The hopes for the fifth installment of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise weren't that high, but it appears Tom Cruise's star power hasn't waned just yet, with "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" opening to a better-than expected $56 million in North America, and making the spy series come in at No. 1 on its opening weekend.

As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the numbers were fueled by males, which comprised 62 percent of those who saw it, and older moviegoers, with 80 percent of ticket buyers aged over 25.

And while there were questions about "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation's" draw in North America, there were no such concerns internationally, as the movie garnered $65 million from 40 international territories for a global haul of $121 million for Paramount and Skydance. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, the international figures include a record-breaking $17.1 million in South Korea.

The report also points out that "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" is Cruise's third-best domestic opening of his career after Mission: Impossible II and War of the Worlds ($64.9 million).

"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" is directed by Christopher McQuarrie and sees Ethan Hunt and his team mired in the challenge of trying to prove the existence of the Syndicate"”an international criminal consortium, and then eventually stop them. The film also stars Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson.

"This weekend shows that Tom Cruise continues to be a popular star and that Mission continues to be one of the most popular franchises in the US [and] globally," said Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore," Moore also confirmed that a sixth Mission: Impossible movie is already being developed for Cruise.

"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" follows the highly successful "Ghost Protocol," which earned $694.7 million globally after its 2011 release. Internationally, "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" even came ahead of "Ghost Protocol".