Mission Impossible wows in theaters amidst a sea of sequels

Mission Impossible: Fallout topped movie theater ticket sales this week continuing a trend where sequels hold the top spots at the box office.

“Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ shows that the world accepted its mission to make the sixth installment of the beloved action franchise a massive hit taking in $153.5 million in 37 global territories including North America where it also topped the chart with a $61.5 million debut,” comScore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented.

Mama Mia! Here We Go Again, The Equilizer 2,  and Hotel Transylvania 3 took second, third and fourth in the U.S. Fallout, the sixth movie in the Mission Impossible franchise, also topped global ticket sales. Domestic entertainment has been dominated by sequels this year as Hollywood struggles to find original storylines. 9 of the top 12 movies in U.S. theaters were either sequels or prequels to an existing franchise.

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Paramount – $61.5M
2. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – Universal – $15.0M
3. Equalizer 2, The – Sony – $14.0M
4. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Sony – $12.3M
5. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies – Warner Bros. – $10.5M
6. Ant-Man And The Wasp – Disney – $8.4M
7. Incredibles 2 – Disney – $7.2M
8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Universal – $6.8M
9. Skyscraper – Universal – $5.4M
10. First Purge, The – Universal – $2.2M
11. Unfriended: Dark Web – OTL Releasing – $1.5M
12. Sorry To Bother You – Annapurna Pictures  – $1.4M

The global box office didn’t fare much better with 8 of its top 12 movies being part of an existing franchise.

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Paramount Pictures – $153.5M
2. Hello Mr. Billionaire – Multiple Chinese Distributors – $129.5M
3. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation – Sony – $43.3
4. Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings – Multiple – $42.9M
5. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – Universal – $41.6M
6. Incredibles 2 – Disney – $27.2M
7. Skyscraper – Multiple – $23.1M
8. Ant-Man And The Wasp – Disney – $19.9M
9. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Universal – $17.7M
10. Equalizer 2, The – Sony – $15.9M
11. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies – Warner Bros. – $11.5M
12. First Purge, The – Universal – $6.7M

Full details regarding the global domestic and international box office results