Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoningis off to a flying start at the box office, having earned over $11 million ahead of theTom Cruise-starrer opening in U.S. theaters and other major markets. The eighth andpotentially final installmentin the long-runningMission: Impossiblefranchise debuted in a handful of territories on May 17 before its U.K. release on May 21 and the U.S. on May 23. It rocketed to No. 1 at the Korean box office, with takings of $5.4 million, giving the film a strong vote of confidence before it rolls out further.
Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, recorded 759,363 theater admissions in Korea across 2,385 screens over this past weekend, though it grossed $5.5 million from 762,955 total admissions, including limited previews, per Variety.Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoningalso managed to pull in a further $4 million from India and $2 million in Japan, meaning that the film has generated $11.5 million from these three international markets alone, standing it in good stead before its global release later this week.
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According to figures provided by Quorum, directorChristopher McQuarrie’s latest collaboration with Cruise is eyeing a $100 million opening in the U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend, which would mark a record-setting debut for the franchise and a significant increase on previous entries.Mission: Impossible – Falloutcurrently holds the record for the best opening weekend domestically, with $61.2 million, but with a reportedproduction budget of $400 million,The Final Reckoningwill need to pull out all the stops to break even.
‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Needs to Outperform Previous Installments
The Final Reckoningmay be facing its own “mission impossible” at the box office, as the film needs to outperform all previous installments in the legendary action franchise in order to break even. Collider estimates that the latest movie would need to gross around $800 million worldwide for the revenue to cover its total costs (production budget, marketing, distribution etc.). As it stands, thehighest-grossing entry isFallout,which made over $790 million worldwide, while the previousDead Reckoningpulled in more than $522 million.
Strong reviews and positive word of mouth can oftentimes help boost a movie’s performance at the box office, butThe Final Reckoningreceived a slightly lukewarm reception after its Cannes premiere on May 14. It currently holds an 81% score from 166 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, which is high by most standards, but it’s behindGhost Protocol(94%),Rogue Nation(94%),Dead Reckoning(96%), and all-round crowd-pleaserFallout(98%), making it the lowest in the franchise since 2007’sMission: Impossible IIIat this point in time.
Critics and audience opinions can diverge, so it will be interesting to see howThe Final Reckoningfares with general moviegoers. Fans of the acclaimed franchise will likely turn out in droves to see Cruise perform an array of wild stunts (as well as his signature sprinting) as he races against time to find the rogue A.I. known as the Entity, before it destroys humanity, picking up from the cliffhanger ending of 2023’sDead Reckoning.However, audiences will need some extra stamina as the eighth installmenthas a record-breaking runtime.
Sources:Variety,Collider
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