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Tom Cruise on of the most well-recognized faces in Hollywood. Aside from being known as the actor who does all of his stunts himself, he has garnered his fame through massive projects likeKnight and Day, theTop Gunseries,Jerry Maguire, Jack Reacher, andEdge of Tomorrow. He is also an Oscar nominee, having been nominated four times in his career.
His most well-known work, theMission: Impossiblefranchise is also perhaps one of the most well-known action franchises as well. The actor has been starring in this movie series since 1996 and as of yet, has been in seven movies that have gathered a massive fan following.
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Tom Cruise’sMission: ImpossibleSeries Is Unlike The DC Universe And Its Fanbase
ThoughTom Cruise‘sMission: Impossiblefranchise is running strong with back-to-back successful movies as well as the upcoming release ofMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, this wasn’t always the case. The franchise had quite a difficult time starting off as its first two movies weren’t as lucky as the later ones.
Though the firstMission: Impossiblemovie did well enough to have a sequel, having a 71% audience score onRotten Tomatoes.Mission: Impossible 2however severely underperformed in front of audiences and critics, having a 42% audience score despite making over $500 million worldwide. The third movie in the franchise however did manage to kick off its winning streak with an audience score of 71%.
Fans are glad that the franchise did not end at its second movie due to its poor reviews and continued, as they would have missed on some of the most iconic action movies. They also went on to compare theMission: Impossibleseries to one of the most successful franchises in the world, the DC Universe, stating that they are glad that the Tom Cruise film series is unlike the superhero movies.
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Fans Talk About Tom Cruise’sMission: ImpossibleDoing What TheSnyderverseCouldn’t
During a discussion on this subject on Twitter, fans put forth an interesting comparison. One fan thought about what it would have been like ifMission: Impossible 2got the same treatment that Zack Snyder’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicereceived after its poor audience performance. The DCU movie’s underwhelming performance, along with other major factors, led to the cancelation of theSnyderverseentirely. Some fans added that they are glad that the fandom ofMission: Impossibledid not completely dismiss the franchise after one failure like fans of the DCU and instead, continued to watch as the movies kept getting better and better.
Imagine if MI franchise got the Snyderverse , BVS treatment after this second movie , we wouldn’t have seen any MI film after this onehttps://t.co/bVknpQhGwB
— 👑 (@DahiyaKnight)August 15, 2025
I see your pointTom was smart tho mi2 didn’t take off and they took a 6 year break mi3 also wasn’t a massive hit so it took another 5 years off before ghost protocol came in and the franchise just took off.
It’s also easier for him to do since he basically owns the MI rights
— Brian Detrani (@Shipittrain)June 06, 2025
DC just wussed out, they didn’t want to take the biggest risks and it payed off terriblly, Im sure they wouldve been in a better situation if they kept going but, im stil excited for james vision
— Daniel Lu (@DanielL78287282)June 25, 2025
They did. They kept Cruise, ditched whatever the hell 2 was and tried again 6 years later with JJ Abrams directing 3 and producing 4. They became tighter and far less sloppy. Basically think Batfleck in The Batman instead of Pattinson.
— Joshua V Cruz (@LikeClockwork86)June 23, 2025
You do realise MI3 has a different director than MI2
— James Pettifer (@pettifer_james)June 10, 2025
It’s the audience score that’s surprisingly shocking. There’s no way that many people hated this movie.
— Amine Elouati (@ElouatiAmine)August 21, 2025
Though the franchise did wait for six years before putting out another movie afterMission: Impossible 2, fans were glad that the Tom Cruise franchise did not suffer the same fate that theSnyderversedid due to the audience’s dislike of one movie in a multi-movie series. The movie also had a different director, J.J. Abrams, which was mentioned by some fans who were glad the series took that route as the movies had a completely different feeling after that.
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
