One Battle After Another Box-Office Sets New Record, But Dooms PTA’s Tom Cruise Dream

One Battle After Another crossed the $100M threshold at the box office, becoming the first Paul Thomas Anderson movie to achieve this feat. This comes as no surprise, as the American epic marked his first mainstream release.

MovieIMDbTomatometer/PopcornmeterBudget (Reported)Box Office (So far)One Battle After Another8.495/85%$140M$101.5M

However, prior to helming his most ambitious project yet, the auteur was adamant about leading another major studio movie, Mission: Impossible, and was left disappointed that the opportunity never arrived (via The Playlist).

I would have loved to, but I never received his phone call. I was very disappointed. I think he’s done with ‘Mission: Impossible,’ so it’s not going to happen.