Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One” is enjoying a robust start to its box office campaign. Opening midweek to take advantage of strong buzz, the seventh installment of the Tom Cruise action franchise has earned $7 million from Tuesday night preview screenings in around 3,300 theaters.
By comparison, the film’s predecessor “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” earned $6 million in 2018 from preview screenings in the traditional Thursday night slot. Over five days, “Dead Reckoning” is projected to earn an extended opening of $85 million-$95 million from over 4,000 theaters in North America and $250 million worldwide.
The opening of “Mission: Impossible 7” kicks off what is expected to be a very lucrative two-week period for theaters. Armed with strong reviews, a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, and built-in buzz from Tom Cruise’s resurgent popularity after last year’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Dead Reckoning” is expected to make a run at becoming this summer’s highest grossing film.
The film will soon be joined by two other highly anticipated movies: Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” from Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” from Universal. Independent projections currently have “Barbie” earning an opening weekend of $90 million — Warner is projecting $75 million — while “Oppenheimer” is projected for a $45 million opening weekend.
