'Top Gun: Maverick' star Glen Powell speaks out in support of men crying over film

'Top Gun: Maverick' starring Tom Cruise surpassed $100 million on opening weekend. (Image credit: Film poster)

Tom Cruise's latest release Top Gun: Maverick has been bringing out the nostalgia in fans and it is not unlikely to find some of them shedding tears while watching the movie in theatres.

Actor Glen Powell, who plays Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin in the film, has come out in support of the men who have been sharing their experiences of crying at the theatre.

“Top Gun: Maverick” should be a safe place for man-tears. https://t.co/1h2mDEZZFb

— Glen Powell (@glenpowell) May 28, 2022

Other fans also shared their "tearful" experiences while watching the Tom Cruise starrer blockbuster.

My least favorite part of Top Gun: Maverick was when my girlfriend loudly said “are you crying?” and a bunch of people started looking at me

— Steven Castillo (@STEEEZUSCHRIST) May 26, 2022

The BEST scene in TGM is the Val Kilmer scene. If that doesn’t bring man tears, you’re not a true fan.

— Dante Chase Meridian (@DanteMeridian) May 29, 2022

Lmao I was about to say…. the end? I was crying the second Kilmer came on screen

— rob werk (@robbyballgame) May 29, 2022

Anyone who didn't cry during the ice man scene isn't human

— Mega Pint (@ChessyBinks) May 28, 2022

Top Gun: Maverick has pulled in blockbuster ticket sales in its opening weekend, collecting $134 million from a record 4,732 North American cinemas. Paramount and Skydance's all-American action adventure is expected to collect $151 million through Monday.

The film is also the highest-grossing debut in Cruise's 40-year career, and his first to surpass $100 million on opening weekend. War of the Worlds, which opened to $64 million in 2005, previously stood as Cruise's biggest opening weekend.