Tom Cruise has still got it. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol continues to dominate the holiday box office, raking in an estimated $31.3 million over the three-day (Friday to Sunday) weekend. That represents a 6 percent jump from Christmas weekend, when it also led the field. Ghost Protocol , the fourth entry in the franchise, has now made $134.1M total. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Trailer M:I-4 could top the first Cruise-led installment, which earned $181 million in 1996. It’s already surpassed Mission: Impossible 3 , which topped out at $134 million. In second place this weekend was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows , which rose 9 percent to $22.1 million. The sequel has taken in $132.1 million in 17 days. The original Sherlock Holmes , by comparison, earned $165.2 million by this point. Chipwrecked jumped an impressive 45 percent to finish third at $18.3 million. The top five for the weekend: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – $31.3 mil Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – $22.1 mil Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – $18.3 mil War Horse – $16.9 mil The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – $16.3 mil
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Mission: Impossible 4 Tops New Year’s Box Office
