'Ghost Protocol' top Cruise moneymaker

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.