Editing Top Gun (section)

=== Home media ===
In addition to its box office success, ''Top Gun'' went on to break further records in the then still-developing home video market. It was the first new-release blockbuster on [[VHS]] to be priced as low as $26.95 and, backed by a massive $8 million marketing campaign, including a ''Top Gun''-themed [[Diet Pepsi]] commercial,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2020/11/16/why-top-gun-sold-out-soda-company.html |title=Why ''Top Gun'' Sold Out to a Soda Company |first=James |last=Barber |website=[[Military.com]] |date=November 16, 2020 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-16-ca-3708-story.html |title=''Top Gun'' Videocassette to Carry Diet Pepsi Ad |first=Dennis |last=Hunt |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 16, 1987 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-01-22-8701060507-story.html |title=Diet Pepsi Will Pop Up as an Opening Act to ''Top Gun'' |first=Kim |last=Masters |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 22, 1987 |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>Taylor, Rod (March 1, 2005). [http://promomagazine.com/entertainmentmarketing/marketing_high_flyer/ High Flyer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505151117/http://promomagazine.com/entertainmentmarketing/marketing_high_flyer/ |date=2006-05-05}}. ''Promo''.</ref> the advance demand was such that the film became the best-selling VHS in the industry's history on pre-orders alone, with over 1.9 million units ordered before its launch on March 11, 1987.<ref name=Takeoff>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title='Top Gun' Cassettes In Record Takeoff: 1,900,000 Units|page=1|last=Bierbaum|first=Tom|date=March 4, 1987}}</ref> It eventually sold a record 2.9 million units.<ref name="price">{{cite news |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0D9133FF934A25756C0A96E948260 |title=Wearing Spielberg Down To Put 'E.T.' on Cassette |author=Harmetz, Aljean |date=May 17, 1988 |access-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504043716/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/17/movies/wearing-spielberg-down-to-put-et-on-cassette.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995, the film premiered on a [[THX]] certified [[LaserDisc]] with a [[Dolby Digital]] AC-3 track.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-transfer-proc/156439888/ |title=Transfer process at new 'Heights' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002223406/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-transfer-proc/156439888/ |date=November 11, 1995 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |page=28 |publisher=[[San Francisco Examiner|The San Francisco Examiner]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> A Widescreen VHS release was released on September 10, 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107891272/letterbox-brings-wide-screen-home/ |title='Letterbox' Brings Wide Screen Home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311215357/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107891272/letterbox-brings-wide-screen-home/ |date=August 16, 1996 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |page=96 |work=Times Staff Writer |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref>

The film was first released in the U.S. on [[DVD]] under Paramount Pictures on October 20, 1998, and included the film in both Widescreen (non-anamorphic [[Univisium]] 2.00:1) and Full Screen ([[open matte]]) versions.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} ''Top Gun''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s home video success was again reflected by strong DVD sales, which were furthered by a Special Collector's Edition 2-disc DVD release on December 14, 2004, in both Widescreen (anamorphic 2.39:1) and Full Screen (open matte) versions, that include new bonus features. Special features comprise [[audio commentary]] by Bruckheimer, Tony Scott and naval experts, four [[music video]]s including the "Top Gun Anthem" and "Take My Breath Away", a six-part documentary on the making of ''Top Gun'', and vintage gallery with interviews, behind-the-scenes and survival training [[featurette]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Gun Fullscreen Special Collector's Edition|url=https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Full-Screen-Collectors/dp/B0002WZTPC/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=|access-date=2020-11-02|website=www.amazon.com| date=December 14, 2004 |archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504043716/https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Full-Screen-Collectors/dp/B0002WZTPC/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=|url-status=live}}</ref>

Subsequently, the film was first released on a Special Collector's Edition [[Blu-ray]] disc on July 29, 2008, with the same supplemental features as the previous 2004 DVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Special-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B000RZGIQ8|title=Top Gun Special Collector's Edition Blu-ray|website=Amazon|date=July 29, 2008|accessdate=May 24, 2021}}</ref> A 2-disc limited edition [[3-D film|3D]] copy was issued on February 19, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liebman |first=Martin |date=February 5, 2013 |title=Top Gun 3D Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Top-Gun-3D-Blu-ray/60004/#Review |website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref> The remastered [[4K Ultra HD]] version of the film was released in Digital format on May 13, 2020, with the Blu-ray following on May 19, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Cruise Is Here to Fill Your 'Top Gun' Void |date=1 May 2020 |url=https://www.military.com/off-duty/2020/04/30/tom-cruise-here-fill-your-top-gun-void.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501232418/https://www.military.com/off-duty/2020/04/30/tom-cruise-here-fill-your-top-gun-void.html |archive-date=1 May 2020 |url-status=live |website=[[Military.com]]}}</ref> It included two new special features titled ''The Legacy of Top Gun'' and ''On Your Six: Thirty Years of Top Gun'', with the remaining bonus features carrying over from previous versions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liebman |first=Martin |date=May 9, 2020 |title=Top Gun 4K Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Top-Gun-4K-Blu-ray/265018/#Review |website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref>

''Top Gun'' reached number one on the U.K. [[UK Video Charts|Official Film Chart]] based on DVD, Blu-ray, and download sales on the week ending on May 31, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/film-chart/20220525/offfilm/|title= Official Film Chart Top 40 |website= [[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |date=May 31, 2022|accessdate=May 26, 2022}}</ref>