With production on the film finally wrapping recently, Mission: Impossible 8The budget of was reportedly revealed. The next chapter in the Tom Cruise-led action franchise was initially planned to be the second half of the two-part film. Reckoning storyline and film back-to-back with a 2023 release, only for plans to change amid COVID-19 delays. After starting filming in early 2022 Mission: Impossible 8 saw further delays due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA raid, including a release delay of nearly a year and title change of Reckoning, part two to its current untitled state.
The Hollywood Reporter recently brought news that Cruise was in early development on a sequel to Days of thunder after Top Gun: Maverickbox office success. Included in the story was the revelation that Mission: Impossible 8the budget is “reportedly approaching $400 million“with sources indicating that the balloon in financing resulted from multiple production delays and the Hollywood strikes in 2023. This would make the upcoming film the most expensive in the franchise, eclipsing the previous record of Mission: Impossible – Reckoning at US$291 million.
What this means for Mission: Impossible 8
The franchise is reaching its turning point
While the various production delays certainly make sense for the film’s high budget, The question now is whether Mission: Impossible 8 will do more than just get those finances back. Despite receiving some of the franchise’s best reviews, Reckoning memorably became the series’ first box office disappointment, grossing just under $600 million against its $291 million production budget which, when combined with marketing and theaters, fell short of the reported break-even point of $600. million. See how the various Mission: Impossible films compared at the box office and on Rotten Tomatoes in the chart below:
|
Name |
RT Critic Score |
RT Audience Score |
Box office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mission: Impossible |
66% |
71% |
US$457.7 million |
|
Mission: Impossible 2 |
56% |
42% |
US$546.4 million |
|
Mission: Impossible III |
71% |
69% |
US$398.5 million |
|
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol |
93% |
76% |
US$694.7 million |
|
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation |
94% |
87% |
US$682.7 million |
|
Mission: Impossible – Fallout |
97% |
88% |
US$791.7 million |
|
Mission: Impossible – Reckoning |
96% |
94% |
US$567.5 million |
Between Mission: Impossible – Reckoningand both Transformers One and Rise of the Beasts, Paramount found itself in a somewhat inconsistent box office situation. Although the combined power of A peaceful place: first day and Smile 2 kept them on the positive side of things, when it comes to their triple-digit cost productions, they haven’t had a big hit since Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick in 2022.
To Mission: Impossible 8 come with such a high budget, also goes a long way toward explaining why Paramount is considering making it the last. Cruise and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie have been reluctant to confirm this, even though the former not only has a busy schedule but also signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. With all these elements in mind, Mission: Impossible 8The box office could make or break the future of the franchise.
Our view of the mission: Impossible 8 budget
The greatest film would be the best note to leave
Although the combined power of McQuarrie and Cruise produced the series’ best episodes, the reported high Mission: Impossible 8 the budget tells me the film is probably the one to launch the franchise. Even with the production delays, it seems likely that the team intends for this to be the biggest one, especially to wrap up Reckoningsuspenseful ending, and with Cruise focused on so many other projects, including the developments of both Superior weapon 3 and Days of Thunder 2the adventures of Ethan Hunt may need to end for a while.
Source: THR