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Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
What goes around comes around: Tom Cruise secures THESE screens for Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning in the West
In 2023, Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible faced IMAX competition from Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Now, Cruise has secured an exclusive three-week IMAX window for Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning in 2025. This strategic move highlights the importance of premium formats in box office success, reversing the situation from two years prior. When Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One released back in July 2023, Tom Cruise found himself facing an unexpected and rather frustrating hurdle. Despite being one of Hollywood's most vocal advocates for the theatrical experience and premium formats like IMAX, Cruise had to watch helplessly as Oppenheimer, helmed by Christopher Nolan — another staunch IMAX loyalist — swept up most of the coveted IMAX screens within just ten days of Dead Reckoning's release. Nolan's exclusive three-week deal with IMAX left Cruise's blockbuster scrambling for prime real estate, triggering reported heartburn within the Mission: Impossible camp. At the time, insiders noted Cruise's disappointment. After all, he had been championing the cause of big-screen spectacles, urging audiences back to cinemas post-pandemic, only to be edged out by another director's IMAX-first strategy. The timing couldn't have been worse for Dead Reckoning, a film tailor-made for the larger-than-life experience that IMAX offers. Fast forward to 2025, and it seems Cruise took that hard lesson to heart. Word on the street is that for Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning, Cruise has secured an exclusive three-week IMAX window — a strategic coup that ensures the film will dominate premium screens until June 13. Only then will DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon reboot step in to claim its share of the IMAX pie. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secure Your Child's Future with Strong English Fluency Planet Spark Learn More Undo It's a move that signals Cruise's astute understanding of the modern box office battleground, where premium formats can make a crucial difference in opening numbers and overall grosses. More importantly, it's a moment of poetic symmetry — what went around in 2023 has now come around in 2025. Cruise, who once ceded ground to Nolan, now finds himself in the driver's seat. One might wonder why movie stars crave for IMAX screens which have a very limited presence across the globe- at last count it has less than 2000 screens. But as per current trends, these screens provide as much as 10 % of total box office revenue, thus making it a good business decision. Final reckoning which also stars Hayley Atwell , Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg , Esai Morales and Pom Klementieff has already corssed US $ 100 million in USA. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Mint
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Tom Cruise ‘had to be carried off the plane' after an exhausting ‘Mission: Impossible' stunt
Even for one of Hollywood's biggest stars, some stunts can push the limits. Tom Cruise was so physically fatigued from acting in a daring sequence for Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning that crew members had to carry him off the plane. In the blockbuster franchise's eighth and seemingly final instalment, Tom Cruise filmed a scene walking on the wing of a small biplane mid-air. 'It beat the hell out of him. The wind hitting him, and the blast of the propeller, particles hitting him. It was the hardest workout you could ever do, it was very dangerous and very exhausting for him. Many times, we were carrying him off the wing because he was so tired. And he was flying all day,' said Wade Eastwood, the film's longtime stunt coordinator and second-unit director to The Times of London newspaper. Eastwood and Cruise have worked together since 2013, after meeting during the filming of Edge of Tomorrow. He was a stunt coordinator on the last four Mission: Impossible films and reminisced about his most-liked moment, which came in the seventh film, Dead Reckoning Part One, where Cruise rode off a cliff-edge on a motorbike. On the actor's risk tolerance and performing his own stunts, Eastwood said, "Tom doesn't show fear, Tom shows competence. He had fun during all his stunts, even when it was exhausting. He's always positive, he'll always put on a smile, and he genuinely enjoys it.' The actor spent over a year training in motocross and skydiving to prepare for the stunt, completing more than 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps, he disclosed. 'No, no chance. He's a machine. He acts like a 20-year-old. And there's no magic there, it's just hard work and discipline with his food, nutrition and training," Eastwood said when he was asked whether Cruise might soon step back from such physically demanding roles. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which was released on May 17, stars Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Esai Morales, besides Tom Cruise. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it shows Cruise's character Ethan Hunt and the IMF team rush to stop the Entity, a rogue AI that can annihilate mankind.
Mint
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Tom Cruise ‘had to be carried off the plane' as one ‘Mission: Impossible' stunt exhausted him
Even for a Hollywood popular star, stunts could exceed limits. Tom Cruise was physically fatigued from acting a daring sequence for Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning that his crew had to carry him off a plane. He got exhausted in the eighth (and seemingly final) instalment of his hit film, which included him walking on the wing of a small biplane mid-air. 'It beat the hell out of him. The wind hitting him, and the blast of the propeller, particles hitting him. It was the hardest workout you could ever do, it was very dangerous and very exhausting for him. Many times we were carrying him off the wing because he was so tired. And he was flying all day,' Longtime stunt coordinator and second unit director Wade Eastwood informed The Times Of London newspaper. Eastwood and Cruise have worked together since 2013, after meeting during the filming of Edge of Tomorrow. He was a stunt coordinator on the last four Mission: Impossible films and reminisces his most-liked moment of all, which came in the seventh film Dead Reckoning Part One. Tom rode a cliff-edge motorbike stunt. On the actor's risk tolerance and performing his own stunts, Eastwood said, "Tom doesn't show fear, Tom shows competence. He had fun during all his stunts, even when it was exhausting. He's always positive, he'll always put on a smile, and he genuinely enjoys it.' The actor spent over a year training in motocross and skydiving to prepare for the stunt, completing more than 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps, he disclosed. 'No, no chance. He's a machine. He acts like a 20-year-old. And there's no magic there, it's just hard work and discipline with his food, nutrition and training," Eastwood said when he was asked whether Cruise might soon step back from such physically demanding roles. Released on May 17, Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning casts Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Esai Morales besides Cruise. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it shows Cruise's character Ethan Hunt and the IMF team rush to stop the Entity, a rogue AI that can annihilate mankind. It saw an opening to a series-best $77 million domestically and $190 million globally.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hayley Atwell Reveals She Was 8 Months Pregnant Filming New 'Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning' Fight Scene
Hayley Atwell was eight and a half months pregnant filming a fight scene for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, she revealed The actress welcomed her first child in 2024 with her partner Ned Wolfgang Kelly Atwell has appeared in the franchise since 2023Hayley Atwell got candid about her time taping Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and revealed that she was eight and a half months pregnant while filming a pivotal fight scene. In an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that aired on Thursday, May 22, Atwell, 43, went into detail about her on-set experience when the late-night host asked if the audience should know anything before he rolled a clip of her performance. Atwell said, "I've never said before, actually. This is a Fallon exclusive. But during this fight sequence, we came back to it a few times to add a few elements to it. And in this clip, I'm actually eight and a half months pregnant." Fallon, 50, jumped in with surprise, saying, "Are you serious?" The actress elaborated, "I'm serious. Yes. And I have to say, I was taken such good care of. Everyone was so supportive and they were like, 'Oh, you can sit down, and we'll have a stunt double do it.' And I was like, 'No! I've worked too hard. Let me do it.' So I did it, and here it is." Atwell has appeared in the Mission: Impossible franchise as IMF agent Grace since 2023. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is the long-running action franchise's eighth and final installment. Atwell quietly welcomed her first child with her partner Ned Wolfgang Kelly in 2024. Details of their relationship and her pregnancy remain under wraps, though the actress seemingly confirmed she married Kelly in a May 19 episode of LIVE with Kelly and Mark in which she referred to him as her husband. Kelly and Atwell got engaged in 2023. "We had rented this Airbnb that had lots of shelves with porcelain ducks on them, so it was quite a surreal setup," the actress recounted to the Daily Mail's Eden Confidential in 2023. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. She then detailed the moment he proposed. "My fiancé was in his [underwear] in the kitchen, and there was an accordion playing outside our window — which was timed perfectly but not planned," Atwell told the outlet. Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning is in theaters now. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life', ‘The Last Rodeo', ‘Friendship' Counterprogram ‘Lilo & Stitch' & ‘Mission: Impossible' Holiday Weekend
Sony Pictures Classics is out with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life in limited release, Angel Studios' The Last Rodeo opens wide and A24's Friendship added screens with few new indies braving the double whammy oflive action Lilo & Stitch and Paramount's Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning. The former may have set a Disney record for Memorial Day weekend previews, Deadline reports, while Tom Cruise's high octane eight outing as Ethan Hunt may have set a record preview night for a Mission: Impossible. More from Deadline 'Friendship' Rocks As Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd Bromance Expands - Specialty Box Office 'Friendship' Moves To Top Ten Markets, Star Tim Robinson's Hometown Detroit; 'Sister Midnight', 'The Old Woman With The Knife' - Specialty Preview 'Friendship' Skyrockets To Top Limited Opening Of 2025 For Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd Comedy - Specialty Box Office Jane Austen in her own right 'has become a bit of a rock star in the marketplace,' SPC brass rightly noted when the distributor acquired the feature debut by Laura Piani ahead of its TIFF world premiere last year. It's opening on 61 screens in select markets including Lincoln Square and Angelika Film Center in New York and the AMC Grove and Laemmle Royal in LA. SPC is planning a nationwide bump next week to about 500 runs. Stars Camille Rutherford as Agathe, a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. She dreams of being a successful writer and of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel but finds herself desperately single and plagued by writer's block. When Agathe's best friend (Pablo Pauly) gets her invited to the Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England, she finally has her Jane Austen moment. Certified Fresh at 85% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Angel Studios opens by Jon Avent (Fried Green Tomatoes, Black Swan, Risky Business) on 2,205 screens. Stars Neal McDonough (who also co-wrote) as a retired rodeo legend who risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bull-riding competition as the oldest contestant ever. Along the way, he reconciles old wounds with his estranged daughter Sally (Sarah Jones) and proves that true courage is found in the fight for family. Produced in association with the Professional Bull Riders Association. Also stars Christopher McDonald and Ruve McDonough. Written by Avnet, Neal McDonough and Derek Presley. This is Angel's third partnership with faith-based McDonough Company after 2023 thriller The Shift and post-apocalyptic drama Homestead, slated for release December 20. A24s starring comedian Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave) and Paul Rudd has a big week 3 expansion to about 1,200 screens from 60. After a great limited opening at 6 theaters it rocked an expansion to 60 last week with $1.4 million and a no. 7 spot at the domestic box office. The R-rated directorial debut of Andrew DeYoung follows a bromance gone bad between two suburban dads. from Vertical, written and directed by Warwick Thornton, produced by and starring Cate Blanchett, is having a 7-day limited theatrical run before hitting VOD May 30. Set in 1940s Australia at a remote monastery with a mission for Aboriginal children run by a renegade nun, Sister Eileen (Blanchett). A new charge (Aswan Reid) is delivered in the dead of night, a boy who appears to have special powers. But the boy's Indigenous spiritual life does not mesh with the mission's Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat. Sister Eileen is faced with a choice between the traditions of her faith and the truth embodied in the boy. Premiered at Cannes in 2023, see Deadline review. Restoration: Akira Kurosawa's , the director's re-imagining of Shakespeare's King Lear transposed to medieval 16th century Japan, starts a run at New York's IFC Center and Laemmle Royal in LA to celebrate the epic's 40th anniversary. The 4K restoration is being re-released by New York-based Rialto Pictures. Resting after a wild boar hunt, warlord (Tatsuya Nakadai) decides to divide his domain among his three sons. A battle ensues between color-coded armies, a castle burns to the ground. Designed from the director's own watercolor storyboards, the film had four Oscar nominations including Best Director, Cinematography and Art Direction, with Emi Wada winning for costumes. Best of Deadline Every 'The Voice' Winner Since Season 1, Including 9 Team Blake Champions Everything We Know About 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' So Far 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
