Meanwhile, “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is hoping to establish a new opening weekend record for the 29-year-old franchise — a distinction that belongs to 2018’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” with $61 million. Overseas, “The Final Reckoning” should bring in $125 million to $130 million for a worldwide start above $200 million.

The “Mission Impossible” series is set to save the world (and the box office) once again with “Final Reckoning” leading a hot summer movie season of drama, action and comedy that’s expected to bring in the biggest theater ticket sales since 2019.