Tag: Top Gun: Maverick
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One’ sets franchise record $80m five-day US bow, ‘Sound Of Freedom’ nears $100m
Searchlight’s Sundance acquisition Theater Camp opens on $45,000 per-site average.Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One claimed top spot in the North American charts with a franchise-best estimated $80m five-day launch despite falling short of expectations.The spy thriller, which dominated the global chart on an estimated $235m global bow, had been forecast to open…
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Box Office: ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Now Cruising to Projected $78 Million Five-Day Debut
Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” is defusing a bit at the domestic box office, readjusting for an estimated $78 million gross over its five-day opening. That’d be a substantial chunk behind projections headed into the weekend, which had the Tom Cruise action sequel hoping for $90 million.Some in the industry were expecting…
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Tom Cruise Is a Great Action Star, but He’s Just as Good in Dramas
It is, of course, impossible to tell Tom Cruise what to do. He is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood and one of the very few true movie stars we have left. He has remained steadfastly loyal to theatrical releases while stars of a similar caliber have played it safer with prestige TV…
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‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Has Too Many Characters
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.There’s a scene in the first act of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One that continues to astound me, even days after I saw it. In it, a national security task force has been assembled to assess the threat of The…
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Tom Cruise’s 20 Best Performances, from ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Mission: Impossible’ to ‘Magnolia’
In February, a clip went viral of Steven Spielberg telling Tom Cruise at an Oscars luncheon that he “saved Hollywood’s ass.” Spielberg was referring to the explosive success of Cruise’s return to the pilot seat in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Released in May 2022, the long-awaited sequel was the top earner at the domestic box office…
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‘Mission: Impossible 7’: Christopher McQuarrie Ranks Tom Cruise’s Stunts
Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise are a power duo in cinema, no doubt. Between collaborating together on last year’s blockbuster sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, and buzz about working on the first film to shoot in space, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is just one of their many cinematic ambitions. While it may…
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Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Movies: 55 Films the Director Wants You to See
To say that few filmmakers love movies as much as Quentin Tarantino is a staggering understatement. Few people love movies as much as Quentin Tarantino, and the cinephile’s tastes continue to shape Hollywood.The video store clerk-turned-director has spent decades dazzling interviewers and fans with his unparalleled knowledge of cinema history, with tastes that range from…
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Running, jumping, looking: is the new Mission Impossible the Tom Cruisiest film Tom Cruise has ever made?
Will the actor’s latest release deliver all of our favourite Tom Cruise moves and save the summer box office?• read Peter Bradshaw’s five-star review• why Dead Reckoning is the most uncannily topical M:i film yetThis is shaping up to be a profoundly depressing summer for the movie business. Films that would have traditionally been a…
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Why Dead Reckoning is the most uncannily topical Mission: Impossible film yet
With its malevolent AI and doomed submarine, the franchise’s latest instalment hits some very real-world buttons. Can it still pull a Top Gun: Maverick and save the summer’s box office?• read Peter Bradshaw’s five-star review• Stuart Heritage on the Tom Cruisiest movie ever madeTom Cruise’s new film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, sees…
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19 Recent Movies Destined to Become Future Cult Classics
Nobody can predict which movies are going to be hits. While there are always factors that help a film’s chances (such as being part of a pre-established franchise such as the MCU), other successes seemingly come out of nowhere, such as the recent massive financial haul for Top Gun: Maverick. Studios try their best to…