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The eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible film series, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, is running in Indian theatres and will be released in a couple of days in the US. MI 8 has received positive feedback from many critics, but the box office verdict remains to be seen.
Which Is The Highest-Grossing Mission: Impossible Film?
Many cinephiles already know that among the first seven MI films, the sixth installment, Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), has earned the distinction of being the highest-grossing MI film globally. According to Box Office Mojo, MI 6 grossed over a whopping $791 million at the box office worldwide, surpassing Ghost Protocol’s $694 million figure by a significant margin. But do you know which MI movie has grossed over five times its budget? The answer might surprise you!
Which Mission: Impossible Film Made Over 5x Its Budget?
The only MI film that registered a worldwide gross over five times its budget was the first one, which was released in 1996. According to Box Office Mojo, Mission: Impossible grossed over $457 million worldwide against a budget of $80 million. The film’s worldwide gross-budget ratio is 5.72 (via The Numbers). This implies that MI 1 made around 5.7 times its budget, the highest for the blockbuster franchise.
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