By Anthony D'Alessandro
Gladiator II | Official Trailer | Paramount Pictures UK
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
EXCLUSIVE: Tons of people around the world watched the official trailer for Paramount's Gladiator II in the first 24 hours following its release on Tuesday. So many, in fact, that it outgrossed the studio's own Top Gun: Maverick trailer. Top Gun: Maverick, you'll recall, grossed $126.7 million at the U.S. box office in three days.
The Ridley Scott-directed sequel to 2000's Gladiator was viewed by 128 million people worldwide in its first 24 hours across social platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and X. Top Gun: Maverick generated 75 million views in the same period.