Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise starrer and Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One collected $560M globally. It could have been more. However, the timing of the release was something that hampered the collection. The film was released at the same time as this year’s blockbuster Barbie and Oppenheimer.
Although Oppenheimer outperformed McQuarrie’s most recent movie in terms of box office collection, the director is unfazed about it. Instead, he praised fellow directors, Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan, expressing his joy for their movies and what they represent.
Director Christopher McQuarrie’s Comments on Oppenheimer Surpassing Mission: Impossible 7
Christopher McQuarrie, who directed Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, feels that the “Barbenheimer” craze has done wonders for the movie industry despite the fact that the two films have outperformed his Tom Cruise-led action feature at the box office.
Speaking on the Empire Spoiler Specials podcast, Christopher McQuarrie said: “I couldn’t be more delighted. We meant what we said when we went out and bought those tickets.”
“I meant what I said when I went on Twitter – my last ever post on Twitter – and said, “Go pink or go home.”
“Chris Nolan… you want to talk about between a rock and a hard place? You want to talk about a guy whose movie was a three-plus hour R-rated drama with nudity that leaves you feeling quote-unquote ‘devastated’. That’s a tough sell. That’s one helluva marketing strategy. And he won. He called it like Babe Ruth and he won. God bless him. Congratulations. That’s fantastic.”
“And it’s a triumph for original movies. It’s a triumph for films that are not sequels,” McQuarrie added.
Oppenheimer collected $853M worldwide.
It was the huge $290 million budget that was another reason for the MI:7 to be tagged as not a box office blockbuster.
Why Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One Box Office Fell Short of Expectations?
Due to strong competition and high expectations, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One struggled to meet expectations at the box office. Anticipation for the latest Tom Cruise blockbuster action film was very high following the phenomenal success of Top Gun: Maverick.
Dead Reckoning Part One‘s release date is probably one of the most obvious reasons for its poor box office performance. The new Mission: Impossible was overshadowed almost immediately after debuting because it debuted just one week before both Barbie and Oppenheimer.
While Dead Reckoning Part One maintains the tradition of creating exceptional stunts and boasts some of the best practical effects and action scenes in the franchise, it was not quite as successful as its previous films.
The cost of making Mission: Impossible 7 was one of the main reasons why its box office performance faltered. The way that Mission: Impossible 7 is seen would alter significantly if its budget stayed significantly lower and hovered around $200M.
Source: Empire Spoiler Specials podcast/ Spotify
