Mission: Impossible 4 sets franchise record with $571m revenue

Washington: ‘Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol’ has become the most successful film in the action series by grossing 571 million dollars at the box office. The Brad Bird directed film, which sees Tom Cruise return as operative Ethan Hunt, alongside Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg has made the whopping amount of 571 million dollars worldwide since its release late last year, and studio Paramount has admitted it is delighted with the success.

“Brad Bird, Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams and the entire team who worked on ‘M:I4’ created an incredibly entertaining film, one that fans worldwide embraced in record numbers,” a website has quoted Rob Moore, Vice Chairman of Paramount, as saying. ‘Mission: Impossible II’ is the next most successful film in the franchise, earning 546 million dollars worldwide. ANI