The Mummydisaster is officially in the rearview mirror andTom Cruiseis atop the box office once again.Mission: Impossible - Fallout—which sees Cruise reprise the role of the helicopter-climbing Ethan Hunt for the sixth time—nabbed $23 million on Friday, on track for a domestic debut of $59 million. That haul would mark the second highest first weekend tally for the series, beating outMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation’s $55.5 million and coming just short ofMission: Impossible II($57.8 million, not adjusted for inflation).Fallout’s numbers are boosted by an $11.1 million Thursday night preview, the highest in franchise history.
The latest installment seesChristopher McQuarriereturning to the franchise—the first director to do so—for another pulse-pounding round of Tom Cruise coming very close to dying for our entertainment. The results are hard to ignore;Falloutboasts an A on Cinemascore, the best of the series. In addition to Cruise, the film also starsHenry Cavill,Simon Pegg,Rebecca Ferguson, andAngela Bassett.
Elsewhere,Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again—the Lily Collins-starring jukebox musical sequel—is still dancing up a minor storm despite dropping 66% since opening day, taking in $4,803,000 on Friday en route to a projected second-place finish behindFallout.Denzel Washington’s shoot-em-up sequelThe Equalizer($4,010,000) andHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation($3,705,000) continue to hold relatively firm, but Warner Bros. animated DC Comics comedyTeen Titans Go! To the Moviesisn’t hitting as hard as expected. The film—which our ownMatt Goldberg called"the madcap superhero satire we need right now"—drummed up $4,250,000 on Friday and is expected to finish out the weekend around $11 million, below expectations. Somehow, I blame the
Check out Friday’s Top 5 below and check back tomorrow for full weekend estimates.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
$23,000,000
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
$4,803,000
$60,227,525
Teen Titans Go! to The Movies
$4,250,000
The Equalizer 2
$4,010,000
$54,241,345
Hotel Transylvania 3
$3,705,000
$110,628,501
