Tom Cruise has been famous for pretty much our entire lives, so yeah: the dude is rich. And not just normal ~celebrity millionaire~ rich. Tom is worth over half a billion dollars thanks to his lengthy career as a permanent A-lister. This man has been in some of the highest grossing films quite simply ever, which is his main source of income since obviously he’s not out here doing spon-con. Let’s break it down movie by movie and vaguely spiral about his wealth, shall we?
Tom Cruise’s Movie Earnings
Credit to Celebrity Net Worth for this truly wild information, and please note we’re going to be breaking out the Mission Impossible movies into their own category because Tom’s earnings on them are bananas.
Risky Business (1983)
$75,000 (Note: this was Tom’s breakout role, so his salary was on the lower side for an A-lister.)
Legend (1985)
$500,000
Top Gun (1986)
$2 million
Cocktail (1988)
$3 million
Days of Thunder (1990)
$9 million
Far and Away (1992)
$13 million
A Few Good Men (1992)
$12 million
The Firm (1993)
$12 million
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
$15 million
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What Did Tom Cruise Make for Mission Impossible?
You simply are not ready. Tom made a reported $70 million for the first Mission Impossible movie and $75 million for Mission Impossible 3, mostly thanks to producer credits. But his most profitable film sandwiched in between them: Mission Impossible 2. Tom apparently earned $100 million for this movie thanks to backend deals and earned the same for 2005’s War of the Worlds.
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