Tom Cruise sets up page on Russian network

MOSCOW (AP) Tom Cruise has become the first Hollywood star to set up a page on the popular Russian social network Vkontakte.

The Mission Impossible actors page appeared Friday, announced by a message on Twitter saying See you there! in Russian.

His profile picture is a poster for his new science fiction film Oblivion, which comes out in Russia April 11, two weeks before it opens in the U.S.

Cruises page is a sign of Russias increasing box office clout. Box office income rose 8 percent last year to $1.3 billion, the ninth-highest in the world, and is expected to grow 9 percent this year.

Vkontakte, which means In Contact, dominates the Russian social media market with more than 40 million users about 10 times as many as use Facebook.

Published Mar 24, 2013 at 10:46 pm (Updated Mar 24, 2013 at 10:46 pm)

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