Too Much, Too Soon for Tom Cruise After “Top Gun Maverick”? New “Mission Impossible” Has Soft Box Office

[aum]

 

Is there such a thing as too much Tom Cruise?

 

Just last year, “Top Gun Maverick” broke box office records and was credit for saving movie theaters.

 

Now comes “Mission Impossible 7” and the box office is…soft. The total take from Tuesday through Sunday will be $71 million, not much more than “MI 6” made in 2018 over just four days.

 

The expectation was for another record breaker, with Cruise doing his own stunts, and tens of millions spent on promotion with international premieres. Cruise has been everywhere, albeit saying the same thing all the time, but still, he’s been pressing the flesh like a presidential candidate.

 

But last night’s take was just $16.5 million, well below where a real knockout hit should be. While $71 million is nothing to sneeze at, it’s going to take international box office to make “MI 7” a smash. It also pulls into question its sequel, which is shot and ready for release next year. If the fans aren’t crazy about this one, how will they react to the follow up?

 

This is a surprising turn events. You’d think with the heat people would want to hit the movie theaters anyway. Plus “Dead Reckoning” has a high review score, and audience score. But maybe “Mission Impossible” is just a static audience since this is so similar to the last one.

 

Source

Edited July 15, 2023 by aum

[coopers]

People now just don't have extra money to spend. Go to Florida Disney, not many people are there, not even Chinese. 

[aum]

Amazing.  Only a few decades ago, Chinese were considered poor people.  How things change?  Astonishing: [Life is] unpredictable and utterly surprising.

 

Did you enjoy your Disney trip?

[coopers]

On 7/15/2023 at 4:23 PM, aum said:

Amazing.  Only a few decades ago, Chinese were considered poor people.  How things change?  Astonishing: [Life is] unpredictable and utterly surprising.

 

Did you enjoy your Disney trip?

How things change?  Three words: capitalism really works. 

I actually didn't want to go there. I hate woke Disney but kids love going there and there is a 30% discount of the tickets.