The “Mission: Impossible” franchise is one of the best-known names in the film industry, and it shouldn’t be surprising to anyone that the latest installment came out to great success, both among critics/fans as well as in the box office. More precisely, the movie managed to generate $20 million in profits just on Friday alone, making it the biggest opening day in the franchise so far.
Predictions were putting the weekend number at around $52 million spread across nearly 4,000 locations, according to estimates by the studio itself. The film took some time to produce and there seemed to be some hiccups along the way, but in the end it turned out even better than fans were hoping for, and it’s definitely going to be remembered as a great release in cinema in general, not just in the franchise.
In the new film, we see Tom Cruise coming up against a team of special agents, known as “The Syndicate”. Along with Cruise, we also get to see Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner and Rebecca Ferguson in the new film, and there is plenty of solid acting for fans of the franchise to enjoy.
According to critics, this installment in the franchise doesn’t actually make it feel “exhausted”, but rather revives interest in it and adds even more to the already great configuration of the previous films. The last entry in the franchise – “Ghost Protocol” – earned $209 million in the US alone, and $485 million across the globe.
In total, the first four films of the franchise have earned a total of more than $2 billion around the world, making it one of the more successful film series the industry has seen so far. Tom Cruise has been quite heavy on the marketing and promotion for this new film as well, and it’s no wonder that fans were so excited to see his performance, as his name has been in the media very often lately.
We got to see exclusive previews of him doing some dramatic stunts, and this is part of what drove so many people to the new production – it was pretty obvious that it’s going to be a well-made action movie with plenty of explosive developments going on.
Reviewers have been very positive about the film, dissecting its different scenes in detail and exploring its many nuances as deeply as possible. It’s pretty clear that a lot of thought has gone into the production of the new “Mission: Impossible”, and it’s not just supposed to be some eye-catching action flick as some people seem to be describing it. It’s a film with more depth than some people are expecting, and this has been a pleasant surprise to some of its fans.
There are some interesting plot twists as well, although fans shouldn’t expect anything too extraordinary – after all, the main focus here is on the action. But there is some espionage-related drama and intrigue thrown in for good measure, and viewers will question the motives of certain characters for the entire duration of the film.
In the end, all important characters are memorable enough, and some fans have been talking about watching the film several times over, and coming back to it later to revisit certain parts. It’s pretty clear that there is a lot more to the new “Mission: Impossible” than meets the eye, and we’re curious to see what kinds of new insights into it we’re going to get over the next few months as critics analyze it even more deeply.