Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoninghas surpassed a huge global box office milestone during its opening weekend. The new movie, which was directed and co-written by Christopher McQuarrie, is the eighth installment in the action movie franchise, which stars Tom Cruise as superspy Ethan Hunt. TheMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningreleasekicked off over Memorial Day weekend 2025 alongside the debut of the Disney live-action remakeLilo & Stitch.
PerVariety, as of Sunday morning,Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningis projected to reach a worldwide gross of $190 millionby the end of its opening weekend. This total comes from an added $127 million from international markets on top of its projected 3-day domestic opening weekend gross of $63 million, which marks the best of the entire franchise.
In addition to making it just the ninth movie of the year to pass the $150 million global milestone,this total sees it landing at No. 8 on the chart of the highest-grossing movies of 2025 so far, worldwide. It is only behindSnow White,Sinners,Thunderbolts*,Captain America: Brave New World,A Minecraft Movie,Ne Zha 2, and fellow new releaseLilo & Stitch.
What This Means For Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
It Still Has A Way To Climb
IfThe Final Reckoningcan maintain its lead over the previous movies,it could potentially become the highest-grossing installment in the popular Tom Cruise franchise. In fact, its $190 million global debut sees it taking just a few days to gross nearly half of what the lowest-grossing installment,Mission: Impossible 2, earned during its entire run in 2006, so the new movie could quickly begin climbing that chart. Below, see a breakdown of the box office performance of the previous sevenMission: Impossiblemovies:
$457,697,994
$549,588,516
$399,387,745
$694,713,230
$688,858,992
$786,626,183
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning(2023)
$565,755,394
However, the fact that the new movie is the installment with the highest price tag means that it will have to become the highest-grossing entry just to break even. The reportedbudget ofMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningis roughly $400 million, whichcould place its estimated break-even point as high as $1 billion. It would likely have to become the highest-grossing installment by a wide margin in order to be the most profitable.
It Could Make Up For The Previous Installment
Image via Paramount Pictures
Regardless of its budgetary considerations, ifMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningbecomes the highest-grossing of the eight movies,it will show the franchise in a considerable upswingafter the previous installment, 2023’sDead Reckoning Part One, became a disappointment by grossing $571.1 million against its reported budget of $291 million. This may not be enough of a boost for the franchise to continue into a ninth installment, but if it isn’t, it can at least end the series on a high.
