Tom Cruise’s film is back on top in China. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning posted the biggest opening for a US film in the country this year, defying trade and geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Impossible - The Final Reckoning composers Alfie Godfrey and Max Aruj about capping off a decades-long franchise.

This daring stunt fits Cruise’s reputation for performing his own high-risk action scenes. Throughout the Mission: Impossible franchise, he has completed similarly dangerous feats, including hanging off the side of a commercial jet and extended underwater breath holds.