| Movie Summary |  Mission: Impossible |  Mission: Impossible II |  Mission: Impossible III |  War of the Worlds |  Mission: Impossible 4 |
| Genre | Action | Action | Action | Sci-Fi Horror | Action |
| Studio | Paramount | Paramount | Paramount | Paramount | Paramount |
| Release Date | May 22, 1996 | May 24, 2000 | May 5, 2006 | June 29, 2005 | December 16, 2011 |
| Domestic Gross | $180,981,856 | $215,409,889 | $134,029,801 | $234,280,354 | $209,397,903 |
| Production Budget | $80 million | $125 million | $150 million | $132 million | $145 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 50 min. | 2 hrs. 3 min. | 2 hrs. 6 min. | 1 hr. 57 min. | 2 hrs. 12 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | some intense action violence | intense sequences of violent action and some sensuality | intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality | frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images | sequences of intense action and violence. |
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| Domestic Summary | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible II | Mission: Impossible III | War of the Worlds | Mission: Impossible 4 |
| Total Gross | $180,981,856 | $215,409,889 | $134,029,801 | $234,280,354 | $209,397,903 |
| Opening Weekend* | $45,436,830 | $57,845,297 | $47,743,273 | $64,878,725 | $29,556,629 |
| Theaters | 3,012 | 3,653 | 4,054 | 3,908 | 3,448 |
| Average | $15,085 | $15,835 | $11,776 | $16,601 | $8,572 |
| Opening % of Total | 25.1% | 26.9% | 35.6% | 27.7% | 14.1% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -52.4% | -53.3% | -47.6% | -53.0% | -0.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,012 | 3,669 | 4,059 | 3,910 | 3,555 |
| Close Date | December 19, 1996 | October 19, 2000 | July 20, 2006 | November 22, 2005 | April 12, 2012 |
| In Release | 212 days / 30 weeks | 149 days / 21 weeks | n/a | 149 days / 21 weeks | 119 days / 17 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible II | Mission: Impossible III | War of the Worlds | Mission: Impossible 4 |
| Worldwide Gross | $457,696,359 | $546,388,105 | $397,850,012 | $591,745,540 | $694,713,380 |
| Foreign Gross | $276,714,503 | $330,978,216 | $263,820,211 | $357,465,186 | $485,315,477 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 60.5% | 60.6% | 66.3% | 60.4% | 69.9% |
| Domestic Gross | $180,981,856 | $215,409,889 | $134,029,801 | $234,280,354 | $209,397,903 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 39.5% | 39.4% | 33.7% | 39.6% | 30.1% |
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| People Summary | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible II | Mission: Impossible III | War of the Worlds | Mission: Impossible 4 |
| Actor: Simon Pegg | - | - | #4 | - | #2 |
| Actor: Tom Cruise | #4 | #2 | #10 | #1 | #3 |
| Composer: Michael Giacchino | - | - | #7 | - | #4 |
| Producer: Paula Wagner | #3 | #2 | #4 | #1 | - |
| Producer: Tom Cruise | #3 | #1 | #4 | - | #2 |
| Writer: David Koepp | #6 | - | - | #4 | - |
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| Genres & Franchises | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible II | Mission: Impossible III | War of the Worlds | Mission: Impossible 4 |
| Franchise: Mission: Impossible | #3 | #1 | #4 | - | #2 |
| Genre: Spy | #8 | #3 | #16 | - | #5 |
| Genre: TV Adaptation (Live Action) | #5 | #2 | #8 | - | #3 |
| Showdown: Bond Vs. Bond Vs. Other Spies | - | - | #6 | - | #1 |
| Showdown: Mission: In Competition | #4 | #2 | #5 | #1 | #3 |
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| Chart Rankings | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible II | Mission: Impossible III | War of the Worlds | Mission: Impossible 4 |
| All Time Domestic | #162 | #112 | #309 | #88 | #119 |
| All Time Adjusted | #150 | #158 | - | #192 | - |
| All Time Worldwide | #132 | #94 | #170 | #78 | #57 |
| Worldwide Openings | - | - | #62 | #29 | #57 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | - | - | #46 | #25 | #48 |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends | #38 | #22 | - | #16 | #60 |
| Opening Weeks | #155 | #95 | #188 | #61 | #137 |
| Opening Day Gross | - | - | #155 | #91 | - |
| Opening Wednesdays | #43 | #24 | - | #12 | #39 |
| Single Day Gross | #580 | #260 | #439 | #238 | - |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | - | #52 | - | #22 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | - | #71 | - | #17 | #79 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross | - | - | - | #55 | #37 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | - | #180 | #176 | #84 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross | #51 | #36 | - | #40 | #26 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #233 | #104 | #173 | #96 | - |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | - | #76 | - | #68 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | - | #87 | - | #23 | #95 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross | - | - | - | #63 | #44 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #87 | #38 | - | #14 | #73 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #151 | #131 | - | #117 | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #135 | #118 | - | #105 | - |
| Sunday Share of Opening Weekends | #65 | #94 | - | - | #3 |
| Opening Weekends | #167 | #97 | #147 | #76 | #366 |
| Opening Weekends - May | #45 | #32 | #39 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #114 | #64 | #100 | #50 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | - | - | #139 | #94 | - |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | - | #67 | - | #43 | - |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #130 | #72 | - | #43 | - |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | - | #82 | - | #44 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | - | #85 | - | #45 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday | - | #20 | - | #13 | - |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #170 | #172 | #234 | - | #213 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #161 | #163 | #233 | - | #211 |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekend Openers | #15 | #9 | - | - | - |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #21 | #10 | #104 | - | - |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | #164 | - | #4 | - |
| Second Weekends | - | #136 | #161 | #105 | #114 |
| Third Weekends | #181 | #127 | - | #166 | #83 |
| Fourth Weekends | - | #125 | - | - | #115 |
| Sixth Weekends | #198 | #191 | - | - | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #410 | #435 | #306 | #422 | #12 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #883 | #929 | #690 | #909 | #25 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1292 | #1355 | #1035 | #1331 | #40 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2891 | #2985 | #2434 | #2952 | #212 |
| Rated PG-13 | #90 | #61 | #149 | #50 | #65 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #105 | #64 | #94 | #53 | #198 |
| Widest Releases | #656 | #138 | #45 | #68 | #189 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #612 | #127 | #41 | #67 | #239 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | - | #68 | #26 | #35 | #129 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | - | #75 | #28 | #36 | #105 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #136 | #83 | #199 | #46 | #164 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #146 | #97 | - | #46 | #114 |
| Fastest to $200 million | - | #97 | - | #59 | #98 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #371 | #424 | #308 | #461 | #343 |
| Slowest to $200 million | - | #28 | - | #66 | #27 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #342 | #555 | #410 | #418 | - |
| Non-Friday Opening Weekends Adjusted | #20 | #16 | - | #22 | #85 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #62 | #61 | #215 | #60 | #229 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | #34 | #32 | - | #24 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #63 | #51 | - | #21 | #119 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | - | - | - | #61 | #73 |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | - | - | - | #71 | #64 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #122 | #114 | #176 | #80 | - |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | #13 | #19 | - | #45 | #50 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #77 | #61 | #184 | #92 | - |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #45 | #41 | - | #72 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #76 | #62 | - | #27 | #136 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | - | - | - | #70 | #82 |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #41 | #26 | - | #15 | #110 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #74 | #125 | - | - | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #64 | #105 | - | #165 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #28 | #25 | #49 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #72 | #61 | #174 | #79 | #561 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #51 | #45 | #120 | #54 | - |
| Top 5-Day Grosses for movies opening on a Wednesday Adjusted | #19 | #16 | - | #14 | - |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #107 | #98 | - | #119 | - |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #89 | #97 | - | - | #200 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #157 | #119 | - | - | - |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #144 | #160 | - | - | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #44 | #47 | #175 | #62 | #118 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #53 | #46 | #109 | #57 | - |
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