Paul Bettany reacts to Top Gun: Maverick sweeping the box office

Paul Bettany reacts to his wife Jennifer Connelly’s movie Top Gun: Maverick overtaking Avengers: Infinity War at the box office: ‘I’m just never gonna live this down’

Paul Bettany reacted to his wife Jennifer Connelly’s movie Top Gun: Maverick overtaking Avengers: Infinity War on the list of highest grossing movies.

The 51-year-old performer shared a shot of a Variety article titled Top Gun: Maverick Takes Down Avengers: Infinity War as Sixth-Highest Grossing Movie in Domestic Box Office History to his Instagram account on Saturday.   

‘I’m just never gonna live this down in my house,’ the actor joked in the caption. 

Making his feelings known: Paul Bettany reacted to his wife Jennifer Connelly’s movie Top Gun: Maverick overtaking Avengers: Infinity War on the list of highest grossing movies; they are seen in May

Bettany portrayed Vision in Avengers: Infinity War, which was previously released in 2018.

The movie was previously the sixth-highest grossing movie in the United States, and raked in $678 million at the box office.

As of Saturday, however, the movie has been overtaken by the Tom Cruise-starring flick, which has earned a total of $679 million.

The movie also starred Connelly, 51, who portrayed Cruise’s love interest, Penelope Benjamin. 

Letting everyone know: The actor also penned a message that stated: ‘I’m just never gonna live this down in my house’

The sequel to the original Top Gun movie, which was released in 1986, premiered at CinemaCon this past April.

The flick was centered on Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, who is given charge of training a new crop of aviators for a dangerous mission.

The movie also starred performers such as Miles Teller, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer, among numerous others.

Going wide: The sequel to the original Top Gun movie, which was released in 1986, premiered at CinemaCon this past April

Top Gun: Maverick received a wide release in the Unites States on May 27.

The feature was met with widespread critical acclaim, and it currently holds a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 

The movie also raked in an impressive $1,383,274,834 at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo. 

Connelly spoke about working on the feature during an interview with Screen Rant, where she stated that she enjoyed herself during its production. 

Ready to go: The performer then made a point of expressing that she was open to the idea of reprising her role in a potential sequel

‘Just the experience of making it was so much fun, and it’s really exciting. People, I think, are really ready to see another installment of Top Gun. And they seem to be really loving it, the people who have seen it,’ she said.

The performer then made a point of expressing that she was open to the idea of reprising her role in a potential sequel.

‘Of course, I’m game. If they want me, for sure, I’ll be there…it was really a joy to be a part of this,’ she said. 

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