Tag: Mission: Impossible II

  • Mission: Impossible 4 Took A Major IMAX Risk, But It Paid Off In One Key Scene

    Mission: Impossible 4 Took A Major IMAX Risk, But It Paid Off In One Key Scene

    “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” was not the film that turned the “Mission: Impossible” film franchise into the “Tom Cruise Stares Death in the Face” show. No, that honor belongs to “Mission: Impossible II,” which opens with Cruise’s Ethan Hunt free solo rock climbing in Moab, Utah (which Cruise did for real wearing a harness…

  • Box Office: ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Falls Short of Expectations With $56 Million Debut, Collects $80 Million Over Five Days

    Box Office: ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Falls Short of Expectations With $56 Million Debut, Collects $80 Million Over Five Days

    “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” topped domestic box office charts while falling short of initial expectations. Tom Cruise’s latest blockbuster collected $56.2 million between Friday and Sunday, a lackluster start for a movie that cost nearly $300 million before marketing.Heading into the weekend, Paramount and Skydance’s action-adventure was hoping to establish a new…

  • ‘Face/Off’ Reboot in the Works at Paramount

    ‘Face/Off’ Reboot in the Works at Paramount

    The 1997 action movie “Face/Off,” which starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, is getting a reboot.Paramount has hired “22 Jump Street” screenwriter Oren Uziel to pen the script with Neal Moritz producing. David Permut, who was a producer on the original film, will executive produce. No actors or director has yet boarded the reboot.John Woo…

  • ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Rising Up Tom Cruise Box Office Records

    ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Rising Up Tom Cruise Box Office Records

    The latest installment of the ‘Mission: Impossible‘ franchise has only been in U.S. theaters for a week but is already proving one of Tom Cruise’s biggest box-office hits.The sixth part of the spy thriller series took $61.2 million on its opening weekend, setting a new record for the franchise in which Cruise plays secret agent…

  • ‘Mission: Impossible’: Is Tom Cruise Irreplaceable?

    ‘Mission: Impossible’: Is Tom Cruise Irreplaceable?

    Tom Cruise is officially back in action.After underwhelming receipts from “American Made,” “The Mummy” reboot, and “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” Cruise’s latest blockbuster, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” signals a return to form for a movie star who needs to prove he’s still profitable as he nears his sixth decade on the planet.With $153 million…

  • ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Debuts With Franchise Best, $61.5M Opening

    ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Debuts With Franchise Best, $61.5M Opening

    This weekend saw Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout top the weekend box office with the franchise’s largest three-day opening as well as star Tom Cruise’s second largest opening of his career. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.’s animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies struggled and fell short of expectations. Overall, the weekend was up ~6% compared…