Both two very different franchises but with an unmistakable seal: Tom Cruise. Christopher McQuarrie, the director of mission impossible 7, which will hit theaters soon, not without IMAX controversy, believes that it has a bombing of biblical proportions on its hands. Basically, the director claims he seeks to outdo youOp Gun: Maverick box officesomething that is not an easy task.
Top Gun: Maverick has the milestone of not only being a critical and popular success, but also having grossed an impressive $1.493 billion. A classic action blockbuster whose main asset is Tom Cruise. The good news is that mission impossible 7 It also features the actor as the lead. And with a much more spectacular cast.
In addition, of course, of being the latest installment of a franchise that has been reaping successes premiere after premiere. However, Christopher McQuarrie believes that the tape has additional reasons to overcome the barrier of almost 1500 million dollarss. Something that, by the way, is complicated. Very complicated. How much? The previous installment of Mission Impossible grossed half as much as Top Gun, about 787 million at its premiere in 2018.
Mission Impossible 7 plays this time with everything against it
Although the estimates for the next film are very rosy, mission impossible 7 it will not open alone. Yes, it is one of the most anticipated titles of the summer, which will arrive in the first half of July, but it will do so almost at the same time as the two most important releases of the year: Barbie and oppenheimer. Two very different films from what he proposes Mission Impossible, but two highly anticipated premieres for the summer that will compete in viewers. And more especially, with the leisure time that the average user spends going to the movies.
It also does so with the problem of opening in IMAX that the new Christopher Nolan films take by the hand, and what Tom Cruise himself has complained about. That means mission impossible 7 will have far fewer IMAX theaters available in which the film can be seen, again, one of the most interesting attractions of Cruise’s action movies.
Either way, mission impossible 7 It plays with a lot against it: two very competitive releases in the same window, limited availability of IMAX theaters and the milestone of literally doubling the box office of its previous installment. Indeed, it seems like an impossible mission that we will only see if Ethan Hunt will be able to accomplish.