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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss if the new ‘Top Gun’ movie’s financial success is a sign of older audiences finally returning to theaters, and whether Tom Cruise is Hollywood’s last remaining movie star
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Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, set the record for biggest opening over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss if this is a sign of older audiences finally returning to theaters or if this is just a flash in the pan. Then they ponder if Tom Cruise is Hollywood’s last remaining movie star.
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producer: Craig Horlbeck
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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