Cruise fails in figures mission

TOM CRUISE’S Mission: Impossible III took an estimated $48 million (€37.7m) in the US on its opening weekend, but the figure was lower than anticipated.

Variety said the total, which was almost $10m (€7.8m) below that of 2002’s Mission: Impossible II, was below industry expectations and studio hopes.

It added that the previous film opened at 400 fewer cinemas. The latest movie in the series did beat Cruise’s original Mission: Impossible, but only by $2.6m (€2m), and that opened a decade ago at 1,000 fewer venues.