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‘Mission: Impossible III’ Makes $17 million on Opening Day
The grand opening of one of the most talked about movies of this year has come and gone, and those involved are probably looking forward to the estimates for the first weekend earnings.
Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible III” made $17 million on its first day, after a release in 4,054 theatres, the fourth-widest release for a movie ever. The current estimates say it will gross around $50 million or a bit higher on its opening weekend. The previous “M: I” movies opened with $63.5 million and $78.8 million, respectively, in May 1996 and 2000. (Playfuls.com)

According to ETonline Tom Cruise is more powerful than ever: Premiere magazine has unveiled the annual “2006 Power List” in its June issue (on stands May 16) in which Tom is listed as the highest ranking actor at #13, while Reese Witherspoon takes the top actress ranking at #29. The annual list is a declaration of today’s 50 most influential Hollywood players.
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ET also makes us happy with a story ánd video of Tom & Katie at the premiere of M:I-III at the world famous Chinese Theatre in LA. Click here to read their story ‘The sexy side of M:I-III’ which contains two video links.

qctimes.net says Tom’s terrific in Mission: Impossible III:

The very definition of a popcorn movie, “M:I: III” will have your heart pounding within 20 minutes of the first scene, which in itself is full of suspense. Tom Cruise, regardless of what you think of his personal life, is a talented actor. And that’s evident throughout.
Cruise once again stars as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, who has fallen in love and plans to marry his girlfriend Julia (Michelle Monaghan, “North Country”), a nurse who has no idea of what her boyfriend really does for a living.

During their engagement party, Ethan receives a phone call. Seems that his colleague (Keri Russell) is being held hostage by Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”), a sinister dealer of heaven-only-knows-what. She’s in Berlin, and Ethan’s friend and coworker John Musgrave (Billy Crudup, “Almost Famous”) wants Ethan to go save her.

Ethan and his team, which inclues Luther (Ving Rhames, “Pulp Fiction”), Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “Match Point”) and Zhen (Maggie Q, “Around the World in 80 Days”) head to Berlin for the mission, which doesn’t go as planned. During their adventure, bad guy Owen has words with Ethan. He promises to find out whether Ethan has a girlfriend or a wife. “Whoever she is, I’m gonna find her. I’m gonna hurt her. And then I’m going to kill you right in front of her,” he declares.

Owen escapes. And then the troupe heads off to the Vatican, where they must capture Owen, who is picking up a mysterious briefcase. And that’s when things become really interesting, with fake identities and heart-stopping action.

Hoffman is terrific as the villain we all love to hate. He’s serious, mean and no-nonsense. Cruise, as Ethan, is emotional, quick-thinking and loyal. It’s great to see these two go up against each other.

J.J. Abrams, who created television’s hit “Lost” and wrote “Joy Ride,” has a hit on his hands. He knows how to show us exotic scenes, from busy streets in Shanghai and the Vatican to wind farms, and he keeps the pyrotechnics and stunts at a maximum level. He tells the story in a flashback, which includes flashbacks within the main flashback, and never confuses the audience along the way.

Prepare yourself. The first of the summer blockbusters has arrived in full force.

Click here to view some pics of the LA premiere (but ignore the comments!) and People and Hollywood.com. Hello! Magazine also has a story about the premiere and Hollywood.com comes with a review.