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 Final Reckoning is reported to be one of the most expensive movies ever made, and it could be a tall order for the film to break even at the box office. Dead Reckoning (Part 1, which has since been axed from the title) was a great M:I movie,