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Revisiting Mission: Impossible Franchise At The Indian Box Office! (Photo Credit – Prime Video/YouTube/Instagram)

Tom Cruise is returning as Ethan Hunt for one last time, and it’s a bittersweet moment for Indian fans. We’re very well aware of the massive fanbase the Mi franchise enjoys in our country. Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning now has a big task at the box office, which is to leave behind the lifetime collections of all its predecessors! Scroll below to know how much it will need to earn to attain a never-before-seen feat.

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Mission: Impossible 8 is arriving in Indian theatres on May 17, 2025. It will be competing against the Final Destination Bloodlines, Thunderbolts, and Sinners. It is performing well in advance booking as 50K tickets have already been sold, 2 days before the release. But the battle will be intense at the box office, and it...

With the eighth Mission: Impossible film installment coming to theaters next week, some avid fans and other casual followers may be looking for where to stream all the Mission: Impossible films in the franchise.

Tom Cruise and the cast of the eight movie, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, took to the Cannes red carpet May 14 ahead of the movie’s premiere at the French film festival. The final installment in the franchise debuted to a 7.5 minute standing ovation at Cannes. The film also screened earlier this same week in May to positive reviews.

For all the information on where to watch the Mission: Impossible films, read on.

Paramount+

Rebecca Ferguson and Tom Cruise in ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’

All seven films currently out are available to stream on Paramount+ for the monthly subscription of $7.99. Those titles include:

Mission: Impossible (1996) Mission: Impossible II (2000) Mission: Impossible III (2006) Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol...

Somewhere out there is a man, a singular force of nature upon whom rests the sole responsibility for keeping the entire world from tearing itself to shreds through willpower, an unerring belief in the natural grace of humanity and a supreme willingness to hurl himself from great heights armed with nothing but a smile and the understanding that… somehow… all of this will get figured out in the end.

He could be Ethan Hunt, super spy extraordinaire, tasked with regularly saving the world from secret menaces that could obliterate it with nothing but wits and hope and a laundry list of insane stunts to become, as one character once put it, “the literal manifestation of destiny.”

Or he could be Tom Cruise, the actor and producer who has been playing Hunt for the better part of 30 years trying to save the world of filmmaking from the menaces which could it obliterate it,...

Few modern blockbuster franchises have been as thrilling as "Mission: Impossible." What began as an excellent summer thriller with Brian De Palma's crackerjack "Mission: Impossible" in 1996 evolved into something bigger with each subsequent sequel. Over time, the series became a seemingly unstoppable machine buoyed by the presence of Tom Cruise, a preternatural performer willing to risk life and limb for our entertainment. The "Mission" films weren't just action-adventures — they were stunt showcases, where Cruise, as superspy Ethan Hunt, would continually do his own dangerous stunt work. The results spoke for themselves: in an era where big studio movies have become awash in digital artifice, the "Mission: Impossible" movies were doing something real. Tom Cruise wasn't safe on some studio set in front of a greenscreen, damn it! He was really hanging off the tallest building in the world!

I am an unabashed fan of this series, and I maintain...

It never occurred to me while I was watching “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” that when Alec Baldwin declared Tom Cruise — I’m sorry, I mean “Ethan Hunt” — to be “the living manifestation of destiny” that I was watching something subtle. But compared to the endless procession of Cruise-aggrandizing speeches in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” that’s exactly what it was.

These “Mission: Impossible” movies have always been odd ducks as far as movie franchising goes. The original film introduced a team of memorable characters, just like the show, but killed them off immediately, including the series’ only consistent hero, Jim Phelps. It then declared Jim Phelps to be the real villain, and made a hitherto unknown new character the star. Try getting away with that in a Batman movie sometime and see how far it gets you. All the Bat-Persons and Robins die immediately, some new...

When the idea was first mooted at the back-end of the 20th century, making a big-screen adaptation of the hit 1966-73 show Mission: Impossible smacked of studio IP-grab desperation, the kind of lazy thinking that, at around the same time, gave us The Saint (1997), a film now best forgotten and humbly described on Rotten Tomatoes as merely “watchable,” mostly by fans of the late, great Val Kilmer. Production troubles on that first M:i were legendary, since it went into production without a script that anyone could agree on and, more perplexingly, starred Tom Cruise at a time when his stock was rising as a movie star in serious, glossy Oscar-winning movies, not pulpy American TV reboots.

Thirty years later and here we are: Tom Cruise is the biggest Hollywood movie star in the world bar none, the M:i franchise has beaten its primetime namesake’s seven-year winning streak three times over,...

Tom Cruise Salary For Mission Impossible Film Series( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Tom Cruise is one of the biggest stars in the film industry and has become a global sensation over the years. His Mission: Impossible franchise is one of the main reasons behind his unparalleled success. His Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, aka Mission: Impossible 8, is set to be released, and this series has earned him millions. Although the salary for the 8th installment has not been disclosed, you can get the idea as we reveal his salary for the previous Mission Impossible movies. Keep scrolling for more.

The franchise was inspired by the 1966 TV series by Bruce Geller and was mainly produced by Tom Cruise. Therefore, the actor also reaps the back-end profits from the movies. It is reportedly the 17th highest-grossing franchise ever, grossing more than $4.14 billion worldwide. This glorious collection has surely added great value to...

As the world’s leading movie star, Tom Cruise accomplished a pretty easy mission by touching down at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday night and whipping the city into a frenzy ahead of the Palais premiere of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

Joined by his close friend and franchise collaborator, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, Cruise walked the red carpet after signing a slew of autographs and posing for selfies with fans lining the barricades on the Croisette. Fans held Cruise memorabilia, from posters of The Last Samurai to a DVD of Mission: Impossible II. One fan set up a shrine to Val Kilmer, the late co-star of Cruise’s Top Gun.

Cruise and the cast arrived to a musical group performing the famous Mission: Impossible theme. They walked up the carpet, with orchestra players positioned up the red carpet steps of the Palais. McQuarrie took numerous selfies with the cast on an otherwise phone-free carpet.

Mission: Impossible 8 Worldwide Box Office: How Much The Film Needs To Earn To Be A Financial Success(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is counting days for its theatrical release. The film is one of the biggest releases of the year, mainly because it is said to be the final film in this franchise and a Tom Cruise movie. Mission Impossible 8 is projected to score the biggest opening weekend in the United States. However, it also needs to score a record number worldwide to be successful financially, owing to its reportedly high budget. Are you wondering how much this number can be? Then scroll below for the deets.

The franchise that began in 1996 will be ending after almost three decades. It is one of the most popular series for the Hollywood star. The films are known for their high-octane action sequences, which are often performed by Cruise himself.

It’s safe to say that the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is the most consistent recurring saga in Hollywood’s recent history, as nearly every installment in the series contains the type of creative storytelling, stylistic flourishes, and inventive spectacle that most blockbusters are devoid of. While John Woo’s “Mission: Impossible II” stood as the only real failure in the series, the franchise took on a more serialized format with the fifth entry, “Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation,” the first of which to be directed by Christopher McQuarrie. By deepening the character arcs and adding more insight into the psychology of Ethan Hunt, McQuarrie was able to heighten the stakes with each subsequent entry, with the final two installments serving as a grandiose sendoff to the series that began in 1996.

“Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning” may have originally been intended to be “Part Two” of 2023’s “Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning,” as...

In every Mission: Impossible movie, there’s a moment where you gasp. Several, most likely. And the majority of those moments involve Tom Cruise himself pulling off some ludicrously dangerous-looking feat, all in the name of our entertainment – creating iconic images and breathtaking sequences that have made Mission one of the most mind-blowing action franchises around. In the run-up to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Empire spoke to Cruise himself, who looked back on his memories of shooting every single Mission so far, bringing those astonishing moments to life.

This article was originally published in the April 2025 issue of Empire.

Mission: Impossible

(1996, Brian De Palma)

The Langley Heist

For some, it’s still the signature sequence of the Mission: Impossible series, even though it doesn't involve a life-threatening stunt. Ethan Hunt infiltrates the CIA headquarters at Langley, to retrieve vital information from a high-tech, temperature-controlled computer vault that is seemingly impossible to access.

Exclusive: Con Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider director Simon West is set to direct Fortitude, a World War II espionage action-adventure from producer Simon Afram (Lear Rex).

Principal photography is slated to begin this summer in London. Bride Hard and The Expendables 2 filmmaker West will direct the screenplay written by Afram. Casting is in process.

Pic will tell the true story of British Intelligence operatives using unprecedented strategic operations that fool Nazi leadership, ultimately changing the course of World War II. With historical consultation from Joshua Levine, the film follows the brilliance of British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll “Tar” Robertson, who deployed an elaborate web of deception campaigns including fictitious armies, fake military equipment, and a network of double agents to mislead Nazi Intelligence. Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent. He helped laid the blueprint for James Bond,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office: Tom Cruise-Led Mi 8 To Beat Mi 2’s Debut?(Photo Credit –Facebook)

The excitement is in the air as the action superstar Tom Cruise returns to the big screen after a gap of almost two years. He was last seen in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, aka Mission: Impossible 7. This month, he’s coming up with the next installment, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, aka Mission: Impossible 8. Will it outshine the best in the franchise at the North American box office? Let’s discuss it below!

Mission: Impossible (Mi) is undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s most popular action franchises. The 8th installment in the film series is hitting the domestic theatres on May 23. While the buzz is there on the ground, the biggest hurdle for the film is a massive clash with Lilo & Stitch, which...

At the Movies in the Noughties, a show about the cinema of the 2000s, is the latest addition to the Film Stories Podcast Network.

Get your aviator sunglasses out because there’s a brand new show to announce on the Film Stories Podcast Network… At the Movies in the Noughties.

A spin-off/sister podcast to At the Movies in the 90s, which has been running since 2023 and now has 55 episodes under the belt, Noughties will have a very similar style and premise under Devon Elson, one of the regular minds behind kitsch horror podcast ChuckyVision, itself having clocked over 100 episodes.

Elson is primed and ready to talk more than just killer dolls, as he explains: “My favourite part of writing retrospectives has always been placing a timeless, or timely, movie in the context of when it came out, so I jumped head-first into the 2000s. In my first two episodes...

Exterritorial is a 2025 German action thriller directed by Christian Zübert, now streaming on Netflix. The film follows Sara Wulf, a former Special Forces soldier, as she searches for her missing son within the confines of the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, uncovering a dark conspiracy along the way. The movie has garnered attention for its intense action sequences and gripping storyline. In the following article, we take a look at the cast of Exterritorial.

Exterritorial Main Cast & Characters: Jeanne Goursaud as Sara Wulf

Jeanne Goursaud portrays Sara Wulf, a former German Special Forces operative grappling with Ptsd. When her son disappears during a visa appointment at the U.S. Consulate, Sara’s relentless search leads her into a web of deceit and danger. Goursaud is known for her role in Barbarians.

Dougray Scott as Erik Kynch

Dougray Scott plays Erik Kynch, the Regional Security Officer at the consulate. Kynch harbors...

Netflix might have gained popularity as a studio with popular series like Stranger Things, Wednesday, and Bridgerton, but the streamer has also focused on giving a platform to foreign titles. After Squid Game's undeniable success, Netflix further branched out with many new foreign films and TV shows that were extremely popular online.

Netflix non-English language movies have received millions of views in the past year, with Under Paris reaching the top of the charts, and being joined in the Top 10 list by this year's French action movie Ad Vitam and Mexican military film Counterattack. It also found success with titles like Revelations, the Swedish limited series The Glass Dome and the Dutch thriller iHostage. Now, the bilingual German-English action thriller Exterritorial beat Tom Hardy's Havoc to the top of the charts after just one day on the platform, per FlixPatrol.

Exterritorial premiered on Netflix on Apr. 30, just five days after Havoc.

With a few weeks to go, the first tracking data for Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is out and it seems as though his ace Imf agent Ethan Hunt is gearing up to go out with a bang.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, The Final Reckoning is currently looking at an opening in the $72 million to $88 million range, with box office pundits targeting a $80 million domestic launch over the course of the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, which would be a franchise-best, topping the $61.2 million three-day launch for Mission: Impossible - Fallout in 2018.

Meanwhile, Disney's Lilo & Stitch is expected to open around $120 million over the four-day holiday, with projections expecting something in the $110 million to $130 million range, so based on these early estimates, it seems like we're in for one of the biggest movie weekends since 2023's Barbenheimer.

If the tracking holds, and if buzz continues...

May is absolutely brimming with great new movies streaming. This month brings sequels, star-studded adventure films, smart slashers and even Oscar-winning favorites to streamers like Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock and Max, and we’ve gone ahead and put together a curated list of the best of the best. Below you’ll find a roundup of the best new streaming movies this month, from bona fide new releases like “Another Simple Favor” and the John Krasinski-fronted “Fountain of Youth” to new-to-streaming titles like “The Brutalist,” “Dog Man” and the critically acclaimed “Black Bag.”

So pop some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show.

“Another Simple Favor” Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in “Another Simple Favor” (Credit: Lorenzo Sisti)

Prime Video – May 1

Yes, there is a new sequel to the 2018 film “A Simple Favor” (see below) and yes, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are back for another round of murderous fun.

Netflix continues to deliver exactly what many action movie fans are looking for with its latest foray into the genre, which is streaming on the platform now. Taking its cues from the beloved Liam Neeson-led action thriller Taken, but with more twists and turns, Exterritorial follows a former soldier with a violent past who finds herself taking on the system when her son mysteriously goes missing. The reviews for Exterritorial have now started to emerge, and it certainly sounds like the streamer has another action movie hit on their hands...

Written and directed by Christian Zübert, Exterritorial stars Jeanne Goursaud (Barbarians) as Netflix's new action hero Sara Wulf, a former soldier and single mother, alongside Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II) in his first German-speaking role as chief of security Erik Kynch. The rest of the cast includes Lera Abova (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), Kayode Akinyemi (Vikings: Valhalla), Annabelle Mandeng...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is joining the likes of Dune: Part Two and other popular blockbusters with an exciting popcorn bucket that is destined to be the talk of the town. In the latest film, Tom Cruise faces his final mission as Ethan Hunt, an epic last hurrah that deserves a popcorn container worthy enough to celebrate it. Fortunately, Cruise himself influenced the design of the merchandise for The Final Reckoning, and his taste has clearly been reflected in the final product.

Regal just revealed the popcorn bucket that will be sold for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, which is in the shape of a capsule with the key featured in both of the latest films. In true Mission: Impossible fashion, it can only be opened with the key included with the purchase of the bucket. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to apparently...

Movies to Stream on Pluto TV May 2025 ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Digital platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, HBO Max, Paramount and Disney + have an entire slate of original content, new and returning which makes them top contenders for the audience to focus on. But there are a few other platforms like Pluto TV which offer a range of interesting films.

Its release schedule for May features some intriguing films like the Escape Plan trilogy, the Hellraiser universe as well as the Mission Impossible film franchise starring Tom Cruise. Then there are movies like The Prophecy and Tomb Raider. Here’s the full list of movies streaming on the platform in May 2025. Which pens are you most excited to binge watch and enjoy?

Pluto Release Schedule: Every Movie Streaming In May 2025 May 1 2 Days in New York 3022 54 The Accused The African Queen Air Alan Partridge American Outlaws American Son Arrivederci, Baby!

A distraught mother suspecting her son has been kidnapped forms the central plot of this entertaining new Netflix thriller. Exterritorial stars Jeanne Goursaud (Barbarians) as a former elite soldier caught in a jurisdictional nightmare. Written and directed by German filmmaker Christian Zübert, Exterritorial plunges viewers into the environment of a U.S. consulate on foreign soil, where a mother’s search for her missing son becomes a fight for survival against unseen forces.

The Plot

Sara Wulf (Goursaud), a former Special Forces soldier seeking to leave behind painful memories of her deployment in Afghanistan, tries to build a new life in the United States for herself and her young son, Joshua. Her journey begins with a necessary stop: an appointment at the U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt to obtain a work visa. But within the consulate walls, the unthinkable happens: Joshua vanishes without a trace. Sara’s terror mounts...

The action cinema of John Wick, Havoc and John Woo’s The Killer has constantly evolved as it’s travelled between filmmakers and eras.

Now on Netflix, writer-director Gareth Evans’ Havoc is an ultra-violent stew of influences. It’s set in a benighted US city, but was shot in Wales; its bullet-strewn action is directly inspired by Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo.

Then again, action cinema has always been a particularly international genre, taking in disparate bits of American westerns, low-key French thrillers and more besides. When John Woo directed A Better Tomorrow, released in 1986, its contemporary gangland setting and ferocious shoot-outs changed the look and feel of action cinema forever. Widely credited with inventing what was later dubbed the ‘heroic bloodshed’ genre, it made a star out of its lead, Chow Yun-fat.

Woo continued to hone his signature style – slow-motion photography, close-quarters action, and his characters’ habit of holding...

Who doesn’t love a good Tom Cruise flick? The superstar delivers every time—be it leaping from planes, outrunning chaos, or flashing that quintessential smirk. But let’s call it what it is—he’s made some films that leave us racking our brains.

Still, there are those iconic, indelible moments that make us keep coming back for more. If you’ve been mulling over which of his movies on Netflix are worth watching, we’ve got you covered. Yes, we’ve ranked Cruise’s every classic available on Netflix based on IMDb ratings.

Tom Cruise in American Made (Credits: Universal Pictures)

From the high-octane thrills of Mission: Impossible to the mind-bending sci-fi in Edge of Tomorrow, find out which ones should be in your queue!

11. The Mummy – 5.4

Remember The Mummy? No, not the Brendan Fraser version (though that one is a banger). We’re talking about the 2017 adrenaline-fueled movie with Tom Cruise.

Top 5 Ridley Scott films for major fans ( Photo Credit – Flickr )

From space thrillers to historical epics, the director has mastered it all, and, of course, made a hefty profit along the way. While Ridley Scott is no stranger to critical acclaim, he also knows how to rake in the cash at the box office. In this list, we’re highlighting his top five films that not only captured our imaginations but also earned the big bucks. And yes, Gladiator II definitely makes the cut.

Whether it’s heart-stopping action or powerful drama, these movies prove Scott is a master at the box office as much as he is behind the camera. Let’s dive into the films that made Ridley Scott a true Hollywood legend!

5. Hannibal (2001)

Hannibal directed by Ridley Scott, took the chilling saga of Dr. Hannibal Lecter to new heights, both in terror and box office numbers. The...

Hollywood stars who lost out on iconic roles ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

You know, like when you’re locked into one film and miss out on that other golden opportunity. It’s not always about a bad decision, sometimes it’s just about timing.

Honestly, picture it, you’re all set to play the hero, but a pesky scheduling conflict with a previous project keeps you from donning that cape. And while other actors swoop in and become legends, you’re left wondering what could’ve been. These stars found themselves trapped in other roles, missing out on iconic gigs that could’ve changed their careers. What could’ve happened if they’d had a free schedule?

Let’s dive into the stars who almost played some of Hollywood’s most unforgettable characters!

Trending The Godfather: Why Vito Corleone’s Death Is Still The Most Powerful Moment In The Franchise...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it…is to dive headfirst into one of the most adrenaline-fueled franchises in cinema history. We’re talking skydives, face-swapping espionage, wall-scaling stunts, and, of course, the one and only Tom Cruise sprinting like the fate of the world depends on it. And while the explosions are big and the stakes even bigger, Tom Cruise’s salary for these films? Let’s just say it’s almost as legendary as the stunts themselves.

Since 1996, Mission: Impossible has delivered high-stakes action and globe-trotting thrills across seven explosive films, with the eighth on the way. And at the heart of it all? Ethan Hunt, a character so iconic, so relentless, so Tom Cruise, it hurts. Cruise doesn’t just star in these movies — he is The franchise. Producing. Performing death-defying stunts. Rewriting the rules of what action heroes can do well into their 60s.

So,...

Having topped the box office charts every day since its release, A Minecraft Movie has already passed the half-billion mark globally. It's set to enter its third week in theaters worldwide as a bona fide blockbuster. Not only is it the biggest Hollywood release of the year, A Minecraft Movie has now out-grossed a trio of landmark blockbuster films from around two decades ago. Warner Bros. can now heave a sigh of relief after a concerning start to the year, and can brag that A Minecraft Movie has made more at the global box office than Michael Bay's classic Armageddon, which debuted in 1998.

Armageddon grossed $554 million worldwide in its theatrical run, and has since developed a reputation as one of the most beloved (if divisive) big-budget spectacles of the 1990s. With $564 million in the bank so far, A Minecraft Movie has also overtaken the $550 million lifetime global haul of Mission: Impossible 2,...

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Box Office: Can Tom Cruise’s Film It Hit This Huge Milestone?(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Tom Cruise fans are counting the days until Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s theatrical release’s release. The Mission Impossible 8 feature will likely be the last film in the franchise, which kickstarted in 1996, almost three decades ago. It is one of the highest-grossing franchises in the history of cinema, and it has a chance to achieve a massive milestone at the worldwide box office with MI8. Keep scrolling for the deets.

The film follows Tom’s character, Ethan Hunt, a senior field agent of the Imf who is highly skilled in espionage, combat, and strategy. Tom is a stunt legend, and the franchise is popular because of its insane stunts. He is responsible for tackling the world’s most perilous and off-the-record assignments. Each installment sees Hunt and...

Is there a better month to have Disney+ than May, the Star Wars fandom’s holy month? May 2025 is extra special, with the second and final season of “Andor” in full swing on the streamer, along with tons of other Star Wars series, films, and specials.

The platform’s annual May the Fourth celebrations will including the premieres of “Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld,” a six-episode series about villains from throughout the galaxy; “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” and “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance” — two immersive P.O.V. journeys inside rides at Disneyland Resort.

For Hulu subscribers, the Star Wars celebration includes the three original films and 2016’s “Rogue One,” the perfect post-“Andor” viewing to segue right into that trilogy. And, of course, there’s no shortage of brand new series and beloved films joining the Hulu library, including “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2 and 2024’s “The Last Showgirl.

Don’t underestimate her. Netflix continues to fight the good fight for no-nonsense action movie magic, unleashing a new trailer for this month’s Taken-esque action thriller, Exterritorial. Following a former Special Forces soldier who is forced to resurrect her particular set of kills after her son mysteriously disappears inside the U.S. consulate, the action outing promises all the gritty fist fights, glorious gunplay, and political intrigue that any action movie fan could possibly want. You can check out the new trailer for Exterritorial below.

Written and directed by Christian Zübert, Exterritorial stars Jeanne Goursaud (Barbarians) as lead character and new action hero Sara, alongside Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II) in his first German-speaking role as chief of security Erik Kynch. The rest of the cast includes Lera Abova (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), Kayode Akinyemi (Vikings: Valhalla), Annabelle Mandeng (Unknown), Samuel Tehrani (Runny Dry), Jeremy Schuetze (Jennifer’s Body...

Moviegoers are ready to flock to the theaters to see Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The upcoming action sequel, which could be Tom Cruise's final for the franchise, has just made a splash on the long-range box office tracking website Quorum.

According to Quorum (via Deadline), The Final Reckoning is set to gross "well north of 2018's Mission: Impossible – Fallout's $61 million," which would be a record three-day opening for the long-running action franchise. If this tracking holds, it would mark a major comeback for the Mission: Impossible franchise after its last installment, 2023's Dead Reckoning, underperformed at the box office, largely due to opening in theaters just before the global sensation Barbenheimer.

Dead Reckoning opened with $54.7 million domestically, a noticeable drop from the $61 million that Fallout made back in 2018. The 2023 movie, the first of a two-part story, currently has the fourth-best opening for the franchise, with...

The objective movie lovers face, should they choose to accept it, is to fill up theaters across the globe when Tom Cruise returns to cinemas this May in the highly anticipated Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Fans appear to be heeding the call, too, if the film’s long-range box office forecast is to be trusted. According to the figures provided by Quorum, director Christopher McQuarrie’s (McQ) latest collaboration with Cruise is eyeing a $100 million opening domestically (three-day), which would mark a record-setting debut for the franchise.

The Final Reckoning will likely do much more than its $100 million forecast predicts, given that the film will have an extra day over the Memorial Day Weekend to draw in sizable audiences, especially if this turns out to be Cruise’s final appearance as Imf agent Ethan Hunt. As far as the franchise goes, none of the other Mission: Impossible entries...

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Box Office Projection: Early Update ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning is set for its theatrical release as the last film in the popular franchise. Tom Cruise’s last film was a box office disappointment, so a lot more depends on this upcoming installment. However, it has a colossal budget as well and is one of the most expensive Hollywood films of all time. Scroll below for the deets.

Mission Impossible is one of the most popular action movie franchises, and Tom is a brand. The stunts from this film draw an insane level of attention. From hanging off a plane to climbing the Burj Khalifa, fans await his adrenaline-rushing stunts in every installment. The films have grossed an impressive cumulative total of over $3.5 billion globally. The movies are set in exotic international locations and often involve global stakes, which play well worldwide.

Vanilla Sky is Cameron Crowe’s divisive remake of Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes). A fascinating, nonetheless, heavy film – packed with s*x, violence, and mad amounts of drinking – it asks us a big question: Would you choose a perfect dream over an imperfect reality? The journey to that answer, however, is anything but easy.

Released when Hollywood was still willing to take creative risks in a way that we don’t see pan out today, much like Tom Cruise in this instance, Vanilla Sky feels like a jolt – a relic of a time long gone.

Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky stars Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz | Credits: Paramount

More than twenty years after its release, let’s look into how the film came to life, the paycheck Cruise took home, and why Vanilla Sky continues to resonate decades later, even though critics felt otherwise when it first came out.

The final season of Outlander just got a colossal update from one of its leading stars. Outlander follows Claire Beauchamp Randall (Caitríona Balfe), a WWII nurse who goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. She meets the dashing Highland warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and falls for him while also landing in the middle of an epic rebellion. Starz confirmed more than two years ago that Outlander would end with Season 8, and the final season even wrapped filming back in September 2024, but it’s still lacking an official premiere date. Caitríona Balfe recently sat down for a chat with Collider’s Steve Weintraub to talk about her upcoming action movie, The Amateur, and she teased an emotional season finale:

“Wrapping Outlander was very emotional. Everybody came to set, which was just very weird because they gave Sam [Heughan] and I a seven-page scene that was just full of dialogue to finish on,...

Does Tom Cruise have a death wish—or just a serious addiction to adrenaline? Honestly, the man’s not far off from being a real-life action figure. In an era where Hollywood keeps cranking out lazy sequels and IP cash grabs faster than you can say “box office flop,” Cruise is still out here treating blockbuster cinema like it’s an Olympic sport.

In the next chapter of the Mission: Impossible saga, our favorite Hollywood daredevil is back at it—this time literally hanging off a plane like it’s just another Tuesday. And if you think that’s wild, buckle up.

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 | image: Paramount Pictures

Remember the Ghost Protocol Burj Khalifa climb? Iconic. But that’s just the trailer to the Cruise Cinematic Universe of Madness. In 2023, he straight-up rode a motorcycle off a cliff and Base jumped like gravity was a suggestion. The prep?...

Devil May Cry's Dante is a creature of the 2000s, and creator Adi Shankar has made sure his new anime series maintains that time period connection.

"I wanted the show to be really dark, very noir, a lot of shadows, like every '90s anime that went too hard," Shankar told Animation Magazine about developing the Netflix series, partnering with South Korea's Studio Mir to bring this new chapter in Dante's demon-hunting world to life. His desired story, however, "didn't really fit that vibe, because I was wanting to tell a story that was very inspired by early-2000s Hollywood blockbusters, before everything started getting preachy and watered-down. Like Mission: Impossible 2, John Woo movies, Replacement Killers, Equilibrium. The overall mood and vibe that I had in my mind was in conflict with the type of story I wanted to tell, so I had to table that for later.

Being on an island with Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas? It really must be Eden! Deadline has reported that Ron Howard’s newest thriller will now be a summer movie release. The film was acquired by the studio Vertical for domestic distribution and they are looking to cap off the summer by premiering the movie on August 22.

Howard said in a statement, “Thanks to our partners at AGC Studios, Vertical, and our amazing team at Imagine Entertainment, I’m thrilled to be able to share Eden with audiences in the U.S. This story has been a passion project for me for years, rooted in the incredible true events of three wildly different groups of people who chose to leave modern society behind and recreate themselves on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos. The complexity of the characters and the collision of personalities that resulted are what drew me in,...

The Mission: Impossible franchise has finally achieved the impossible—the film series has successfully kept the audience on the edge of their seats for almost three decades. Tom Cruise has blown the audience’s minds with life-threatening stunts, as he challenges gravity almost all the time in all his Mission: Impossible films. Thought I would have gotten tired of it, but it looks like that is never happening.

The Mission: Impossible series has revolutionized the action genre, but not all the movies in the saga hold up. Some fly high like the plane he likes to jump off of, while some of the other movies simply crash and burn. From hanging off Burj Khalifa to having the most exciting pulling-off-mask moments, let’s see which movie excels and which one goes ka-boom!

7. Mission: Impossible 2 A still from Mission: Impossible 2 | Credits: Paramount Pictures

When the second installment of the...

Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit weren’t doing it all for the nookie — they wanted their money also.

The $200 million lawsuit filed by the band over unpaid royalties is rollin’ forward after a judge ruled against Universal Music Group’s motion to dismiss. Filed in October in L.A.’s Central District, the suit says that as of April 2024, the plaintiffs “had not seen a dime in royalties on any Limp Bizkit assets.”

The complaint also accuses Umg of having a “fraudulent” system in place “to conceal artists’ royalties and keep those profits for itself.”

In his 17-page ruling this week (read it here), Judge Percy Anderson wrote: “The Court denies the Motion to Dismiss challenging the sufficiency of the copyright claims. Defendant shall file its Answer to the copyright claims asserted in the 1st AC by no later than April 7, 2025.”

The lawsuit by Durst and the nü metal band...

Netflix continues to fight the good fight for no-nonsense action movie magic, with the streaming giant having now revealed the release date for what could easily be their next action thriller smash hit. Now all set to be unleashed next month, Exterritorial sounds like it could be the next Taken, as a former Special Forces soldier is forced to resurrect her particular set of kills after her son mysteriously goes missing.

According to Netflix, the German action outing, which has been made in conjunction with Constantin Television (Dear Child), is due to be released on the streamer on April 30, 2025. Written and directed by Christian Zübert, Exterritorial promises to be as gripping as Liam Neeson’s action movie magnum opus, and you can check out the official synopsis for Exterritorial below.

“On a visit to the US consulate in Frankfurt, the young son of former Special Forces soldier Sara (Jeanne Goursaud) suddenly disappears without a trace.

Picture this, you’re settling in for a Friday night movie marathon, scrolling through your streaming service, looking for that big blockbuster led by a larger-than-life Hollywood star. You want someone who oozes charisma, a name so powerful it alone can sell a movie. But wait… where are they?

Where’s the modern-day action hero who can blow up half the city and still crack a joke without breaking a sweat? Where’s the dramatic powerhouse whose very presence in a film guarantees a sold-out opening weekend? More importantly, where are the actors who make those jaw-dropping $20 million per movie paychecks?

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Back in the day, we had names that echoed through every household. These weren’t just actors, they were institutions. Now? Hollywood seems to be playing it safe, and the era of movie stars commanding astronomical salaries is fading fast.

Ah, the joys of uncovering your roots—it’s like cracking open a family-sized tin of treasure. Tom Cruise, the Hollywood heartthrob, had one of those moments in Dublin that would make any genealogist break into a celebratory gig.

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Here’s the thing: most of us can trace our roots a few generations back, but for Tom Cruise, his family history took a major turn when he uncovered that his Irish ancestry stretches all the way back to the 12th century. Now, that’s what you call a mic-drop moment. And while his Irish accent in Far and Away was a bit of a head-scratcher, this discovery of his roots was the kind of ‘Hollywood twist’ even the Top Gun star couldn’t have scripted better.

Tom Cruise’s epic ancestry: From medieval knights to heroic rebels

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For decades, Tom Cruise has been the ultimate Hollywood daredevil—jumping off cliffs in Mission: Impossible and pulling off jaw-dropping stunts at the box office. Well, this seems to be the reason why studios have been vying for his attention like fans at red-carpet events. Take for example when Warner Bros. went out of their way to thank Cruise, even when he vowed his loyalty to Paramount.

Tom Cruise in Top Gun | image: Paramount Pictures

Now surprisingly, that gratitude call quickly turned into a secret meeting, which led to a shiny new deal. Meanwhile, Paramount, his longtime Hollywood home, wasn’t in the loop of that meeting where Tom Cruise turned Warner Bros. into his new (non-exclusive) playground. But here’s the twist—he’s not ditching Paramount just yet. Talk about Mission: Diplomatic!

Warner Bros’ gratitude towards Tom Cruise despite his loyalty to Paramount

Perhaps since the dawn...

Paparazzi have always been a controversial topic in Hollywood, often slammed for their aggressive and intrusive tactics. But despite the criticism, they still very much remain a crucial part of the entertainment ecosystem, making sure that both the industry and its stars stay in the public eye, because at the end of the day, it is a business after all.

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 | image: Paramount Pictures

Therefore, it is no secret that all celebrities have a market value attached to their name, with their photos fetching different prices based on their relevance at the time. Some might despise the constant camera flashes, but others understand that visibility is part of the game.

How much are celebrity photos really worth?

Being a Paparazzi can be a serious money-maker. Some of the biggest paydays in the business come from landing the right shot at the right time.

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German composer Hans Zimmer began his career playing keyboards for various New Wave bands around Europe. He played with Krakatoa in his native Germany, with The Buggles (of "Video Killed the Radio Star" fame) in England, with Krisma in Italy, and with Mecano in Spain. In the early '80s, he started to produce pop singles as well, overseeing "History of the World, Part 1" for the punk band The Damned. About the same time, he started to write commercial jingles and TV theme tunes, effectively giving him an "in" into film-scoring work. His first film as a composer was 1982's "Moonlighting," one of Jerzy Skolimowski's movies. 

For there, Zimmer's output increased exponentially, and he brought his unique, sweeping sensibilities (but with a pinch of New Wave) to over 20 features. He scored Stephen Frears' "My Beautiful Laundrette," (soon to be remade) and Bernard Rose's underrated "Paperhouse." In 1988, he...

Did Thandie Newton have difficulty kissing Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2? (Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook)

In 2000, Thandie Newton played Nyah Nordoff-Hall, a master thief who became Ethan Hunt’s love interest. The sequel was a box office hit but was not so dreamy behind the scenes. Newton later admitted that locking lips with Tom Cruise was anything but glamorous.

Her discomfort wasn’t just about the kiss. In a 2000 Guardian interview, she peeled back the curtain on on-screen intimacy. Between the scrutiny of dozens of crew members and the pressure to make everything look perfect, romance became technical. She said,

“Well, to take away the mystery and magic of what you see in the movie: you’re lying there, you’ve got 30 people around you, prodding all bits of you to ensure that certain things aren’t being seen and others look good. Even when you’re kissing, you...

By literary definition, a movie that features the same lead character while continuing the same plot and theme from the first film is considered a sequel. But if you explain this to Tom Cruise, he might refuse to admit it, much like he declined to call Mission: Impossible 2 a sequel to his 1996 movie.

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 | image: Paramount Pictures

According to Tom Cruise’s interview with Vanity Fair, his $546M blockbuster Mission: Impossible 2 is just a different movie with the same guy doing more impossible things. Kind of like saying your second slice of pizza isn’t really part of the whole thing, just because you’ve added a bit of ketchup to it.

Tom Cruise refused to call Mission: Impossible 2 a sequel A still from Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) | image: Paramount Pictures

Although the world believes that any published or broadcast work that continues the story,...

John Woo's 2000 film "Mission: Impossible 2" is handily the worst film in the "Mission: Impossible" film series. Its drama is turgid and unconvincing, the romance between Tom Cruise and Thandiwe Newton is only briefly convincing, and the villain, played by Dougray Scott, is generic to the point of being noncorporeal. Woo's ordinarily vivacious and balletic gun violence is supplanted by instantly-dated, "You Wouldn't Steal a Handbag"-style hyper-edited violence, something that feels like a remnant of a now-forgotten era of MTV. The film tried to turn Ethan Hunt from a steely company man into a flippant, sexy, American James Bond. It didn't really work.

The most memorable part of the movie is, like in most of the "Mission: Impossible" movies, the stunts that Cruise performed himself. Woo's film opens with super-spy Ethan Hunt (Cruise) enjoying a rare vacation by himself. He is seen rock climbing on the various rock...