In the cinema year 2023, there were mainly two major hits. Barbie and Oppenheimer dominated at the box office. However, with Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, another film was released that stood in the shadow of the competition. Nonetheless, it received positive reviews.
What is Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One about?
- Tom Cruise embarks on a dangerous mission as IMF agent Ethan Hunt
- Hunt must search for a key that is in the possession of the rogue MI6 agent Ilsa Faust
- Behind the key lies a global threat from the entity that must not fall into the wrong hands
- A high bounty is placed on Ilsa Faust, which means Hunt has to deal with several bounty hunters
- The threat from artificial intelligence is a major theme in the film
We don’t want to spoil any more details about the story at this point, as the plot is one of the strengths of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. At least, that’s what many critics say who have given a recommendation of 96% for the film on Rotten Tomatoes.
Even among the audience, the film can achieve a rating of 94%. Yet, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One fell short of expectations. In the cinema year 2023, it faced strong competition.
With the official trailer, you can get a glimpse of the action hit:
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One fell short of expectations
Although Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One used almost three times the budget that Barbie and Oppenheimer had available, it did not come close to the earnings of the two cinema blockbusters.
In direct comparison, you can see that Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One lagged behind its competition:
- Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One had a budget of 291 million US dollars (via deadline.com) and grossed 568 million US dollars (via boxofficemojo.com)
- Oppenheimer had a budget of 100 million US dollars (via deadline.com) and achieved a gross revenue of 942 million US dollars (via boxofficemojo.com)
- Barbie is the absolute front-runner: With a budget of 128 million US dollars (via deadline.com), the film was able to earn 1.4 billion dollars (via boxofficemojo.com)
Therefore, the earnings that Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One has achieved are likely to be quite disappointing for the production team. The film was not able to attract as many viewers as the competition.
If you are among those who haven’t seen the film and want to catch up, you now have the chance. Because recently, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One has been made available for sale by some streaming service providers.
To acquire the film for 16.99 or 17.99 euros, you have several options. You can secure the film digitally via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, or in the Sky Store.
About a month after the digital release, the release on Blu-ray and DVD is supposed to take place. Fans can secure the film at retail starting November 2, 2023. Paramount+ will include the film in its programming at an unknown time.
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