It has earned Hollywood legend Tom Cruise his first ever $100 million opening weekend.And now it seems Top Gun: Maverick has brought grown men to tears, with many sharing stories of hearing 'sobbing' in the theatre
The movie reboots the characters a 1986 classic and appears to have struck a chord with older men with its traditional male values and 'bromance' storyline.
It focuses on the relationship between Cruise's Maverick and the son of his dead best friend Goose alongside spectacular aerial action scenes.
Glen Powell, who stars in the movie, has also taken to Twitter to declare the flick should be a 'safe place for man-tears'.
He was replying to a post from a user which read: 'Top Gun: Maverick; shout out to the guy next to me who's girlfriend made fun of him for crying at the end.'
A flurry of cinemagoers rushed to the comments to share similar experiences and offer a virtual shoulder to cry on.
One responded: 'I saw it Thursday. There was an older gentleman in front of us who was wiping his eyes a few times