Some of those unconventional choices included screening the movie before it was finished.
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Moviegoers haven’t given up on Cruise, despite ongoing controversy surrounding his involvement with Scientology – the critical HBO documentary Going Clear, which aired earlier this year, is just the latest example. “They’re not thinking about that other stuff”, he told the news site in the same report.
While Vacation took the backseat.
The film earned an ‘A-‘ grade from audience polling firm CinemaScore and a 93 percent positive rating from critics on RottenTomatoes. It was written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis, who also penned the popular summer 2011 comedy “Horrible Bosses”. Per movie, the “Avengers” films brought the highest returns, with more than $500 million in U.S. ticket sales for each of the two films under the Marvel tent pole. It’s possible both this and Mission: Impossible may not be in direct interference with one another, as Fox’s new movie aims for the younger crowd while the Christopher McQuarrie movie brought in those in the 25-49 demographic.
“That was a tough opening”, he said.
Southpaw dropped from fifth to seventh after drawing in a further 7.5 million, whist Paper Towns dropped from sixth to eighth after garnering a further 4.6 million dollars. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, the worldwide figures include a record-breaking $17.1 million in South Korea. “Minions” has now earned over $287.3M domestically since it was released.
Overseas earnings of “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” went just as well, premiering in some 40 countries making $65 million. After ten days, the $88 million Sony flick has grossed $45.6 million.
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Ahead of it in third came Ant-Man with $12.6 million. Such as “Insurgent” $52 million, “Taken 3″ $39 million, and “Terminator: Genisys” $27 million. Holdovers “Ant-Man, ” “Minions, ” and “Pixels” rounded out the top five. There was still life the old dinos as Jurassic World picked up $3.8 million to add to its colossal $1.5 billion global takings. “Monster Hunt“, $27 million. 4. Since super-agent Bond first hit the screen in 1963 with “Dr. No”, there have been a total of 24 Bond movies, with seven actors having essayed the role.
