Mission: Impossible 7 Eyeing Record-Setting Start At The Global Box Office For Franchise

Tom Cruise looks primed to have another hot box office summer. Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 may bring in $250 million worldwide over the film’s first five days in theaters.

Deadline reports the seventh movie starring Cruise as Ethan Hunt could have a record-setting start for the franchise. Estimates show Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 earning $90 million domestically combined with $160 million internationally.

Among the reasons cited for the possible stellar start, Deadline points to strong Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 reviews as well as a halo effect from Top Gun: Maverick. The latter lit up the box office last summer and became Cruise’s first film to make $1 billion in theaters. This is the actor’s first film since reprising his role as Maverick.

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 premieres July 12 (Wednesday), hence the five-day totals instead of a traditional three-day opening weekend. However, one drawback for the action flick hitting these estimates is the runtime of 2 hours, 43 minutes. That means theaters can’t pack in as many showtimes daily.

Fallout, the previous Mission: Impossible movie, had the best domestic opening weekend with $61 million, according to Box Office Mojo. That film also holds the franchise record for global haul at $791 million.

The final Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 trailer really wants to sell you the movie, even teasing the stunt Cruise trained three years for to pull off in the film.