Running time126 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$150 millionBox office$397.9 millionMission: Impossible III (stylized as M:i:III) is a 2006 American co-written and directed by (in his ), co-written by and, and co-produced by and starring in the role of IMF agent. It is the third installment in the, following 2000's. In the film, Ethan (Cruise) has retired from field work for the (IMF) and trains new recruits. However, he is sent back into action to track down the elusive arms dealer Owen Davian.Mission: Impossible III premiered at the on April 26, 2006, and was released in the United States on May 5, 2006.
Released May 24th, 2000, 'Mission: Impossible 2' stars Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of 59 (out of.
It received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $397 million against a $150 million budget. It was followed by in 2011. 'I think the problem with third movies is the people who are financing them are experts on how they should be made and what they should be.
At that point, when you own a franchise like that, you want to get rid of any extraneous opinions.' —David Fincher, on contributing to a film seriesIn 2002, director was slated to direct the next installment of the Mission: Impossible film series for a summer of 2004 release date. Fincher, however, dropped out in favor of another film, later citing creative differences over the direction of the series. Replacing Fincher was director, who worked on developing the film for 15 months.
Under his involvement, the film was to feature ' playing a guy who's based on,' as well as and in other roles. Was offered to reprise her role as Nyah Nordoff-Hall from but she declined, in order to concentrate on her family. Her role in the story was later changed to a new character named Leah Quint, who would have been played by Moss.
However, once J.J. Abrams took over directing the project, the character was scrapped.After a dispute over the film's tone, Carnahan quit in July 2004. Then called, offering the directorial role for the film after having binge-watched the first two seasons of. Abrams ultimately signed on, with production delayed a year due to his contractual obligations with Alias. During this time, Branagh, Moss, and Johansson departed from the project because of the many delays in production. On June 8, 2005, gave the film the after a new cast of actors was hired and the film's budget was redeveloped, with Cruise taking a major pay cut.
Filming began in on July 12, 2005 and ended in October. Location filming took place in ( and ), , (Rome and ), the (, and ),. The night scenes involving the skyscrapers were filmed in Shanghai, while some of the Shanghai filming was also done in Los Angeles. Main article:The film's was composed.
He is the third composer to take on the series, following. The score album was released on May 9, 2006. Unlike the previous installments, no soundtrack album featuring the film's contemporary music was released.
Despite this, the film features a song by entitled ' that also features,. Distribution Marketing To promote the film, Paramount rigged 4,500 randomly selected vending boxes with digital audio players which would play the theme song when the door was opened. The audio players did not always stay concealed, and in many cases came loose and fell on top of the stack of newspapers in plain view, with the result that they were widely mistaken for bombs. Police bomb squads detonated a number of the vending boxes and even temporarily shut down a veterans hospital in response to the apparent 'threat'.
Despite these problems, Paramount and the Los Angeles Times opted to leave the audio players in the boxes until two days after the movie's opening. 'Trapped in the Closet' controversy. Main article:A blog entry of Hollywoodinterrupted.com in March 2006 alleged that (parent of Paramount and ) canceled the rebroadcast of the episode ' due to threats by Cruise to refuse to participate in the Mission: Impossible III publicity circle. These assertions were soon also reported by and.attributed threats from Cruise, stating, 'to back out of his Mission: Impossible III promotional duties if Viacom didn't pull a repeat of the episode', as evidence of 'bad blood' between Cruise and Viacom. Reported that South Park fans 'struck back', in March 2006, and threatened to boycott Mission: Impossible III until Comedy Central put 'Trapped in the Closet' back on its schedule. Melissa McNamara of later questioned whether this boycott hurt the film's box office debut. Political blogger encouraged a boycott of the film, based on claims that Cruise allegedly forced Comedy Central to censor a South Park episode about Scientologists.
'Make sure you don't go see Paramount's Mission: Impossible III, Cruise's upcoming movie,' Sullivan wrote. 'I know you weren't going to see it anyway. But now any money you spend on this movie is a blow against freedom of speech. Tell your friends to boycott it.' When asked in 's about his involvement with stopping the episode rebroadcast on Comedy Central, Cruise stated 'First of all, could you ever imagine sitting down with anyone? I would never sit down with someone and question them on their beliefs. Here's the thing: I'm really not even going to dignify this.
I honestly didn't really even know about it. I'm working, making my movie, I've got my family. I don't spend my days going, 'What are people saying about me?' ' Reception Box office Opening in 4,054 theaters all across the United States, the fourth largest opening ever up to that point, the film topped the box office in its opening weekend. It made $16.6 million on its opening day and 47.7 million in its opening weekend, a solid opening yet almost $10 million lower than the franchise's previous films. The film remained at number one with $25 million during its second weekend, ahead of 's gross of $22.2 million.
The film remained in the Top 10 at the box office for the remainder of its first six weeks. It ended its initial domestic run on July 20, 2006, taking in a total of $134 million. It was the second movie in 2006 to pass the $100,000,000 mark in the box office, following. The $134 million domestic run was significantly lower than that of Mission Impossible II.Outside the US, the film grossed $70 million during its first five days (in some Asian countries, it opened two days ahead of its North American release date) and was easily the box-office champion in many countries. As of 2017, its international box office gross has reached $263.8 million for a combined worldwide gross of $397.8 million, the lowest so far of the series.In the Netherlands, the film debuted at No.
1 in the week of May 4–10, grossing a total of 532,384. The following week, the film remained on the top position. In its third, the film dropped to No. 2 and fell to No. 4 to the following week.
Next, it maintained the No. 4 position to drop to No. 6 (in the week of June 6 - June 14). In total, the film has grossed over €2,141,162. Mission Impossible III took less than half at the box office than Fallout and to date Mission Impossible III is the lowest-grossing film in the series. Critical response On the film-critics aggregator, Mission: Impossible III received 70% positive reviews from critics, with an average of 6.6/10, based on 221 reviews.
The site's critical consensus reads, 'Fast-paced, with eye-popping stunts and special effects, the latest Mission: Impossible installment delivers everything an action fan could ask for. A thrilling summer popcorn flick.' It holds a similar rating on, with an average score of 66/100, indicating 'generally favorable reviews' based on a normalized average of 42 reviews.On the television show, gave Mission: Impossible III a 'thumbs up,' while gave it a marginal 'thumbs down.' In Ebert's print review, he gave the film a score of two and a half stars out of four, saying, 'Either you want to see mindless action and computer-generated sequences executed with breakneck speed and technical precision, or you do not. I am getting to the point where I don't much care.' He felt 'surprised that the plot hangs together more than in the other two films.' Keith Phipps of 's said the film is 'business as usual, but it's the best kind of business as usual, and it finds everyone working in top form.'
Of called Mission: Impossible III 'a gratifyingly clever, booby-trapped thriller that has enough fun and imagination and dash to more than justify its existence.' Marc Savlov of said that 'it's all poppycock, of course, but it's done with such vim and vigor and both narrative and visual flair that you care not a jot.' Of ReelViews gave the film a score of two and a half stars out of four, saying that it 'provides lots of action, but too little excitement.' Ian Nathan of said that Mission: Impossible III has 'an inspired middle-hour pumped by some solid action' but added that 'we now live in a post-, recalibrated- universe, where Ethan Hunt looks a bit lost.' Of said that 'Hoffman enlivens Mission: Impossible III' but criticized the film's 'maudlin romance' and 'Abrams's inability to adapt his small-screen talent to a larger canvas.'
Rob Nelson of the said that 'Abrams's movie is too oppressive, too enamored of its brutality to deliver anything like real thrills; its deeply unpleasant tone nearly makes you long even for Mission: Impossible 2 director John Woo's cartoon absurdities.' Claudia Puig of said that ' Mission: Impossible III delivers' despite 'a sense that the franchise is played out and its star over-exposed.'
Of described the film as 'breezy, undemanding, and a carefully balanced blend of the familiar and the not-quite-what-you-expected.' Lawrence Toppman of said that Mission: Impossible III is 'plenty of fun' despite being 'overwrought and overplotted.' Pete Vonder Haar of said that 'you may be mildly entertained, but damned if you'll remember any of it five minutes later.' Stephanie Zacharek of said that 'Cruise is the single bright, blinking emblem of the failure of Mission: Impossible III.' William Arnold of the remarked that 'the latest Mission: Impossible film is just this side of insultingly stupid.'
Shawn Levy of said that Mission: Impossible III 'feels like one of the more forgettable James Bond films—saddled, moreover, with a star who's sliding into self-parody.' Home media Mission: Impossible III was released on, and on October 30, 2006, the first film by a studio to be released simultaneously in all three formats. A release occurred on June 26, 2018. April 18, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2015. Snyder, Gabriel (March 12, 2006).
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Storyline/Plot:Mission: Impossible is a series of American action films based on the television series of the same name. The series is produced by and stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, an agent of the fictional Impossible Missions Force (IMF). Mission Impossible (1,2,3,4,5,6)Beginning in 1996, the films follow the missions of the IMF’s main field team under the leadership of Hunt, who is forced to take over after the team is betrayed from within in the first film. Disclaimer:- KatmovieHD does not host any files on it's servers. All files or contents hosted on third party websites. Katmoviehd.it does not accept responsibility for contents hosted on third party websites.