Paramount and Skydance's Mission: Impossible — Fallout has landed in China, where it posted a franchise-best opening day gross of $28 million on Friday, according to early estimates.

The sixth installment in the action spy franchise has grossed nearly $550 million worldwide and is widely expected to become the top-grossing title in the series by the end of its global run in theaters. China, where Tom Cruise is a huge star, will play a key role in making that happen.

The last film, Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, debuted to more than $86 million in China on its first weekend; Fallout should match or eclipse that number. Rogue Nation went on to earn a total of $136 million in the Middle Kingdom.