Ethan Hunt, the protagonist of the Mission: Impossible franchise, has emerged as an indelible part of American cinema. Over the years, he's transitioned from a mere adept agent to a multi-faceted ...

That’s the creed of IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team, who have saved the world from nuclear weapons, shadow organizations, and existential threats like the Entity, a self-aware ...

A still from Ghost Protocol (Image via Paramount) The climax scene of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol has Ethan Hunt crawling out of a wrecked car with the mission to disarm a nuclear missile.

Global box office: $540.8 million Budget: $400 million Ethan Hunt has thwarted ruthless arms dealers, brutal terrorists, even some batshit AI, but the super spy was no match for basic economics.

Cruise was back as Ethan Hunt in May’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” which set a franchise opening weekend record with $200 million globally.