Christopher McQuarrie was a 27-year-old former movie-theater security guard when he won the Oscar for best screenplay in 1996 for “The Usual Suspects.” Things went a little pear-shaped from that early peak,

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is currently the sixth highest-grossing film of 2025 at the domestic box office. Released on May 23, 2025, the action spy drama has accumulated $149.04 million in 18 days of its North America run. There’s strong competition from Lilo & Stitch and From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, among other biggies.

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning!