Fans of the Mission: Impossible franchise will probably never stop wondering why Paramount and Tom Cruise didn’t change the release date for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One despite knowing that “Barbenheimer” was around the corner.
The movie would lose its large-format screens to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was tracking to deliver one of the year’s biggest debuts, putting it up against some stiff competition.
Were they super-confident because of the stellar reviews, or did they assume that the film would brave the one-two punch and get back on its feet? There’s no way of knowing, but despite the crowded box office, Dead Reckoning Part One has now grossed $493 million worldwide.
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