It was a big weekend at the box office, to say things slightly. The Memorial Day is often an important moment for Hollywood, with the double bill of last year “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie” used as a rare disappointment For the part of the holidays. Fortunately, this year’s festivities have rebounded in a large and largely thanks to the efforts of a Tom Cruise.

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Although he had to settle for second place behind “Lilo & Stitch” by Disney (145.5 million dollars)“Mission: Impossible – Director Christopher McQuarrie” opened its doors to around $ 64 million at the national level. Once the Monday holidays are taken into account, this number should get closer to $ 80 million, which represents a new high brand for the longtime franchise. The previous opening record was set by “Fallout” of 2018 ($ 61.2 million), which won $ 786.6 million worldwide.

This is very good news for Paramount, seeing the budget for this film would have increased up to $ 400 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever made. This means that it is almost impossible for this film to enjoy theaters alone, but there are still a lot of good news here for the franchise overall. On the one hand, “Final Reckoning” attracted $ 127 million abroad for a global start of $ 204.5 million. It is also part of a record weekend of the Memorial Day, with all the films that should bring northern $ 325 million, collectively.

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So what happened here? How did the eighth report from Cruise as an IMF agent, Ethan Hunt, managed to hang on such a trick competition? Can this film overcome its long-term obstacle budget? We will take a closer look at the early success of the film at the box office and how it is, well considered, an encouraging result. Let’s go.

Although this cannot be a surprise given the inheritance of this franchise, the public appreciated a lot “Mission: impossible – the last calculation”. It currently has a solid approval rating of 80% of criticisms on Rotten tomatoes To go with a very good audience note of 89%. Coupled with the Robust A-Cinemascore of the film, which guarantees that Ethan Hunt, if it is indeed his last appeal, can be released on a good note-maybe not the best note there with “Rogue Nation” or “Fallout”, but a fucking note. The fact that something so famous is found in the middle of the pack for this property says a lot about the quality of the company as a whole.

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There is a reason why this franchise has endured for fucking almost 30 years. For the most part, Cruise and the various directors delivered a crowd pleasure after a crowd pleasure without ever exaggerating their scope. The only critical exception was “Mission: Impossible II” of the 2000s, which was always an absolutely monster financial success. Thus, even if “The Final Reckoning” may not become the best entry in the film series, the public has been sufficiently delighted by this stellar final to give this positive word of mouth, which, we hope, will transport it through a large part of the summer in the world.

He simply cannot be overestimated how Imax Factor, as well as other premium format screens, were with regard to the opening number published by “The Final Reckoning”. In recent years, the public has been happy to pay a bonus to see the right film on the biggest possible screen, IMAX remaining an industry leader in this space. Most of the time, the films “Mission: Impossible” were the right films for these screens, these ticket sales stimulating the box office.

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Unfortunately, “Dead Reckoning” obtained the short end of the stick in this department because “Oppenheimer” by Christopher Nolan saw his Imax run extendedWho dropped Paramount and Cruise. This time, the studio was not going to make this same error and he assured that the allegedly final mission of Ethan Hunt was going to obtain the treatment of the red carpet on screens in premium format all over the world. Consequently, the franchise saw its brussies return to the pre-pale levels.

Despite the costs, this is a result whose studio would be delighted. Unfortunately, the budget was inflated by two different Hollywood strikes, expenses in pandemic, resolved reshuffles and wages of distribution. IMAX can at least help compensate for some of these expenses this time.

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As mentioned, “Lilo & Stitch” was the biggest winner of the weekend, with the last live action of Disney reinventing more than $ 300 million worldwide until Sunday. That said, as we have seen in recent years, there can be room for more than a big blockbuster on the right weekend. This is the art of counter-programming. In this case, “The Final Reckoning” turned out to be the perfect counter of the PG more family PG offer from Disney. The two films combined to make sure that each kind of film buff could find something that deserves to be checked during the Memorial Day.

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As we saw with Barbenheimer in 2023, a vast family -like family film, associated with a more adult film, in many cases, a film focused on men can create a massive double invoice. “Oppenheimer”, of course, was the perfect counter for “Barbie” in 2023. Then, in 2024, “Gladiator II” turned out to be an equally perfect counter for “Wicked”. Paramount did not sacrifice anything by facing “Lilo & Stitch”, it seems. It is better for the overall health of the industry, because it means that, with the right exit calendar, more major films can succeed in a given year. Even if its budget will be a limiting factor, this last film “Mission: Impossible” served as a sign of life encouraging for the world theatrical market.

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Without entering the critical reception or its personal ranking of the franchise as a whole, Paramount, Cruise and Mcquarrie made a very judicious decision by removing this film “The Final Reckoning”. Originally, in the aftermath of the success of “Fallout”, Paramount announced that the films of seventh and eighth “Mission: Impossible” would run consecutive, with “Dead Cytroning Part One” and “Dead Reckoning Part Two” serving as titles. They would be two halves of an entire whole, putting in place an epic conclusion to the franchise.

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In the end, the studio reversed the course, later retail the eighth episode of “The Final Reckoning”. Recent history has taught us that the only promising semi-film is not the best strategy that the studios follow. “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”, for example, abandoned the thing “part 1” and “Part 2”, and, in complete safety, it worked well there. In the same way, “Wicked: part 2” has since been renamed “wicked: for good” Before his arrival in the fall. It’s quite simple: the public wants a complete experience, and they don’t want to have the impression of paying only half a story.

In this case, the “final” bit promised a real conclusion, which added only to the plot (in addition to deleting the notion of the film being simply the second half of a whole). Admittedly, the film is very linked to the events of “dead calculation”, but it is another conversation entirely. Perception is what counted here.

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The only thing this film (and this franchisee) has that few others have is Tom Cruise. Dating from the 80s when he broke out in films like “Risky Business” and “Top Gun”, Cruise helped redefine what the term movie star meant. Surprisingly, he continued this hot sequence in the sixties. Despite the tragically high budget, few live stars today could help make the eighth entry into a franchise that lasted three decades a global phenomenon of this size. Aside from the budget, a 62 -year -old action star giving a blockbuster greater than $ 200 million worldwide is extremely impressive.

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Warm cascades very publicized and ridiculous Cruise undertakes in the films “Mission” to his legendary racing scenesThe public knew that he will deliver the show in these films. The fact that this could well be the final release of Ethan Hunt only gives him an additional approval cachet. Yes, there are other cinema stars (from Dwayne Johnson to Margot Robbie), but none of them can bring what Cruise does to the table. Unwavering and almost twisted levels of dedication to crafts and global recognition make him an asset.

As such, it is clear with the opening of this film that, despite the price of eye fusion, Cruise is worth it. Paramount has a complete franchise “Mission: Impossible” which will help guarantee that films have even more value in the studio catalog for years to come. This is one of those situations where there is much more to consider commercially beyond the box office. The cruise is THE Key driving factor with regard to this value, without a doubt.

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“Mission: Impossible – the last calculation” is now in theaters.