ‘Top Gun’ is a gem in Paramount’s portfolio of iconic intellectual property. While the studio has had other No. 1 movies in recent years, including installments of Sonic and A Quiet Place, none have matched the box office performance of the Tom Cruise-directed fighter pilot movie. .
– Paramount Pictures
Top Gun: Maverick It has been the biggest box office opening for Paramount, as the film has grossed more than 548.6 million dollars worldwide in just 10 days of its release, more than any other film the studio has distributed in the last decade.
In the lawsuit, the Yonays, heirs of Ehud Yonay, demand compensation for unspecified damages, the total profits of Top Gun: Maverickthe cancellation of the distribution of the tape and its future sequels.
For its part, Paramount Pictures claims that the film was “sufficiently completed” before the effective termination date of its copyright in 2018, so they would not have to comply with the demands of the plaintiffs.