The success of ‘Top Gun: Maverick‘ was indeed beneficial for Tom Cruise. This movie serves as the sequel to the 1986 film ‘Top Gun’ and Tom reprises his role as the naval aviator Maverick almost after 30 years. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is named one of the top ten movies of 2022 by the American Film Institute. The movie is also the high-grossing film of Tom Cruise.
The film catches up with his past of Maverick as he trains a group of younger Top Gun graduates which included the son of his deceased best friend. The film stars Val Kilmer, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, Miles Teller, and Jon Hamm. The ‘Mission Impossible‘ star’s net worth spiked insanely after the box office hit of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. So, how much richer he got?
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How Much Did Tom Cruise Earn From ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Due to his lengthy career, and hard work as well as being a permanent A-lister, Tom Cruise’s net worth was over half a billion dollars. Forbes has listed him as one of the richest actors. According to Variety, the ‘Risky Business’ star earned $100 million or more for reprising his role in ‘Top Gun: Maverick‘. The film gave the star a massive payday which also includes his cut from the movie ticket sales.
Currently, Tom’s net worth is around $620 million. According to the reports from Variety, he might strike the same deal even with the upcoming two films of the Mission Impossible franchise. He also earned a significant amount of movies from the sales of DVDs, tickets, and more.
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What Is Tom Cruise’s Lowest Paycheck Ever?
Tom Cruise reportedly made $70 million for the first ‘Mission Impossible’ movie and $75 million for ‘Mission Impossible 3’. But his most profitable film was: ‘Mission Impossible 2’. He apparently earned $100 million for this movie and earned the same for War of the Worlds in 2005.
In the 2003 hit film, ‘The Last Samurai’ Tom Cruise landed a huge cut. He stars as a Civil War veteran who trains samurai warriors in Japan and gets embroiled in a conflict between the samurai and the emperor. Cruise reportedly took home a total of about $25 million.
In the span of Cruise’s career, the lowest paycheck he ever got was in 1999 for the film ‘Magnolia‘. He earned $100,000 from Paul Thomas Andersom’s passion project. Apparently, it was by choice, but however, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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