They are all perfect standalone films so far. There will be some returning characters, but they all blend into the story nicely.
Defo IMAX or if nothing near you a PLF. This has to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
As mentioned the drop from China will likely to be equalled domestically. So need Rest of the World improve on FALLOUT the similar fashion. I think it can do similar to FAST X/FALLOUT overall internationally. 600m best case scenario if it catches fire in China (unlikely at this point). 550m OS is reasonable. Either way worldwide should give GOTG 3 a run for its money for the summer crown.
MI3 is a decent flick. It does have the best villain. The only issue it has that all the following films in the franchise are a tier above in quality, It is more about how well Bird and McQ has done, really. To use a sport analogy, MI3 is a division winner, GP is a conference winner and McQ built a dynasty winning Super Bowls with Tom Cruise as his quarterback.
Hard not to get super pumped for this when you read some of the reviews;
"It’s rare that something so exhilarating and heart-stopping is, in some ways, also one of the most important films in recent memory. Rage, rage against AI, and do not go gentle into that good night Tom Cruise."
Also this train clip is awesome:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUkyVZNjIR/