"Part One" we hardly knew ye
Last year's Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One is about to come out on the Paramount + streaming service.
Except, according to Variety, it will be missing one thing -- the "Part One" of the title. It's now just Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning. That means M:I 8, due out in 2025, delayed from this year, won't be a Part Two.
Before the pandemic, the plan was to make M:I 7 and 8 back to back. The two films would then be shown in consecutive years. Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning even said "End Part One" in the end titles.
The pandemic caused production delays and other disruptions. M:I 7's budget also rose sharply.
Finally, the first movie came out in July 2023 and it was expected to be an enormous hit.
The film generated $567.5 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo. Quite respectable but below the $791.7 million for 2018's Mission: Impossible -- Fallout.
It was also far behind the almost $1.5 billion for star Tom Cruise's 2022 movie Top Gun Maverick. That probably fueled anticipation for the 2023 Mission: Impossible movie's box office.
There has been some fan speculation that putting "Part One" in the title of Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning had an impact. Some theater goers, under this scenario, meant some fans might skip it and wait for Part Two.
This blog last year raised the question of whether Dead Reckoning failed to reach out beyond the core M:I audience.
Whatever the case, the title tweak (and presumably a different title for the 2025 adventure) is an attempt to address the issue.
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