Paramount Pictures’ eagerly awaited movie encounters strong resistance in its bid for box office dominance. Yet, the Tom Cruise-starring sequel is already breaking records within the Mission: Impossible series, signaling what Paramount aims to be a successful cinematic journey.
In its Thursday previews, “The Final Reckoning” raked in an astounding $8 million, setting a new record for any Mission: Impossible movie. This action-packed blockbuster surpassed the previous record set by “Dead Reckoning” ($7 million) and made a cool $2 million more than its predecessor, “Fallout.
Produced with a potential budget of up to $400 million, “The Final Reckoning” is projected to earn around $75-$85 million in the U.S. and approximately $200 million worldwide over the four-day Memorial Day weekend. The last “Mission: Impossible” film to debut on Memorial Day weekend was in 2000, when “Mission: Impossible II” made $70.8 million during the extended weekend. To match or surpass box office expectations, it will depend on its performance against Disney’s live-action version of “Lilo & Stitch“, which garnered $14 million in previews and is estimated to earn between $150-$160 million domestically. The battle at the box office between Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and Paramount’s “The Final Reckoning“.
The Final Reckoning Could Be the Mission: Impossible Series’ Curtain Call
Under the guidance of longtime franchise director Christopher McQuarrie, The Final Reckoning could potentially mark the conclusion of the approximately 30-year-long Mission: Impossible saga. During the movie’s premiere, Tom Cruise suggested that this film might serve as the culmination for his primary character, Ethan Hunt. However, it does not necessarily mean the end for Cruise or the entire film series.
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Building on the events from “Dead Reckoning”, “The Final Reckoning” finds our protagonist, Hunt, and his International Mission Force team pursuing the AI antagonist, the Entity, along with its associate, Gabriel (Esai Morales). Many recurring characters in the franchise make an appearance again, such as Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Hayley Atwell (Grace), Henry Czerny (Eugene Kittridge), Pom Klementieff (Paris) and Angela Bassett (Erika Sloane). Newcomers to the series include Hannah Waddingham and Nick Offerman.
Impossible” film since “Mission: Impossible III,” which scored 73%. Notably, “The Final Reckoning” has also been described as…
The Final Reckoning is now showing in theaters across North America.
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2025-05-23 21:46