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May 30, 2022

Guys, It’s Okay To Cry Watching ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ – Movie Star Supports ‘Man Tears’

Glen Powell, who plays Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin in the film, has given you express permission to let those feelings out.

[imagesource:  Paramount / Courtesy Everett Collection]

In case you hadn’t heard, Seth is a pilot.

I can’t speak to whether or not he wept while watching Top Gun: Maverick (or will, when the time comes), but he’s clearly excited by the prospect of the long-awaited sequel.

That’s why we are here talking about Glen Powell, who plays Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin in the film, giving you permission to let those feelings out.

Thanks, Glen.

It started with a tweet:

How do man tears differ from regular tears? Are they less or more salty? What about viscosity?

According to one study, tears shed by women “contain chemical signals that decrease sexual arousal and testosterone levels in men”.

I fear we have gone off on a tangent.

In response to Powell’s tweet, moviegoers shared their teary-eyed experiences en masse:

Let it go, Vic. Four times is nothing to be ashamed of.

The Maverick and Iceman scenes, featuring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, are particularly likely to induce welling up:

Glen says he’s also been creeping in cinemas and watching how people react:

Cool.

While he hasn’t come out and said it, I’ll assume you also have Cruise’s permission to sob during the film given his reaction at the movie premiere in Cannes.

Below from The Hollywood Reporter:

…even by the festival’s own standards, Cruise received the sort of rapturous reception that could only befit one of Hollywood’s most successful and globally renowned stars.

And after the final frame hit the screen close to 10 p.m., the audience responded with a six-minute standing ovation that brought Cruise to tears, closing out an epic day.

I reckon Cruise may also have welled up when seeing the numbers from this weekend’s massive box office opening. Between Friday’s opening and yesterday, the film took in $124 million in the US alone, which makes it the strongest debut of his career by far.

Worldwide, that total is $248 million.

Some industry insiders say Cruise could be receiving as much as 20% first-dollar gross, which is unprecedented in modern Hollywood. Using that metric, he would have raked in $49,6 million from the first weekend alone.

Tears of joy all around.

[source:hwoodreporter]