Armed with the best reviews in Mission: Impossible franchise history (97% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout was expected to deliver the best opening weekend in franchise history, and it did just that. The film opened to $61.5 million domestic, with an additional $92 million from foreign territories for a worldwide debut of $153.5 million, with all three tallies representing new franchise records.
While we wait to see how this will fare throughout the rest of the summer (with quite minimal competition), we’re breaking down all of the different ways Fallout managed to set a new high water mark at the box office for this franchise that finds a way to keep topping itself.
Source: IGN.com Breaking Down Mission: Impossible – Fallout's Franchise Best Opening