‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ Launches With Mighty $235 Million Globally, Including $155 Million Debut at International Box Office
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At the international box office, Tom Cruise’s most recent film “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is doing well, earning an astonishing $155 million from 70 markets.
Through its first five days of release, “Mission: Impossible” has made $235 million worldwide in addition to a projected $80 million at the American box office. That’s an impressive global total, particularly for the seventh entry in a 27-year-old action franchise. Imax theaters made a $25 million contribution, which included a new franchise record of $14 million from abroad.
The only issue is that the film, which depicts Cruise’s tenacious hero Ethan Hunt overcoming death as he jumps from a mountain on his motorcycle, scales a speeding train, and drives a tiny vehicle through the busy streets of Rome, was extraordinarily expensive to produce. Prior to marketing expenses, Paramount and Skydance spent $291 million as a result of COVID-related starts and stops as well as other pandemic-era safety procedures. Therefore, “Dead Reckoning Part One” must continue to resonate at the global box office even after Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” debut on July 21 in order to make money during its theatrical run.
The good news is that “Mission: Impossible” films have a track record of beating odds against them in terms of box office performance during opening weekends. For instance, in 2018, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” opened with $61 million domestically before breaking the series record with $791 million worldwide. Additionally, “Mission” films typically generate around 70% of all global ticket sales at the international box office. That’ll assist in offsetting any difficulties at the domestic box office, where “Dead Reckoning” is presently falling short of initial expectations.
With $25.4 million, “Mission: Impossible 7” underperformed expectations in China, 66% less than “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” ($74 million). But in 35 other markets, including the United Kingdom ($13.8 million), India ($9 million), Australia ($8.3 million), and New Zealand ($1.5 million), the movie set new franchise opening weekend records. Korea ($14.3 million), France ($7.7 million), and Taiwan ($7.7 million) were the other top-earning nations.
The most recent film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie once again, features Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission entity team as they attempt to defeat the Entity, a mysterious and supreme artificial intelligence entity. The supporting cast includes Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Esai Morales, Vanessa Kirby, and Pom Klementieff.
At the international box office, Tom Cruise’s most recent film “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is doing well, earning an astonishing $155 million from 70 markets. Through its first five days of release, “Mission: Impossible” has made $235 million worldwide in addition to a projected $80 million at…
At the international box office, Tom Cruise’s most recent film “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is doing well, earning an astonishing $155 million from 70 markets. Through its first five days of release, “Mission: Impossible” has made $235 million worldwide in addition to a projected $80 million at…