Paramount’s Tom Cruise-starrer Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol topped the Friday box office with a strong $10.7 million, putting the movie on course to end the long holiday weekend with a total domestic haul of $142.9 million.
Overseas, Ghost Protocol has already jumped the $200 million mark. The fourth outing in the film franchise was directed byBrad Bird, and also stars Jeremy Renner.
Warner Bros.’ Robert Downey Jr.-Jude Law sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and 20th Century Fox’s threequelAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked stayed at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Game of Shadows, returning Guy Ritchie to the director’s chair, grossed $7.7 million on Friday for a projected domestic cume of $137 million through Monday, a national holiday.
Chipwrecked grossed $7.1 million Friday for a projected domestic total through Monday of $99 million to $100 million. Both Game of Shadows and Sherlock have made up ground after muted openings over the Dec. 16-18 weekend.
The three-day weekend is predicted to be up 4 percent to 5 percent over last year. Four-day comparisons are difficult since Monday is a national holiday this year; last year, New Year’s Day fell on a Saturday.
Sony’s R-rated adult drama continues to hold at No. 4 at the holiday box office, grossing $5.4 million on Friday. The David Fincher-directed film, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, is expected to end Monday with an estimated gross of $60 million. MGM is a partner on the film. (TheHollywoodReporter/McClintock)
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