- Tom Cruise surprised attendees at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Gloucestershire.
- The event is one of the largest military air shows in the world.
- Top Gun has become the highest-grossing film ever for Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise Top Gun star shocked attendees when he showed up at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Gloucestershire.
The event, which was postponed in 2020 and 2021, was a blast for the Hollywood actor who has been visiting the UK for some time.
Every year on the third weekend in July, usually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, the largest military air show in the world is staged to raise money for The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust.
The Royal Air Force’s aerobatics team, the Red Arrows, posted a fantastic photo of the squad standing with Tom, aka Mr. Maverick, on their Twitter page.
“We’ve got a new wingman…. Today, Maverick joined the Red Arrows! Epic to meet @TomCruise at the Royal International Air Tattoo and to speak about aviation, teamwork and Top Gun,” they captioned the post.
We’ve got a new wingman….
Today, Maverick joined the Red Arrows! Epic to meet @TomCruise at the Royal International Air Tattoo and to speak about aviation, teamwork and Top Gun.#TopGun#Maverick#RedArrows pic.twitter.com/VqIVVGzDva— Red Arrows (@rafredarrows) July 16, 2022
Tom lined up with the other Red Arrows while donning a navy blue suit for the occasion.
Mandy Hickson, a former Tornado GR4 pilot, said on Twitter that Tom went out of his way to find her so she could sign a copy of her latest book for him.
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Tom even held up her book, An Officer, as the two posed for a selfie. For the camera, Don’t Be A Gentleman.
Highlight of my life so far!!!
incredible day @airtattoo got to meet the incredible @TomCruise. Loved chatting to @rafredarrows @RAFRedArrowsOC. @carolvorders and @jo_salter were on top Form. pic.twitter.com/WZmnoJUpp6— Mandy (@MandyHickson) July 17, 2022
“Highlight of my life so far!!! incredible day @airtattoo got to meet the incredible @TomCruise Loved chatting to @rafredarrows @RAFRedArrowsOC.,” she said.
” @carolvorders and @jo_salter were on top Form.”
The news comes as box office receipts for Tom Hanks’ newest Top Gun movie surpassed $1 billion earlier this week.
By Friday night, Top Gun: Maverick had earned £1,019,369,716 in less than two months, and money was still coming in from all around the world.
Insiders estimate that the ever-popular Cruise has received about £120 million so far.
It is the biggest success ever for the actor, who negotiated a deal for a rumoured 12 percent cut of the profits, and the highest-grossing film ever released by Paramount Pictures studio.
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US consumers have contributed over half of the box office revenue, while UK consumers have spent an estimated £70 million on tickets.
