Winning the box-office derby on its opening weekend was a foregone conclusion for “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” leaving only the question of just how formidable a draw the latest installment in the Tom Cruise-led thriller franchise would be.
Sources privy to prerelease audience surveys pegged the $40-million mark as the outcome, probable for the Paramount and Skydance Productions release's opening weekend.
But its estimated domestic take of $20.3 million on Friday, the film’s opening day in nearly 4,000 theaters, suggests that the new “Mission Impossible” could induce moviegoers to spring for $50 million or more before the weekend is finished.