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Tom Cruise At The Worldwide Box Office: On Track To Enter The Top 20 Highest-Grossing Actors List (Photo Credit –YouTube)

Tom Cruise is a global star who has appeared in numerous films and is now thrilling audiences with his latest film, Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning. The $350 million+ global total has helped the actor smash past a mega milestone, taking him closer to entering the all-time top 20 highest-grossing actors list. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Mission: Impossible 8 is performing strongly at the Chinese box office and has earned more than $50 million from IMAX alone. This is one of the most expensive films ever made. It has earned the biggest opening in the Mission: Impossible franchise and is expected to be the highest-grossing installment.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at the worldwide box office

Tom Cruise starrer Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has collected $122.53 million at the North American...

J.J. Abrams, frustratingly not a Trekkie, made one of the most financially lucrative "Star Trek" films of the franchise when he released his "Star Trek" in 2009. "Star Trek" as a series was kind of dead in the mid-2000s after the cancelation of "Star Trek: Enterprise" and the failure of "Star Trek: Nemesis," so many saw Abrams' film as a great turnaround for the series. Abrams dispensed with the gentle, pacifist philosophies at the core of "Star Trek," and turned in a more traditionally high-octane action movie. It bore the iconography and language of "Star Trek," but told in a slicker, modern blockbuster action movie mold. Abrams recast familiar characters too, hiring younger, hotter actors to play younger, hotter versions of Kirk, Spock, and all the rest. Audiences ate it up, and a sequel was put into production immediately. 

The sequel, "Star Trek Into Darkness" came out in 2013, and it...

Most movie trilogies have two things in common: 1.) there are three movies (duh) and 2.) they are official (huh?). By "official," I mean the films are recognized to follow the adventures (or misadventures) of the same character(s). Sometimes their adventures are different stories ("The Godfather" trilogy); other times it's the same story broken up into three chapters ("The Lord of The Rings"). But while the greatest film trilogy of all time is perhaps the most oft-debated topic in online movie discourse, we don't talk nearly enough about the best unofficial movie trilogies. What do I mean by "unofficial?"

If "official" trilogies follow the same character(s) over three parts, then "unofficial" trilogies don't. So what makes it a "trilogy?" It's a filmmaker exploring the same themes, settings, character types, and/or source material across three similar, but completely different, films. In fact, unofficial trilogies are usually not even defined as trilogies by the filmmaker themselves,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Box Office: Pulls In $50M+ From IMAX Alone By 2nd Weekend (Photo Credit –YouTube)

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, like other installments in this franchise, is high on exhilarating action sequences, and intense them on the IMAX screens is an entirely different experience. It seems the fans are enjoying this Tom Cruise actioner on the IMAX screens worldwide, as it has raked in $50 million+ from the immersive theatrical formatted screens worldwide. Keep scrolling for the deets.

The Mission: Impossible movie has received excellent ratings on Rotten Tomatoes—the critics have Certified it Fresh with an 80% rating, and the audience has awarded it an 89%. The critics called it a sentimental sendoff for Ethan Hunt that accomplishes its mission with a characteristic flair for the impossible.

How much did Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning collect at the worldwide box office?

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning accumulated...

Tom Cruise just pulled another Ethan Hunt-level stunt, this time at the Chinese box office. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning parachuted into theaters and boom, the man’s already breaking records like they’re fragile Imf rules. While the film didn’t explode out of the gate with Top Gun: Maverick speed, it still managed to jetpack its way to the third biggest Hollywood opening of 2025 in China. Not bad for a guy outrunning AI and his own franchise’s finish line.

With Cruise’s ever-loyal fanbase, some slick action, and that signature sprint, Final Reckoning’s off to a solid start. China clearly still has a soft spot for the man who does his own stunts and somehow never ages. Looks like Ethan Hunt’s farewell tour might be more cha-ching than ciao. So buckle up, because this mission’s already turning into a box office thrill ride,...

Being human can feel pretty alienating sometimes. Humans are weird creatures and the rules of our societies can feel baffling, but there's a great TV series that approaches that theme through the eyes of an actual extraterrestrial. The SyFy original series "Resident Alien," which stars Alan Tudyk as an alien with a truly unpronounceable name that goes by the assumed name and identity of "Harry Vanderspeigle," shows us just how bizarre humans are by depicting life for an alien who's now stuck among us and doing his best to fit in. "Resident Alien" isn't the first movie or series to poke fun at humanity through the eyes of a space alien, with movies like the hilarious Nick Frost and Simon Pegg-starring "Paul" and even the Jeff Goldblum rom-com "Earth Girls are Easy" playing with the concept, but it does take it to its furthest and most ridiculous conclusions. 

"Resident...

Original Galaxy Quest producer Mark Johnson has indicated that when it comes to the long-awaited TV series based on the cult classic 1999 sci-fi comedy, fans should never give up, never surrender! It turns out that Grabthar's hammer has not come down on the project yet, after years of being in development, which means there is still a glimmer of hope that the courageous crew of the Nsea Protector could bring another space adventure to our screens in the future, and we should remain on the lookout for further signs of life.

Johnson has several projects in the works, including TV adaptations of Galaxy Quest and The Holdovers, which he tells Deadline "are being written, so we'll see." It may not be the most Earth-shattering update, especially since he didn't reveal how far along they are with the script and this is one of many iterations that have been in development...

Mission: Impossible isn’t just a movie franchise anymore. It’s a full-blown adrenaline machine, powered by Tom Cruise sprinting full-speed into danger like gravity doesn’t apply to him. Whether he’s free-climbing the Burj Khalifa, hanging off a plane mid-takeoff, or literally launching himself off a mountain on a motorcycle, Cruise has turned “doing his own stunts” into a cinematic religion.

This time around, the gang’s back maybe for the last time, for another impossible ride with Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning. Cruise is joined by familiar faces like Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and newcomers who bring new heat to the mission. The film delivers everything you’d expect: high-tech chaos, sleek disguises, and of course, a rogue AI with a God complex. It’s blockbuster popcorn madness.

But let’s not act like the series is flawless. Under all the high-speed chases and face-swapping drama,...

If this is truly the last time we see Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) running at full speed down seemingly endless streets, driving like an absolute maniac, or hanging off the side of an airplane, then fans of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series will leave the theater satisfied. Hell, they may even have a few tears in their eyes by the time they get to their cars. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – The Hollywood Insider fully focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, against gossip and scandal, by combining entertainment, education, and philanthropy. A Beautifully Messy Finale As it opened with a montage containing some of the more recognizable moments from...

Fans get a promising update about the long-awaited Galaxy Questtelevision series.

Per Deadline, producer Mark Johnson, who has his name attached to beloved features ranging from Good Morning, Vietnam to Rain Man to The Notebook, opened up about two hotly-anticipated projects. Regarding the possibility of both a Galaxy Quest and The Holdovers series, Johnson stated simply that "Both are being written," before adding, "So we'll see."

Back in 2024, Sam Rockwell noted that the film's surviving cast would almost assuredly be part of such a project. "It was a really lucky thing, that film. If there was a sequel to Galaxy Quest, we would be on it. We talked about it, maybe like a limited series." Rockwell added, "Simon Pegg talked about helping with it, actually." These statements came almost a year after the confirmation that Paramount+ and Paramount Television had signed Mark Johnson on to produce, all while actively searching...

When it comes to high-octane franchises, Fast & Furious and Mission: Impossible are like the Nos and nitroglycerin of Hollywood, both explosive, both iconic. While one’s about family and fast cars, the other’s about masks and mid-air stunts. Vin Diesel’s “ride or die” crew has been burning rubber for over two decades, while Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt has been running, jumping, and clinging to planes like it’s a cardio competition.

But when it comes to the box office finish line, Fast & Furious hits the Nos a little harder. Despite Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One pulling off some wild stunts (and Cruise literally riding off cliffs), it just didn’t boost the franchise past Dom Toretto’s $7 billion juggernaut. Ethan may be saving the world with style, but Dom’s doing it with family, and apparently, a whole lot more ticket sales. Sorry,...

Throwback To Pom Klementieff’s Saucy ‘Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth’ Video(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is lighting up cinemas now, with Tom Cruise and his ensemble cast delivering spectacular action sequences once again. After over six years of production, the crew didn’t just film Mission: Impossible’s explosive two-parter — Dead Reckoning and Final Reckoning — they also managed to sneak in a saucy Marvel-targeting.

The Guardians of the Galaxy actress, Pom Klementieff, who plays the role of French assassin Paris in the Mission: Impossible’s seventh and eighth installments, wrote and starred in a cheeky and sensual music video titled “Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth.”

As the name implies, it’s a roast as part of a larger “Fantasy Football Trash Talk” narrative, which Pom’s Mission: Impossible co-star Simon Pegg directed as they shot it all around the world in bits during a break from the action spectacles.

After hitting theaters last week, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning has found itself on an impressive Tom Cruise box office chart following the crossing of a new milestone. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the latest and seemingly last installment in the Mission: Impossiblefranchise features Cruise back in action as Ethan Hunt, facing off against Gabriel (Esai Morales) and The Entity one last time. The film, which also stars Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, and Henry Czerny, among others, opened to $64 million at the box office last weekend, setting a new franchise record.

Now, according to Box Office Mojo, The Final Reckoning has crossed $220 million worldwide, comprising $86.2 million domestically and $136.1 million from overseas. Using additional box office data from The Numbers, the latest Mission: Impossible movie now stands among the top 25 highest-grossing movies of Cruise's career worldwide. The film currently occupies 23rd place, coming just behind titles like Interview With the Vampire...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is quickly approaching its second weekend in theaters, and Tom Cruise’s latest adventure as Ethan Hunt is taking out the competition at the box office. After collecting over $20 million domestically over the first two days of this week, Mission: Impossible 8 now sits at $86 million in the U.S. and $127 million internationally for a global cumulative total of $213 million. This $86 million domestic haul is enough to push The Final Reckoning past the total domestic gross of Meg 2: The Trench, the critically panned kaiju action thriller led by Jason Statham. Statham’s Meg sequel wrapped up its theatrical run with $82 million in the U.S., but it collected $315 million overseas for a worldwide total of $397 million. Mi 8 will look to pass this in the coming weeks.

It’s not unfamiliar to see Tom Cruise leading the charge as Ethan Hunt for a Mission: Impossible movie,...

Tom Cruise has such a long and illustrious catalog of beloved movies, from the likes of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut to Risky Business, that it can often be difficult to pick a favorite. Never one to back down from a challenge, Cruise's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning co-star Hayley Atwell has had her say, moving away from the blockbuster action franchise and, instead, naming the 1996 romantic sports drama, Jerry Maguire, as her favorite.

A five-time Academy Award nominee and featuring one of Cruise's most memorable performances, Jerry Maguire is an inspired choice from Atwell, and it seems the current population of streaming fans agrees. As of May 28, and amid the Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning hype, Jerry Maguire has landed in the Top 10 most-streamed movies on Pluto TV in the US. Jerry Maguire joins an eye-catching list of other titles in the top 10, which includes three Mission: Impossible movies,...

Long before he was battling evil god-like computer programs with the star of Risky Business, Simon Pegg starred alongside Jessica Hynes in the British sitcom Spaced. The show was so beloved, over a thousand fans agreed to act like zombies in Shaun of the Dead for absolutely no pay.

One of the most memorable aspects of Spaced was Pegg’s character Tim’s love of Star Wars. But in the second season, his disappointment in the relatively recently-released Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace took him to some dark places, such as burning all of his Star Wars merch on a funeral pyre.

And verbally abusing a small child who simply wanted to purchase a Jar Jar Binks toy.

But these days, Pegg feels as though he may have gone a little too far in his prequel-bashing.

During a recent video interview with Variety, Pegg discussed Spaced’s Star Wars hostility, specifically...

This Memorial Day weekend has been very fruitful at the box office thanks to record-breaking earnings by live-action Lilo & Stitch and Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. But the box office isn’t the only place where the Mission: Impossible franchise is making waves, it has taken over a streaming service too.

Per, FlixPatrol, fans are binging the Mission: Impossible franchise on Paramount+, resulting in most movies finding a spot on Top 10 charts. The Dead Reckoning is at #2 spot, followed by Mi: Fallout, followed by the original Mission: Impossible. Interestingly, another Cruise movie, Top Gun: Maverick, is right at #5, followed by Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible II, Ghost Protocol, and Mission: Impossible III. There are only two exceptions in the list, with Jack Quaid’s Novocaine at #1 and Norbit at #10 on the charts.

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ is a Huge Hit

In under a week of its release,...

The Mission: Impossible franchise has been running for almost three decades, and throughout its history, it has amassed a huge fan following. Picking up missions that save the world, hanging from the tallest buildings, jumping off cliffs, Tom Cruise and his out-of-this-world stunts have immensely grown the franchise.

Now, the latest movie – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – the sequel to the highly thrilling Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, has lit the fuse, and it looks like the end of an era. After years of Tom Cruise saving the world, it might be time to bid farewell to Ethan Hunt. Surprisingly, this farewell to Mission: Impossible has something for fans of two wildly different shows on Apple TV+. Two top actors from Ted Lasso and Severance have joined the growing list of actors in the Final Reckoning movie.

Ted Lasso and Severance star in the cast of Mission: Impossible –...

Six years have passed since Tom Cruise announced that the seventh and eighth films in the Mission: Impossible franchise would be shot back-to-back, and he has been in production on these films for a long time. We saw Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning back in 2024, and now the follow-up, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, has finally made its way out into the world, reaching theatres on May 23rd. (You can read our review at This Link.) To celebrate the film’s release, producer/star Cruise and director/co-writer/producer Christopher McQuarrie went on a world tour that wrapped up in the state of Texas, where they received a welcome from Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, experienced authentic Texas barbecue, and surprised moviegoers at military, tastemaker, and opening weekend paid screenings. When JoBlo’s own Taylor James Johnson heard that Tom Cruise was going to...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is now playing in theaters everywhere, and although it features the most star-studded ensemble of any movie in Tom Cruise’s action franchise, there’s one name missing from the call sheet. Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust seemingly dies near the end of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, but given her rich history with Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, fans remained hopeful that she would show up in The Final Reckoning. It seemed like Ilsa was nowhere to be found until some fans thought they spotted her at the end of the film.

At the very end of The Final Reckoning, when Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, along with Benji (Simon Pegg), Grace (Hayley Atwell), and more, all go their separate ways, Ethan disappears into a crowd of people. However, as he’s walking away, he lines up and begins walking beside a woman whom fans have become convinced is Ilsa.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning kicked off its theatrical run this weekend with a $64 million domestic opening, and it followed that up with a strong $15 million on Memorial Day weekend. At the time of writing, the film currently sits at $79 million domestically and $127 million from international markets for a worldwide total of $206 million. Although still well below Lilo & Stitch, Tom Cruise’s new action thriller has now passed Constantine, the 2005 superhero horror film led by Keanu Reeves, at the domestic box office. Constantine grossed $75 million at the domestic box office, which adjusts to around $123 million when accounting for inflation. The Final Reckoning is roughly $15 million behind Constantine globally, but it will certainly pass it before the end of the week.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning has already carved out its name as one of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of the year, a list it’s poised to climb...

After over five years of work, Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt can finally be laid to rest (for now) with the release of "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning." As long as the path to producing and releasing this unbelievable two-part finale was for Cruise and the franchise's longtime writer-director Christopher McQuarrie, it was, in some ways, an even longer journey for co-star Hayley Atwell.

Atwell has had a more subtle career compared to other blockbuster action stars of her kind, who also owe much of their mainstream success to the boom of the superhero genre and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in particular. She's come a long way from being one of Steve Rogers' support-players at Shield in "Captain America: The First Avenger.

In "The Final Reckoning," she plays the mysterious Grace, an enigmatic thief who challenges Ethan more than any of his other allies, and she will also play...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningkeeps making a big splash at the box office, and Paramount Pictures has Tom Cruise to thank for literally getting his feet wet along the way to ensure the film was successful. A new look at the recently released sequel shows how Cruise pulled off his stunning underwater sequence that ranks among his most eye-catching stunts yet.

Paramount unveiled a clip of Cruise's intense underwater scene in The Final Reckoning, which sees his central protagonist, Ethan Hunt, inside the sunken Russian submarine, the Sevastopol, at the bottom of the ocean as he continues to chase down the AI-powered villain, the Entity. The clip shows Cruise in a diving suit weighing 125 pounds as the water inside the submarine fills up around him. Cruise is seen gasping for air as he looks around, showing the high-risk nature of the sequence.

The sequence isn't the first time Cruise...

Tom Cruise is celebrating a major milestone, and he’s doing it in the most Tom Cruise way possible. The actor took to his social media account and posted a heartfelt message that proved yet again why he’s the last true Hollywood movie star. Cruise was filled with gratitude and detailed how much he appreciated the love fans have showered on the recently released Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

But in the midst of all this, he didn’t forget the cast and crew that brought the movie to life. Let’s take a closer look at the post that’s winning hearts all over social media – and is a perfect reminder of why Tom Cruise still reigns supreme in the industry.

Tom Cruise’s emotional post about Mission: Impossible 8’s success is winning hearts

Over the past several decades, we’ve seen Tom Cruise be a...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning could send the beloved action franchise off in style thanks to a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office. With Tom Cruise reaping the early rewards for his breathtaking stunt work, he's expressing gratitude to everyone involved for the movie's success.

Per Variety, Cruise released an open letter on his social media pages thanking fans, his cast-mates and crew for The Final Reckoning's four-day haul of over $200 million worldwide during the United States' Memorial Day weekend. The film's $63 million domestic return over the first three days also set a Mission: Impossible franchise record, putting Cruise in an appreciative mood for the support it received.

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"This weekend was one for the history books!" Cruise said on social media. "Congratulations and thank you to every filmmaker, every artist, every crew member and every single person who works at the studios.

Tom Cruise has spent the last several years working mainly on franchise films, but there was a time, especially in the early stages of his career, when he would work with major directors. He seems to be returning to his roots, with an upcoming film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. But among his last mid-budget movies aimed at an adult audience was the World War II thriller Valkyrie, which was released back in 2008. Directed by the disgraced Bryan Singer, Valkyrie is notable for another important reason: it marked Cruise's first collaboration with writer Christopher McQuarrie. They've since become one of Hollywood's tightest actor-director duos, having most recently worked together on Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Incidentally, The Final Reckoninghas out-grossed Valkyrie's entire global box office run in just four days of release. On Monday, The Final Reckoningpassed the $200 million milestone at the worldwide box office, and, in doing so,...

Update: This story was originally published May 23, 2005; it was updated on May 27, 2025 with the addition of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

For nearly three decades, Tom Cruise has been leading the Impossible Mission Force, but that chapter is coming to a close this week with Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. There may be Mission: Impossible movies in the future, but Cruise swears it's his last ride as Ethan Hunt.

Cruise originated the role in 1996's Mission: Impossible movie, which was based on the 1960s TV series of the same name. That first film had more overt ties to the show, but as the cinematic series continued, the films gradually became their own thing. Now, the franchise is synonymous with some of the best action movies ever made.

But not every Mission: Impossible film is created equal. To celebrate the end of an era, we’re ranking the first seven Mission: Impossible movies,...

“Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning”, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring actor Tom Cruise as ‘Ethan Hunt’, grossed ‘Domestic’ $77,000,000 and ‘International’ $127,000,000 for a ‘Worldwide’ box office total of $204,000,000, after 3 days in theatrical release:

Cast also includes Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales…

…Pom Klementieff, Angela Bassett and Henry Czerny reprising their roles from the previous films in the movie franchise.

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Featuring the talent of Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Andor’s Ben Mendelsohn, and British favorite Simon Pegg, who recently wrapped up the final installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Steven Spielberg’s dystopian sci-fi adventure Ready Player One is a movie many might've forgotten. However, despite falling to the back of some minds since its release seven years ago, it seems the Zak Penn-written cyberpunk thriller has found a streaming renaissance over recent weeks, officially finishing at #9 in the Max Top 10 as of May 26, 2025.

Boasting a "certified fresh" 71% from critics and an even stronger 77% from audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Ready Player One was a hit with critics and viewers alike upon release, soldiifed by its CinemaScore of A-, matching previous Spielberg-led movies such as Catch Me if You Can and War Horse. In Collider's official review of the film back when it opened, Matt Goldberg wrote,...

Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Played Hans Landa ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Quentin Tarantino delivered something sharp and unpredictable with Inglourious Basterds. After the blood-soaked frenzy of Kill Bill and the grindhouse style of Death Proof, this World War II tale felt like a shift, not only for himself, but to his fans as well.

The movie still had his signature energy, but there was more precision to it. A group of soldiers led by Aldo Raine slicing through the Nazi ranks, and a young Jewish woman named Shosanna setting fire to revenge using cinema itself sounds like Tarantino was having fun with history.

Leonardo DiCaprio Was Nearly Cast As Hans Landa

The 2009 Tarantino classic eventually became a hit, but the path to it wasn’t smooth. Tarantino spent years shaping the story, sometimes even thinking about turning it into a TV series. But, along the way, casting plans changed, and some of...

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This May, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of the sci-fi comedy series Resident Alien to the streaming release of Night Swim. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Peacock in June 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Hot Fuzz (June 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Focus Features

Hot Fuzz is a buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Pegg. The 2007 film follows Nicholas Angel, a brilliant London police officer who is re-assigned to a West Country village. At first, Nicholas doesn’t encounter much crime, but soon people begin gruesomely dying.

Several movie franchises feel like that one friend who never overstays their welcome, but just when you think they’re done, boom, another banger drops. Yep, we’re talking about those superheroes to wizards, fast cars to galaxy-saving movie franchises that have given us swoon-worthy blockbusters, epic cliffhangers, and at least one character we’re too much invested in.

Be it lightsabers, Infinity Stones, or just plain ‘I don’t have friends, I got family’ dialogues, these cinematic universes have truly mastered the art of drawing us back in. And honestly, some of the sequels slap so hard that the original, we just can’t stop binge-watching it all over again. No, we’re not talking about who made the most money; it’s about the ones that left a deep mark and made us yell in theaters, cry over fictional deaths, and maybe even dress up at midnight premieres.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning sees several familiar faces in the beloved action film series return for what could potentially be the finale of the Tom Cruise-led setpiece. However, one character killed off in the previous sequel wasn't revived for the latest installment, and director Christopher McQuarrie has a reasonable explanation why.

Speaking with John Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, McQuarrie addressed the death of Rebecca Ferguson's character, Ilsa Faust, in Dead Reckoning and why she wasn't brought back in The Final Reckoning amid fan calls for her to return. Despite the backlash regarding Ilsa's death, McQuarrie claimed the best choice was not to revive her as her demise was meant to mirror realism and finality within the film series, creating more emotional resonance and credibility.

"It's the cost versus benefit. The death of essential characters has followed Ethan throughout every one of these movies.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning concludes with the good guys saving the day, and Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt getting his hands on the AI Entity that very brought the world to its knees.

The Imf team meets in Trafalgar Square, Grace gives Ethan the drive, and he walks off into the crowd, perhaps ready for his next mission or to take a well-earned break. Either way, the door is left open for another adventure, and if that doesn't happen, then it's a solid, open-ended way to conclude the character's story (he's out there somewhere...we just don't know where).

In an interview with USA Today (via ActioNewz.com), Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie explained, "What I love about the way it ends is the way it ends. We've always wanted to end a 'Mission' that way, but you can't make these movies do things they don't want to do.

Tom Cruise and his daredevil sensibilities may be the face of "Mission: Impossible," but the series also owes a great debt to its women. As the films kept expanding their ensembles, they accumulated a murderer's row of female talent like Katy O'Brian, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Thandiwe Newton, Paula Patton, Maggie Q, Vanessa Redgrave, Keri Russell, and the Academy Award-nominated Angela Bassett. When "Rogue Nation" came around, Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust became an instant fan favorite who stuck around for three incredible adventures.

It felt like such a gift on behalf of "Dead Reckoning," one of the best "Mission: Impossible" movies, to not only feature Ferguson, but also add two more incredible women to join in on the fun. On the side of the villainous Entity, you had Pom Klementieff as Paris, a quietly menacing henchwoman with a penchant for deadly hand-to-hand combat. Over on Ethan Hunt's team, however,...

Ethan Hunt asked us to trust him “one last time,” and he delivered. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is now playing in theaters everywhere, and what is seemingly Tom Cruise’s final adventure as the legendary Imf agent has captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike. The action film opened with $63 million at the domestic box office and $127 million internationally for a global total of $190 million. This $63 million in domestic markets is enough to push The Final Reckoning past Transformers One, the 2024 animated film led by Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson. Transformers One grossed $59 million at the domestic box office and $69 million internationally for a worldwide haul of $128 million. The film also cost $75 million to make, meaning it technically failed to turn a profit for Paramount.

As with all Mission: Impossible movies, it’s Tom Cruise leading the charge for The Final Reckoning, tasked with once again saving...

This post contains spoilers for "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning."

It wouldn't be a franchise's closing chapter without one central character biting the bullet in an act of noble heroism. In the case of "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning," it had to be one of the longest-running characters in the series. After giving Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) the runaround, his old foe, Gabriel (Esai Morales), makes one power move that Ethan can't win against – he traps Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) with a bomb that can't be stopped, but can be minimized as long as it takes him with it.

With that, Ethan has no choice but to run off and pursue his foe, forcing his longtime friend to make the ultimate sacrifice. While it's a fitting exit for the Phineas Phreak, it, like a lot of dramatic beats in Hunt's final mission, doesn't make the kind of...

Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch and Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning kicked off summer blockbuster season with a record-breaking four-day Memorial Day weekend, securing the top two slots on an estimated $183m and $77.5m, respectively.

Over three days, the dynamic duo earned $145m and $64m. Comscore said the three-day Friday-through-Sunday weekend generated $262m in total, pushing North American box office for theyear to dateto just over $3bn.

All releases combined for $322m, ahead of the previous $314m benchmark set in 2013, whenFast & Furious 6,The Hangover Part III,and Star Trek: Into Darkness fuelled film-going.

Through Sunday, sales...

Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch and Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning kicked off summer blockbuster season with a record-breaking four-day Memorial Day weekend, securing the top two slots on an estimated $183m and $77m, respectively.

Over three days, the dynamic duo earned $145m and $63m. Comscore said the three-day Friday-through-Sunday weekend generated $262m in total, pushing North American box office for theyear to dateto just over $3bn.

All releases combined for $322m, ahead of the previous $314m benchmark set in 2013, whenFast & Furious 6,The Hangover Part III,and Star Trek: Into Darkness fuelled film-going.

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Mission Impossible Cast Sharing Insights On The Future Of Tom Cruise’s Franchise ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The first Mission Impossible film was released in May 1996, and more than three decades later, the universe expanded into a full-blown franchise, with Tom Cruise still leading it as agent Ethan Hunt. The recent addition is Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, which was released in May 2025.

Now, fans are wondering if this was truly the final movie in the action-spy franchise and if the word final in the title means what it means. Tom has made a name for himself by doing all his stunts on his own, no matter how dangerous. Here’s what the cast has said about the future of the franchise.

Mission Impossible: Cast On Future Of Tom Cruise Franchise

During a chat with People, some of the stars spoke about the movie and their thoughts on whether there...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is here, and needless to say, the movie has been amazing! It’s the last installment of Tom Cruise’s acclaimed franchise that’s concluding after almost 30 years. The action star is still commanding everyone’s attention, and you might have noticed how youthful he appears during the press tours or even in the movie!

He doesn’t look 62 at all, and doesn’t act like it for sure with all his death-defying stunts. That kind of physical intensity is impressive, but at his age, it’s nearly unheard of! But no mission is impossible for Cruise. So has he found the fountain of youth, the elixir of life, or is he just following a great diet?

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It was way back in 1996 that the first Mission: Impossible film was released, introducing us to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, the Impossible Mission Force agent who seems to save the world from Armageddon at the last second, quite literally.

For nearly three decades, the franchise has captivated audiences with its high-octane action, intricate espionage plots, and Cruise’s death-defying stunts as the indomitable Hunt. The film series has come a long way since its debut, evolving into a stylish adaptation of the 1960s TV show. It has grossed more than 4 billion dollars at the global box office (via The Numbers) and redefined the modern action genre as a whole.

With the release of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on May 23, 2025, many have been left wondering if this would really be Ethan Hunt’s swan song. Originally conceived as the second part of a two-part finale, this eighth installment...

The Memorial Day weekend at the box office has been fantastic as moviegoers rush theatres again in record numbers. Early estimates for the three-day gross have already exceeded expectations; the combined value, at more than $145 million, is an all-time high for Memorial Day weekend. This flurry of enthusiasm points to a really favorable development for the film business, suggesting a vivid return to the collective moviegoing experience. Let’s dive into the top performers from the first three days of this historic holiday weekend: Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2025 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1. Lilo & Stitch

The live-action reimagining of Lilo & Stitch, the animated classic, has opened to a staggering $145.5 million! It’s the highest Memorial Day weekend opener of all time, blowing past the record set not too long ago by Top Gun: Maverick. Walt Disney Studios has itself a hot hand, following up...

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One of the strange quirks of the nearly three-decade-old "Mission: Impossible" franchise of action films is that while the series is known for its amazing, jaw-dropping setpieces, the climaxes of these films aren't always the most notable part. "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," for example, has the incredibly tense sequence in which dedicated Imf Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) scales the side of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai ... but that setpiece occurs in the middle of the film, and the movie concludes with a fight sequence in the middle of a high-rise parking garage. The original "Mission: Impossible" is well-known for its deadly silent CIA break-in sequence, which also occurs at the midpoint. While its ending scene on the fast-moving Chunnel is well-done, that sequence has always paled in comparison to the image of Cruise dangling on a wire and barely avoiding slamming onto the pressurized floor.

Actor Tom Cruise’s fabled endurance may have met its match on the set of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” Stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood says the 62-year-old star was “so tired” during a wing-walking sequence over South Africa that crew members had to lift him off the biplane between takes, despite Cruise’s trademark grin and thumbs-up signals to director Christopher McQuarrie. “It beat the hell out of him … Many times we were carrying him off the wing because he was so tired,” Eastwood told The Times.

McQuarrie recounted the same flight at the Cannes Film Festival, admitting there was a moment when “we could not tell if he was conscious,” with only three minutes of fuel left and no way to land while Cruise lay prone on the wing. The actor finally dragged himself to the cockpit to gulp oxygen and finish the take.

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In 2023, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning struggled in the wake of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie; the movie ended up underperforming at the box office and concluded its run with $570 million worldwide. Dead Reckoning was produced on a reported budget of almost $300 million and was coming off the franchise’s top-grossing and best-rated installment, Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Its lower-than-anticipated box office performance forced Paramount to retool the marketing strategy for the eighth installment, this week’s Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, which was sold as the last chapter in the storied action franchise.

The movie faced its own box office hurdles this weekend, as it took on Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remake. Despite the competition, the movie delivered a franchise-best debut, grossing a projected $77 million domestically across the extended Memorial Day holiday frame. It has made around $127 million so far from overseas markets — it...

The last two installments of Mission Impossible already had an extra sense of weightage. Previously titled “Dead Reckoning – Part 2” (2025), it would later be retitled as the “Final Reckoning”, due to director and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, screenwriter Erik Jendersen and of course star Tom Cruise’s attempt to encapsulate thirty years of this franchise by connecting all the films (almost all of them) and provide a suitable coda. Needless to say, it is a ton and a half both in terms of runtime and ambition, and thus majorly flawed, but no less enjoyable.

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office Day 1 Update ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Tom Cruise starrer Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has opened to a great reception at the theaters in North America. Despite certain restrictions, the film has collected record numbers on its release day, beating 2018’s blockbuster installment and Fallout’s $22.8 million release day collection by a significant margin. Keep scrolling for more.

It is the final installment in the franchise, which is a big blow to Tom Cruise fans. The film has an emotional connection, and it has also received positive reviews. That and the nostalgia factor will surely benefit the movie, but how much it will help the film earn is a concern owing to its mammoth budget.

How much did Mission: Impossible 8 earn on its Day 1?

Mission: Impossible’s 8th and last installment collected a solid $24.8 million on its release day in the United States.

Hayley Atwell had an unseen costar during a fight scene in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.”

During a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show,” Atwell revealed she was more than eight months pregnant while filming reshoots of a fight scene in “Final Reckoning,” but still managed to do all her own stunts.

“During this fight sequence, we came back to it a few times to add a few elements to it,” she said as host Jimmy Fallon introduced a preview of the scene. “And in this clip, I’m actually eight and a half months pregnant.”

She continued, “I’m serious. Yes. And I have to say, I was taken such good care of. Everyone was so supportive and they were like, ‘Oh, you can sit down, and we’ll have a stunt double do it.’ And I was like, ‘No! I’ve worked too hard. Let me do it.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Box Office Day 7 Update! ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has officially completed one week at the Indian box office. Tom Cruise starrer was released in theatres on May 17, 2025 and has already become the 4th highest-grosser of the franchise. Scroll below for the latest update on day 7.

How much has Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning earned in India?

Mission: Impossible 8 marks the final outing of Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Fans are emotional, yet super excited to see what Christopher McQuarrie‘s directorial has to offer. The early reviews were positive, which further intrigued the massive fan base. On day 7, the action spy film garnered an estimated 4.10 crores.

It was a regular working Friday, so a drop in box office collections was expected. But this was another dip of 14%, pushing the earnings to the vicinity of 4 crores. Things would get...