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'Ghost Protocol' top Cruise moneymaker

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Tom Cruise arrives for the "Mission:Impossible Ghost Protocol" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on December 19, 2011. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh 
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Published: Feb. 4, 2012 at 12:23 PM

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The latest "Mission: Impossible" installment has become U.S. actor Tom Cruise's biggest hit, the latest worldwide box-office numbers indicate.

The Hollywood Reporter said "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" had reaped $603.5 million worldwide, topping the $592 million taken in by Cruise's blockbuster "War of the Worlds."

The newspaper said Saturday "Ghost Protocol" was turning into a big hit in China, where it took in $36 million in less than a week.

Topics: Tom Cruise
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