Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
With just over a month remaining until its release, the firstMission: Impossible The Final Reckoningbox office projections have arrived.
As reported byDeadline,Quoromhas the upcoming sequelbringing in at least $100 million in its Memorial Day release weekend, as is its competition, the live-actionLilo & Stitchremake.
This would put it as the highest-grossing opening in the franchise thus far, surpassingMission: Impossible Fallout’s $61 million opening.
The opening projection forFinal Reckoningalone should nearly compensate for last year’s Memorial Day weekend draw of $132.2 million.
What This Means For Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
This Projection Points The Film Being More Commercially Successful Than The Last
Thelast movie in theMission: Impossiblefranchise,Dead Reckoning, made $571 million at the global box office with a reported production budget of around $300 million,leading some to consider that the installment was a box office underperformer.
There are several factors to include, likeBarbieandOppenheimermaking high numbers during the same period and franchise fatigue, asDead Reckoningwas the seventh entry ofMission: Impossible.
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WhileFinal Reckoningisn’t facing a pair of films expected to be such heavy hitters that they have a nickname for their simultaneous release, like Barbenheimer, the sequel is facing competition during its release.The most potent competitor could arguably bethe live-action remake ofLilo & Stitch, a long-awaited live-action version for Disney fans, which is also expected to open to high numbers.
Other competitors includeKarate Kid: Legends,Thunderbolts*, andFinal Destination: Bloodlines, which are all part of well-known franchises, so the verdict will be left in the hands of star power and each franchise’s respective fanbase resilience.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is the direct sequel to Dead Reckoning - Part One and is the eighth film in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Said to be the final film, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and more will reprise their roles in Ethan Hunt’s IMF team as they face off against a dangerous foe from their past.
Our Take On Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning’s Projections
It Being Considered An Underperformer Isn’t Likely
I don’t seeFinal Reckoningbeing considered a box office underperformerlikeDead Reckoning.
It being marketed as the franchise’s finale, even while not confirmed to be such, could be a big draw for fans of theMission: Impossiblefranchise, along with the star power of Cruise.
Aside fromLilo & StitchandThunderbolts*, it could beat out its competition, given the franchise’s history of commercial and critical success.
All of that being said,Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoningshould at least break even, despite its gargantuan budget of $400 million.
Source:Deadline
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is the direct sequel to Dead Reckoning - Part One and is the eighth film in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
Said to be the final film, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and more will reprise their roles in Ethan Hunt’s IMF team as they face off against a dangerous foe from their past.
