There’s no denying the excitement that surrounds the impending release of a Tom Cruise "Mission: Impossible" movie, and two years after "Dead Reckoning Part One," the sequel — and eighth movie overall — is finally hitting the 2025 movie calendar.

The Final Reckoning kills off one of the franchise's biggest characters, but lets down his legacy in the process.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning began its box office run by breaking records, but it's now fallen off the pace to break a major record.