Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoninghas hit another major box office milestone. The eighth installment continued the dire mission fromDead Reckoning, wherethe Entityremains the biggest threat to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team.The Final Reckoningdebuted at $64 million at the domestic box officeand has since been hitting key milestones in the last two months.
Now, according toDeadline,The Final Reckoningis going to surpass the $190 million milestoneat the domestic box office. With a total reaching $191 million after nearly seven weeks in theaters, the eighth installment is close to overtakingRogue Nation, which made a total of $195 million during its original box office run. As of right now, it’s the fifth highest-grossing movie in the franchise at the domestic box office.
Why Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Is Not Quite A Box Office Success?
The Supposed Final Installment Has Not Hit Break Even
DespiteThe Final Reckoningclosing in onRogue Nationin the franchise’s domestic charts, the latest installment is not exactly the box-office success that it wishes it could be. This predicament stems from themovie having an expensive $400 million budget.
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Typically, a movie needs to make two and a half times the amount of the budget to break even, before going into profitable margins. Currently,The Final Reckoninghas a global total of just over $560 million, which is nowhere close to hitting the break-even point. Furthermore, those chances seem unlikely asthe movie’s box office momentum has slowed down as more new releases drop in theaters.
On the other hand, the eighth installment does have a good chance of surpassingRogue Nation, although there is no guarantee. However, on the global side, it is expected to become the fourth-highest-grossingMission: Impossiblemovie, overtakingDead Reckoning. Thus, in a way, the latest milestone is bittersweet since it still has final legs to climb the franchise’s highest-grossing charts. However,Falloutwill remain the highest-grossing installment, which made $786 million.
Our Take On Mission: Impossible 8’s Latest Milestone
It Seems That The Box Office Is Impacting Cruise’s Future Projects
The lukewarm box office won’t have too much of an impact onCruise’s future with theMission: ImpossiblefranchisesinceThe Final Reckoningwas marketed as the final installment. However, it appears that the lackluster box office of the last two movies is having an impact on Cruise’s endeavors in new projects outside the franchise.
It was recently reported byPuckthathis upcoming thriller,Deep, with Ana de Armas, is facing some problemsafter Warner Bros. was not willing to budge on the proposed budget of $275 million. Reportedly, the executives found the ask too high and were not willing to go over $230 million. This has resulted in the project being halted as Cruise attempts to seek another studio despite prep and pre-visualization having been done.
While this is just one case, this just shows some consequences that Cruise may face as a result of the lackluster box office with the last twoMission: Impossibleinstallments. Thankfully, the star already has a few other projects lined up, alongsidehopes of aTop Gun 3. While it’s unclear how much more this box office performance will impact Cruise, hopefully, there is a chance to bounce back with the next release.
