distinction, actually goes to the heart of the difference between the u.s. and and israel on this. israel s fear is that by the time iran actually got to a nuclear weapon it would be too late to stop it so they have been conducting sabotage operations, assassination toss slow the enrichment of uranium. president biden has said and said again today a diplomatic solution is the best way to get this done. that s why he s trying to restart the 2015 agreement. the problem is he s been trying that for 18 months now and the iranians aren t playing and it s not clear at this point whether there s really any hope left that they would get into that agreement. very significant moment right now, the concern that the u.s. and israel and some of the other states in the region, the saudis, the united arab emirates have as far as iran is concerned hovering over these talks. very important. kaitlan collins is our chief white house correspondent. you were there in the room. what was your t
east. it s easier said than done. that s your reality check. john avlon, thank you. shifting gears here in a big way. top gun: maverick making money at the box office. good morning, aviators. this is your captain speaking. and making controversial headlines, suggesting that top gun: maverick has beat out titanic to become paramount pictures highest grossing film in history. but is that really the case? one man has the answer, cnn s senior data reporter harry enten, i say really? really? really. really, okay. where is this math coming from, i m a math guy, even though i ll be honest with you, i haven t honestly seen this stuff. top gun: maverick $602
gun really just sink titanic at the box office? should have. harry enten here with an important fact check. should harry enten here with an important fact check. (vo) right now america deserves the network more people rely on. introducing welcome unlimited from verizon. at our best price ever. just $30 per line. (joe) wait, did he just say 0 dollars? (vo) yep. $30 dlars a line for the whole family. (fran) for real? (vo) for real, fran. $30 bucks. (fran) nice! (vo) yep. from america s most reliable 5g twork.
top gun is not even close. and what is it for this year? i m going to give tom cruise a little credit. we re in the covid era. adjusted 2021 to 2022, top gun: maverick at $602 million, that s not half bad. spider-man still beats it. that s interesting, it s not even the highest in the last year? no, no, it s not. be that as it may. there s one actor who actually appears in the great 30 films of all time is having a birthday. he is, turned 80 yesterday. harrison ford. harrison ford, what is harry s favorite film, the star wars holiday special. other than that, i liked working girl. let the river run. you know, the writer of that
top gun: maverick, 2022, $602 million. including all of the titanic s run, titanic is still number one, i ll never let go. but you haven t seen it? no, i haven t seen top gun. i like comedy. i ve seen it for you, harry. that s so nice. so nice of you, i really appreciate it. you know, you ll never let go of that. here s the other kind of nuggets that i think are kind of interesting, top box office inflation adjusted since 1977. look at top gun: maverick is, all the way down to 30th. is falls woefully short. embarrassingly short. this is not even close. this is what i like to do, rip films at their peak. look. star wars, number one, titanic number two, e.t. the extraterrestrial $1.2 billion.