Box Office Report: 'Mission Impossible 8: The Final Reckoning' climbs to $540 Million

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8: THE FINAL RECKONING from PARAMOUNT pictures (2025). Starring Tom Cruise. 

Well - The critics are pretty quiet these days. Why? Because they said this final movie in the franchise wasn't going to break even. It looks like they are wrong.

As of Sunday June 22, 2025. "The Final Reckoning" has climbed to $540,878,837 million. The production budget is $400 million. Some critics say the marketing cost an extra $150 million. So, that means the movie is still in the red with $10 million. Summer isn't over yet. 

I predict that "The Final Reckoning" will surpass $600 million by August 1, 2025. 

Even though the flying sequences were spectacular. When Ethan Hunt jumped into the dark sea waters from a helicopter. I was completely mesmerized with the whole underwater impossible mission. 

Below is a movie clip on the underwater sequences.

Paramount Pictures 2025.

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Perfectly Executed' 2007

48 Hours says, "In 1994, Sultana Rafay, her husband Tariq, and their autistic daughter, Basma, were brutally murdered. Investigators focused on two primary suspects: Atif Rafay, the only surviving family member, and his friend Sebastian Burns. They had taken refuge in Canada and wrote a screenplay with a plot that paralleled the murders. Was the script fiction or a confession?"

This episode last aired on 9/15/07.

International Trailer 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy' coming soon.!!

Horror Trailer 'The Sound' in theaters & digital on June 27, 2025

Saturday Night '48 Hours' Double Episode

48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment was called, "Murder on Prom Night" (6/21/2025). This was an encore presentation. Check it out if you missed it.

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48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment was called, "The Troubling Case Against Dorotik" (6/21/2025). This was an encore presentation.

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Top Box Office 'How To Train Your Dragon' with $37 Million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / JUNE 22, 2025 / ESTIMATED

1. How to Train Your Dragon $37,000,000 Universal Pictures

2. 28 Years Later                 $30,000,000 Sony Pictures

3. Elio                                 $21,000,000 Walt Disney

4. Lilo & Stitch                         $9,700,000 Walt Disney

5. MI8: The Final Reckoning $6,550,000 Paramount

6. Materialists                         $5,815,506 A24

7. Ballerina                         $4,535,000 Lionsgate

8. Karate Kid: Legends         $2,424,147 Sony Pictures

9. Final Destination: Bloodlines $1,885,283 Warner Bros.

10. Kuberaa                         $1,750,000 Prathyangira

Podcast '20/20' episode 'They Know Everything'

20/20 says, "A killer puts a complex scheme into play after murdering a college student; a new investigation unearths the lengths taken to bury the truth."

Friday Night 'Dateline' episode 'Center of the Storm'

DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "Center of the Storm" (6/20/2025).

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IMAX Trailer Featurette 'F1: The Movie' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Trailer 'Hot Milk' in theaters on June 27, 2025

International Trailer 'Gyanvapi Files: A Tailor's Murder Story' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Awesome Trailer 'The G' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Trailer 'M3GAN 2' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Documentary Trailer 'Nobu' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Trailer 'Sorry, Baby' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Trailer 'Tatami' in theaters on June 27, 2025

Netflix Trailer 'Untamed' Streaming July 17, 2025

Trailer 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' in theaters on Oct. 24, 2025

Week 3 on America's Got Talent 2025

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT from NBC (2025). I've been catching up with AGT after missing quite a few years. I totally enjoy viewing the past performances.

The 3rd week of auditions (2025) was not as strong as previous weeks. I have to agree with the "judges." No matter how much the audience "likes" an act. That doesn't mean that they are a $1 Million Dollar Act.!!

So many performers do well on their first audition. The audience and judges like them.... But - these judges have seen it all and their job is to spot a $1 Million Dollar Act. They have to because when the talent enters the "Live" shows. They have to step it up for the next round. The judges help choose the "best" and then it is up to America when they vote.

Thousands of talent acts never get past the audition. Many are also cut during the judge deliberations. I thought a magician named Mike Jacobson would make it to the live shows. He was cut and I watched his audition again. He used "playing" cards and also invisible "playing" cards for fun. I believe that was his mistake. Why not use real playing cards for the second game too? It wasn't good enough and I think the judges saw that. Mike was good but he wasn't a $1 Million Dollar Act.

There have been many fun "light" show performances over the years. This week - a group called "Urban Theory" performed. They are below.

 

Military Veteran Benjamin Hightower had a spark to his performance. His audition is below.

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'A Parent's Worst Nightmare' 2008

48 Hours says, "In November 1997, Florida couple Marlene and Steve Aisenberg reported their five-month-old daughter Sabrina missing from her crib. The police began to search for the baby but soon became convinced that the couple knew more about their baby’s disappearance than they admitted."

“48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. 

This classic episode last aired on 2/9/2008.

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Karen Read: The Verdict'

20/20 says, "The girlfriend of a beloved Boston police officer learns her fate in the murder case that captivated the country across two high-profile trials."

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Devil in the Desert'

20/20 says, "This week, we're sharing the first episode of our latest narrative series from 20/20 and ABC Audio, 'Devil in the Desert.' In October 2012, a man is found brutally tortured in the Mojave Desert — setting off a decade-long chase to bring the perpetrators to justice."

In Movie Theaters '28 Years Later' on Friday June 20, 2025

In Movie Theaters on Friday June 20, 2025 'Elio'

Saturday Night '48 Hours' 2 Back-to-Back Episodes on June 21, 2025

48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment is an encore presentation called, "Murder on Prom Night." It will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. Check it out if you missed it.

48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment is also an encore presentation, called, "The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik." It will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. Check it out if you missed it.