Overview

• The film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, continues Ethan Hunt's battle against a powerful AI antagonist, reflecting contemporary concerns over artificial intelligence.
• Critics have praised the movie's large-scale action sequences, including a tense submarine scene and a biplane chase, but criticized its overlong runtime and excessive exposition.
• Production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and Hollywood strikes inflated the budget to make it the third most expensive film ever made, unadjusted for inflation.
• To break even, the movie must gross approximately $1 billion globally, a target that exceeds the franchise's previous highest-grossing installment, which earned $791 million.
• The film’s financial performance will likely determine whether the Mission: Impossible franchise continues or concludes with this installment.