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Mission: ImpossibleFollow

1996 • PG-13 • 1h 50m • Action, Adventure, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

Expect the impossible.

🍅 66% 71% MC 59 LB 3.62 IMDb 7.2
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$45.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$181.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$457.70M
$276.70M international
Domestic legs3.98x
Budget$80.0M
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Cast & crew

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Brian De Palma Brian De Palma Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Starring Jon Voight Jon Voight Starring Henry Czerny Henry Czerny Starring Jean Reno Jean Reno Starring Ving Rhames Ving Rhames Starring
ScreenplayDavid Koepp, Robert Towne Produced byTom Cruise, Paula Wagner CinematographyStephen H. Burum MusicDanny Elfman StudioParamount Pictures SeriesMission: Impossible

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 24-26 1 $45.4M — 3,012 $15,085 $63.5M
2 May 31-Jun 2 1 $21.6M −52.4% 3,012 $7,181 $107.2M
3 Jun 7-9 2 $14.7M −32.2% 3,012 $4,867 $130.8M
4 Jun 14-16 3 $8.6M −41.3% 2,863 $3,006 $145.0M
5 Jun 21-23 6 $6.4M −25.2% 2,411 $2,672 $156.2M
6 Jun 28-30 6 $4.8M −25.0% 2,212 $2,185 $164.3M
7 Jul 5-7 9 $2.3M −51.5% 1,747 $1,341 $169.0M
8 Jul 12-14 11 $1.5M −35.2% 1,140 $1,333 $171.7M
9 Jul 19-21 14 $717.0K −52.8% 1,002 $715 $173.3M
10 Jul 26-28 19 $391.3K −45.4% 511 $765 $174.1M
11 Aug 2-4 23 $416.1K +6.3% 410 $1,014 $174.7M
12 Aug 9-11 17 $391.7K −5.8% 371 $1,055 $175.3M
13 Aug 16-18 21 $304.1K −22.4% 352 $863 $175.8M
14 Aug 23-25 22 $246.8K −18.9% 309 $798 $176.2M
15 Aug 30-Sep 2 17 $1.4M +481.2% 797 $1,799 $177.7M
16 Sep 6-8 14 $956.5K −33.3% 749 $1,277 $179.0M
17 Sep 13-15 17 $710.4K −25.7% 598 $1,187 $179.9M
18 Sep 20-22 17 $164.6K −76.8% 415 $396 $180.2M
19 Sep 27-29 16 $160.0K −2.8% 256 $625 $180.5M
20 Oct 4-6 18 $133.0K −16.9% 188 $707 $180.7M
21 Oct 11-13 17 $75.6K −43.2% 112 $675 $180.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$74.9M
May 21May 23May 24May 26May 27
Weekend grossWk 10 · $391.3K
$45.4M
$21.6M
$14.7M
$8.6M
$6.4M
$4.8M
$2.3M
$1.5M
$717.0K
$391.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,012 → 3,012 +0.0%
3,012 open3,012 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −45.4%
−52.4%
W1→2
−32.2%
W2→3
−41.3%
W3→4
−25.2%
W4→5
−25.0%
W5→6
−51.5%
W6→7
−35.2%
W7→8
−52.8%
W8→9
−45.4%
W9→10
Steepest −52.8%Best hold −25.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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