Mission: Impossible – Fallout Tops International Box Office After $77M Chinese Debut

Tom Cruise’s sixth outing as super-spy Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, has topped the international box office yet again after a huge $77 million opening weekend in China – bringing the film’s worldwide total to $89.1 million last week.

The espionage thriller, which has received high critical acclaim and been touted as one of the best action flicks of the past decade, has now grossed a reported $649 million internationally from a budget of $178 million. $77 million marks the highest opening in China for the franchise to date, and indeed for any film fronted by Tom Cruise.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout was directed by Christopher McQuarrie and also stars Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, and Alec Baldwin. It is in UK cinemas now, rated 12A