The Tom Cruise-led “Mission: Unattainable – Dead Reckoning Part One” was No. 1 on the box office on Friday, raking in $16.55 million, in line with IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.
The motion spy flick, which the Post lauded as “summer’s best movie,” was released in select theaters on Monday, with a wider release on Wednesday.
“Sound of Freedom,” which is in third last week, moved as much as the No. 2 spot, earning near $7.5 million.
The film is predicated on the true story of Timothy Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security agent who busts a toddler sexual abuse ring in Colombia. The Post reported that some liberal media outlets consider it to be a QAnon dog whistle.
In third place is the supernatural-horror “Insidious: The Red Door,” which earned $4.15 million. It was released last Friday, and on its opening weekend, brought in $32.65 million in domestic sales, the second highest opening weekend for the franchise, in line with Forbes.
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which was in second place last week, fell to fourth, with a $3.3 million take. Collider said the film’s “reliance on nostalgia led to its (Temple of) Doom.”
Pixar’s “Elemental” got here in fifth near a month after its June 16 release, with $2.6 million in sales.
