Mission: Impossible

1996 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation, Spy, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

Scores

Overall Score
93.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.1%
Review Aggregate
69.7

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 165 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 165 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulvisually strikingstylizedaction-packedcoming of agefamily-friendlynoir

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Cruise1996$5,398,000$10,793,000(est)
Jon Voight1996$3,323,000$6,644,000(est)
Henry Czerny1996$2,502,000$5,002,000(est)
Emmanuelle Béart1996$2,046,000$4,090,000(est)
Jean Reno1996$1,750,000$3,498,000(est)
Ving Rhames1996$1,540,000$3,079,000(est)
Kristin Scott Thomas1996$1,383,000$2,764,000(est)
Vanessa Redgrave1996$1,259,000$2,518,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count165
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes505,997

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$180,981,856$361,848,363
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$180,981,856$361,848,363

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1996$90,490,928$180,924,182
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$44,709,000$89,389,505
Physical Purchases ?1996$52,969,000$105,904,240
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$50,674,920$101,317,542
Total Revenues1996$238,843,848$477,535,469
Expenses
Budget ?1996$80,000,000$159,949,012
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1996$24,000,000$47,984,704
Participations1996$35,827,000$71,631,166
Residuals ?1996$9,652,000$19,297,848
Interest & Overhead1996$12,000,000$23,992,352
Total Expenses1996$161,479,000$322,855,082
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$77,364,848$154,680,387

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