A Tom Cruise blockbuster has taken Netflix by storm – exactly one year after a serious flop at the box office.
Despite receiving positive reviews upon its release in June 2023, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning was MovieWeb.com at the time.
But now the film has had a surprising resurgence on Netflix, landing on the streaming platform’s Global Top 10 list last week.
According to ScreenrantThe film was viewed 5.6 million times from June 10 to June 16, placing it third on the charts, below Four Brothers and Hit Man.
The action film – starring Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby – follows agent Ethan Hunt on a new adventure through the Arabian desert.
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning has been given new life on Netflix – after cinemas bombed
The film was released in June 2023 and was subsequently labeled by MovieWeb.com as the “least commercially successful Mission: Impossible film of the past decade.”
He and his Impossible Mission Force team are tasked with tracking down a deadly weapon powered by AI.
Although it grossed $567 million at the box office, Variety It was estimated five weeks after its premiere that it would lose approximately $100 million thanks to high production costs and marketing expenses.
It had a reported budget of $291.6 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever made.
By comparison, Barbie, which came out around the same time, made $1.4 billion at the box office, while Oppenheimer made $953.8 million.
Additionally, the previous Mission: Impossible film, titled Fallout, took home $786 million in ticket sales when it was released in 2018.
Still, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning received rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
It has a high score of 96 percent from critics and 94 percent from audiences Rotten tomatoes.
“It’s an unforgettable movie experience that will leave you breathless,” wrote one reviewer on the site. “This is why we go to the movies.”
But now the film is enjoying a surprising resurgence on Netflix, landing on the streaming platform’s Global Top 10 list last week (stock image)
According to Screenrant, the film was viewed 5.6 million times from June 10 to June 16, earning it the third spot on the chart, below Four Brothers and Hit Man.
Still, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning received rave reviews from fans and critics alike on Rotten Tomatoes
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning is the summer blockbuster you’ve been waiting for,” someone else said.
‘Cruise once again delivers a fantastic cast in real locations, amid beautifully designed action sets.’
“Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie continue to push the boundaries of daring blockbusters,” someone else said.
Tom, 61, is currently filming the eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, which will directly follow the events of Dead Reckoning.
Originally, both Dead Reckoning and its sequel were planned as the final films in the Mission: Impossible series.
While doing press for the film, however, both Tom and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie indicated that more films are in the works.