Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One, from Paramount and Skydance, is expected to gross between $6 million and $7 million in previews, which is sure to surpass the $6 million earned by the Thursday previews of the last Mission Impossible – Fallout from 2018. According to reports, this is true. The numbers we’re seeing right now might change.
Dead Reckoning previews started at 2 PM today, although I know PLF fan screenings were held on Monday, and that little sum of money is taken into consideration in the estimation.
With credits, Dead Reckoning runs for 2 hours, 43 minutes, making it one of the summer’s lengthier films. Not as lengthy as Oppenheimer’s 3 hours (which premieres on July 21), but longer than The Flash (2 hours, 24 minutes) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2 hours, 34 minutes). The action, however, is unlike anything seen in a Mission Impossible or Fast and Furious film previously. You’ll want to see the movie again after the automobile chase in Rome, Italy. Given the length of this sequel and the limited number of showtimes that exhibitors may schedule, Paramount is wise to aim for a Mission:Impossible franchise five-day record with a Wednesday debut. Disney chose a Friday release for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny instead of a Wednesday one, and the studio saw $60.3M over three days before July 4 as a result.
Dead Reckoning is anticipated to gross over $250 million globally and receive the greatest reviews of any Mission: Impossible film ever (98% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes).
The long-awaited sequel Top Gun: Maverick was the biggest box office performance of Cruise’s career last year, earning $19.3 million in U.S. previews, $126.7 million domestically, and $256.4 million worldwide. After Avatar: The Way of Water, the film finished with $1.49 billion worldwide and $718.7 million domestically, ranking it as the top domestic film of 2023.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout debuted at $61.2 million domestically and finished with $220.1 million domestically and $791.6 million worldwide. Keep in mind that Cruise’s films are always backloaded at the B.O., even if Mission had a disappointing weekend.
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