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We’re talking about Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth and final installment in the Tom Cruise-led action spy franchise that began back in 1986. It took a massive $300–$400 million budget to conclude Ethan Hunt’s story, the lower end of that making it at least tied with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Justice League, and Solo: A Star Wars Story as the 19th costliest movie ever. The higher end puts it within the top 10. The movie started streaming on Prime Video on April 3rd and sees Hunt and his IMF team in a race against time to locate a sunken submarine and destroy a sentient AI threatening global catastrophe.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Is a Near-Perfect Final Movie for Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s massive production budget paid off in some major ways. Although the film’s budget meant its $598 million worldwide gross fell short of its break-even point and ultimately made the movie a box office disappointment, it still smashed franchise records. The film’s $204 million worldwide and $64 million domestic opening delivered the Mission: Impossible franchise’s best opening ever. It also set a franchise best for IMAX openings with $15.3 million. In terms of overall consensus, the movie was a hit. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning earned both “Certified Fresh” and “Verified Hot” badges on Rotten Tomatoes with a high 80% critic score and even better 88% audience rating.
