Cruise rings in New Year at top of box office
Tom Cruise attending the ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ US premiere. – AFP/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, Jan 2 – Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” topped the North American box office for a second straight weekend, ringing in the New Year with US$30 million (RM95.10 million) in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The action film, the fourth in the series, thus far has taken in US$133 million, according to Exhibitor Relations.
In second place was “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” a sequel to the 2009 film about the detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It took in US$22.1 million in the third week since its release.
In third place with US$18.3 million was “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” the third animated film about the adorable singing critters.
Fourth place went to Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” about the bond between a boy and his horse during World War I, which was expected to reap in US$16.9 million.
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” – the Hollywood adaptation of the wildly popular Stieg Larsson novel, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara – took in US$16.3 million for fifth place.
Family film “We Bought A Zoo” starring Matt Damon finished in sixth place, taking in US$14.3 million.
Another Spielberg film, “The Adventures of Tintin,” about an intrepid Belgian boy reporter, was seventh with US$12 million.
Star-studded holiday romance “New Year’s Eve” earned US$6.7 million for eighth place, while thriller “The Darkest Hour” took ninth place with US$4.3 million.
Rounding out the top 10 was “The Descendants” starring George Clooney, which grossed US$3.7 million.
Final figures were due out tomorrow, after the four-day New Year’s holiday weekend. – AFP
