With a cost of 290 million US dollars, "Mission Impossible 7" won the North American box office, and Tom made Jackie Chan out of reach
Something big has happened in Hollywood lately.
Since the screenwriters' strike in May, the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild has also held a general strike.
On July 13, the Screen Actors Guild and the United Union of Radio and Television Artists failed negotiations with the producers and urgently announced a strike.
Their appeal is to resist the threat of artificial intelligence and the issue of one-time lifetime portrait rights for guest actors.
This is also the second Hollywood strike since 1960, after 63 years, and if it continues, there will be no films to be released in part of the North American film market in 2024.
"Oppenheimer" directed by Christopher Nolan ended in the middle of its London premiere, with the three leading actors Kyrian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon leaving the scene and supporting the strike.
Nolan said that if this issue is not addressed, his next film plans will be stranded indefinitely.
There are 160,000 people in Hollywood who work in show business, and if "AI is fully hacked", three-fifths of them will face unemployment.
Influenced by it, Tom Hardy's "Venom 3"; "Deadpool 3" starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman; and Tom's "Mission Impossible 8" North American schedule may have to be postponed.
By the way, during the strike, "Mission Impossible 7" North America started!
Chapter 1: "Mission Impossible 7" wins North America.
In 2023, the 28th week of the North American box office report, the market bombarded a total of $140 million, almost the same as last week, "Mission Impossible 7" undoubtedly won the championship.
Ranked tenth is "The Little Mermaid" produced by Disney Pictures, with a cumulative box office of $293 million in North America, plus $2.6 received overseas, a total of $554 million worldwide.
Harrison Ford's "Indiana Jones 5", which again earned $12 million in the third week of release, ranked fourth, and the North American box office trend was sluggish, with a total of only $145 million, and the global box office just exceeded $300 million.
The budget cost of the film is $300 million, there is no way to recover the cost, it is expected that this film will bring a huge loss of $150 million to Disney Pictures, it seems that the card of main feelings is no longer viable.
A series of horror movies, the fifth "Red Door" of "Lurking" produced by Wen Ziren performed reasonably well at the box office, and it got $13 million again in the second week, surpassing "Indiana Jones 5" to win the third place.
Wen Ziren has always adhered to the route of using small broad, not using famous actors, and using the plot to impress the audience, "Red Door" used a cost of $16 million in exchange for a North American box office of $58.08 million, successfully achieving profits.
Last week's brightest was the new film directed by Mexican ghost director Alejandro Gómez Monteverde, using the popular American drama "Suspect Tracking" actor Jim Cavize as the first cast. Based on true events, it tells the story of Tim Ballard, a federal agent played by Jim Kaveze, who goes deep into the jungle to rescue children.
The film's reputation and box office are quite outstanding, winning the runner-up with $27 million in the second week, reaching a total of 85.49 million in North America, while the film's production cost is only $14.5 million.
Jim Cavitze is going to shine in Hollywood again after "Black Hole Frequency", and excellent actors will always shine again!
On July 12 this year, "Mission Impossible 7", a highly anticipated action blockbuster, finally landed in North American theaters, which caused heated discussions among fans for a while.
Of course, the box office performance of this big production also firmly captured people's attention, winning $56.2 million in the first weekend of North America, plus Wednesday's early start, a total of $80 million in five days, winning the weekly box office championship.
This result lagged behind the $61 million opening of 2018's Mission Impossible 6: Total Disintegration and the $57.8 million opening of the second installment of 2000's Mission Impossible, which did not meet initial expectations.
Chapter 2: Global Box Office and Budget Costs.
The only trouble is that the film is extremely expensive to produce.
"Mission Impossible 7" was filmed in the pandemic era, and most of the scenes were completed in Italy, when the epidemic in the region was more serious, and the crew was forced to pause many times.
Another point, in order to ensure the quality and shooting safety of the film, Tom's low-altitude skydiving stage and train were built by the crew, which cost a lot of money.
Originally, the budget cost given by Paramount Pictures was $250 million, and then it climbed directly to $290 million, so "Mission Impossible 7" wants to return the cost, is the coefficient a bit high.
The cost of 290 million US dollars, plus the publicity fee, the global box office cannot be less than 800 million US dollars, otherwise it will be a loss, although North America won the championship in the first week, but the box office only got 80 million US dollars, and all hopes fell to the global market.
Living up to expectations, Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible 7" opened in 70 countries and regions around the world, directly bombarding $155 million overseas, and $235 million in the first week.
United Kingdom: $13.8 million;
India: $9 million;
Australia: $8.3 million;
New Zealand: $1.5 million;
South Korea: $14.3 million
France: $7.7 million;
China: $25.4 million...
In addition to some twists in the Chinese market, the film won the weekly box office championship in 35 markets around the world, surpassing the world's best opening of the series, mainly thanks to Tom's overseas box office appeal.
If you continue to make efforts overseas, the final box office will land at $700 million, and then rely on peripheral and global streaming media rights to sell, recover costs and make a slight profit, there should be no suspense.
Why does "Mission Impossible 7" have stamina?
Then we need to discuss the plot and word of mouth with everyone.
Chapter 3: "Mission Impossible 7" story interpretation and word of mouth.
The fifth and sixth directors of the series Christopher McQuarrey return to direct, Simon Page, Rebecca Ferguson and Vin Reams all return, in addition to a new "saucer girl" Hayley Atwell.
Tom Cruise continues to play the classic screen character Agent Ethan Hunt, telling the story of Ethan and his team members against the powerful artificial intelligence "entity" force and solving the villain by the way.
"Mission Impossible 7" introduces a new "saucer girl" Grace after Ethan completes the transfiguration technique and obtains intelligence, and they drive a car together through the bustling streets of Rome, and the audience can easily find Jackie Chan's shadow in this scene.
In the last 40 minutes, Desperate Saburo Ethan rode down the mountain on a motorcycle and parachuted into the runaway train, making the spectators' palms sweat.
The train escape is even more thrilling, and the familiar "Mission Impossible" classic match...
The quality of the film has been recognized by most audiences, and major film review platforms have opened high scores.
"Mission Impossible 7" received a super high rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the popcorn index of 94% was also outstanding;
and received a dazzling "A" grade recommendation on CinemaScore;
MTC Media received an astonishing 81 points;
IMDB and Douban public scores are very eye-catching.
Such a good reputation is bound to further detonate the theater box office.
In addition to the excellent quality of the film itself, there is also the global appeal of this IP and Tom.
Therefore, the stamina of "Mission Impossible 7" should not be underestimated.
Chapter 4: Tom and Jackie Chan: The battle of action masters.
Tom, Tom Cruise, is undoubtedly the king of the action movie industry. Whether in North America or globally, Tom has shown unparalleled box office appeal and influence.
The "Mission Impossible" series of movies starring him has always been a household blockbuster and has achieved outstanding box office results.
Last year, Tom's "Top Gun 2" grossed $1.4 billion at the global box office.
Tom is a well-deserved box office king, the best example is 2017's "The New Mummy", which is a veritable hit street at the North American box office, only getting $80.22 million.
However, with Tom is equivalent to having a box office guarantee, the film earned 329 million US dollars overseas, and finally the global box office exceeded 400 million US dollars, making the original big production on the street counterattack and make a small profit.
In addition to the box office, Tom's salary is also second to none, with his own influence and popularity, he gets an amazing salary, "Hollywood Reporter" said that Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible 7" salary is as high as $100 million.
Surpassed Will Smith, Little Plum, Brad Pitt, Dwayne Johnson and other big coffee, ranked first, he is also the world's most expensive star.
Speaking of which, there will definitely be fans who want to make comparisons, who is more powerful between Jackie Chan, Tom and Jet Li?
Jet Li's Hollywood journey has not reached the height of Jackie Chan, so let's not compare it together for the time being, let's talk directly about Jackie Chan and Tom.
We have to admit that Jackie Chan is a legendary action star. He has acted in many classic kung fu films over the past few decades.
Jackie Chan's peak in Hollywood was a breathtaking sight for many blockbusters, such as "Rush Hour", "Who Am I", "Shanghai Noon", "Tuxedo", "Agent Next Door", "King of Kung Fu" and "Kung Fu Dream".
He can bring the audience explosive pleasure as soon as he appears, and with decades of hard work, at the age of 62, Jackie Chan finally got the ultimate recognition in Hollywood, and he won the Oscar for lifetime achievement.
If you really want to make a comparison, you have to start with the common ground.
First of all, Jackie Chan and Tom are both powerful actors.
Whether it is Jackie Chan's kung fu moves or Tom Cruise's action stunts, they all show extraordinary strength and professionalism in the film.
Both see themselves as performers rather than stars, and have very high requirements for character portrayal and filmmaking.
Secondly, Jackie Chan and Tom both have an unremitting fighting spirit.
The pursuit of difficult moves is to go into battle without a stand-in.
For example, in "Who Am I", Jackie Chan jumped down from the 21st-floor Rotterdam Tongtai Tower;
Tom's climbing of the Burj Khalifa in "Mission Impossible 4" is still memorable;
In "Mission Impossible 7", the low-altitude skydiving on a motorcycle and the final train crash completed self-rescue, which is quite shocking.
They have more than once risked in order to make the audience feel the most authentic shock, and this fearless spirit is admirable.
Finally, both Jackie Chan and Tom have extensive international influence.
Jackie Chan is a representative figure in the Asian film industry, and his films enjoy high popularity and influence around the world.
Tom, on the other hand, is Hollywood's top superstar, and his work has been hugely successful and widely acclaimed around the world.
Regardless of cultural background, they conquered the hearts of the audience with their talent and charisma.
However, with the passage of time, one inevitable thing will happen, and that is age.
Jackie Chan was born in 1954 and is 69 years old this year, while Tom was born in 1962 and is 61 years old this year, and Jackie Chan is 8 years old.
Eleven years ago, 59-year-old Jackie Chan realized this, age is here, it is impossible to fight forever. Almost since "Zodiac" in 2012, his focus has gradually shifted to China.
The price is too high, and the domestic production is far less than Hollywood, so most of the works of Jackie Chan's later films are in a state of rage, and only "Kung Fu Yoga" and "British Showdown" have achieved profitability at the box office.
The original superstar on the same line, now Tom makes Jackie Chan out of reach.
It is expected that it will be concretely manifested in the script.
Tom cherishes his feathers and does not mess with films, except for the "Mission Impossible" series and the excellent "Top Gun 2" over the years, it is difficult to see Tom starring in new films.
First, the salary is too high and I dare not invite, and the second is that the script is not good and I refuse it directly.
Jackie Chan disagreed, I don't know whether he wants to leave more wealth for Fang Zuming, or for what purpose, Jackie Chan has almost been synonymous with bad movies over the years, and the box office appeal has plummeted.
What "Detective Pu Songling", what "Pioneer", all word-of-mouth box office double hit the street.
This year, Jackie Chan's two films were not as good as expected at the box office, "Dragon Horse Spirit" only collected 210 million yuan at the mainland box office, "Fury Sandstorm" was not released in the mainland, and those small countries in Southeast Asia only received 800,000 US dollars.
From this point of comparison, today's Jackie Chan can not be compared with Tom at all, he is older, he can not do difficult actions, films like "British Showdown", it is not good to portray the inner drama.
Chapter 5: Conclusion.
In any case, Tom and Jackie Chan are undisputed superstars who have established their own unique status in the film industry.
Whether it is a kung fu movie or an action movie, through their acting skills and efforts, they have brought countless unforgettable movie moments to the audience.
The two superstars shine in their own way, every smile and action is a star in the movie world, and we should all applaud their hard work and excellent performance!
In the future, Tom's "Mission Impossible 8" and "Edge of Tomorrow 2" make me look forward to it.
Although Jackie Chan is not as good as Tom now, I am still looking forward to him and hope to make a comeback in the future.
Jackie Chan's box office appeal gradually weakened as a result of many factors, and in any case, his contributions and achievements are indelible.
In the film world, he is a true legend, as he once said in "Police Story": "I am a police officer, that's right." But I'm also human. ”
Jackie Chan, we will always support you!
It was learned that "Legend" starring Jackie Chan, Zhang Yixing and Gu Li Naza was completed;
In addition, "New Police Story 2" with Nicholas Tse and Choi Cheuk-yan;
and the Hollywood big production "Rush Hour 4" is in full swing, and there is always one that will explode.
Finally, this Friday, the North American theater Nolan's "Oppenheimer" and Margot Robbie's "Barbie" are facing each other, will it have an impact on "Mission Impossible 7"?
Just got the good news, "Oppenheimer" mainland confirmed the introduction, the file is to be determined!