There was cause for fear about Mission: Impossible 8’s financial future, even if one was unaware that it is among the most expensive films ever made. The movie is the second installment in a two-part plot, however Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’s box office performance was less than anticipated. The film did not do well at the box office, earning $567.5 million. It was a significant decrease from Fallout’s earnings a few years earlier and the lowest amount for any of the last four modern versions.

Dead Reckoning’s box office was even more troubling when other factors are accounted for. Tom Cruise was fresh off Top Gun: Maverick becoming a massive box office hit, so there was an expectation that audiences would be ready for another big Cruise action blockbuster. Dead Reckoning even scored franchise-high Rotten Tomatoes scores, and yet there was some disconnect between audiences’ willingness to see the movie in theaters and the film’s expected performance. If there is franchise fatigue or a decline in interest here, Mission: Impossible 8 having a better box office performance is more difficult.