Tom Cruise is one of the biggest action superstars in Hollywood. The actor has successfully helmed many long-running lucrative franchises, including Mission Impossible American action spy film series. His recently released seventh installment in the franchise Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has received an overwhelming response from the die-hard fans of the project.
Nevertheless, the film has suffered a significant drop at the box office numbers following the two mega-release on the silver screen: Christopher Nolan-directed Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie, both movies have skyrocketed and continued to touch new milestones at the global box office, following which Cruise starrer film has dropped dramatically in its second weekend at the box office.
Tom Cruise-led Mission Impossible 7 Suffers Significant Drop at the Box Office
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful and highly-paid actors whose unique strategy and plans to promote his films are unmatched, and he goes to extreme lengths to broadcast each of his projects, which is one of the appealing factors that has captivated his fan’s attention. Cruise is making headlines for his newly released film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, the seventh installment of the beloved Mission: Impossible franchise.
The actor made his character debut as Ethan Hunt, an IMF agent, Starting with the 1996 original film Mission: Impossible, and he reprised his role in the follow-up sequels. Each installment of the action-packed film series boasts a star-studded cast and has done the impossible at the box office, making millions of dollars. However, the latest film has suffered the worst decline at the box office in the entire franchise, as the highly-anticipated blockbuster has seen a drop during its second weekend, marking it the lowest-performing sequel.
According to reports, one of the reasons for the decline in numbers in Tom Cruise-led latest film during its second weekend is because this weekend saw two more mega films released: Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer, which is proving to be a record-smashing project, and the second one is Margot Robbie’s Barbie, which has set the silver screen on fire.
Both films are doing excellent and overperforming at the box office. That is why Cruise film has seen a 64 percent drop in its second weekend. As per reports, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One amassed $56.2M at the box office and received critical acclaim from the critics, with fans gushing over the 61-year-old star’s stunt work and phenomenal acting skills.
Tom Cruise Talks About Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
In a candid interview, Tom Cruise gushed about his now-released film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The Top Gun movie star claimed that this latest entry in one of the longest-running Mission: Impossible franchises has practical action sequences, and all the stunt work is purely authentic. Cruise told Collider,
“They could start with this film to see and understand that this is all real, all the action is real, it’s practical. This movie is an epic adventure. It’s so lush, filled with practical action and amazing locations. [It has] submarines, it has the desert, it has Rome, beautiful locations in Abu Dhabi, Norway, a train that we built, action on the train, and a very engrossing story with a really beautiful cast.”
He continued,
“I think when you look at this movie, it really defines what I think about cinema and why because you look at this kind of cast, you look at a brilliant ensemble cast, and the kind of story is very engrossing.”
Alongside Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible 7 boasts a star-studded ensemble cast that features Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Henry Czerny.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is now in theaters.
Source: The Direct
