Tom Cruise's Popularity

There's a popular Hollywood saying...

Question: Who can guarantee you a box-office smash?

Answers: 1) Tom Cruise 2) Tom Cruise 3) That's it. Just look at the figures:

>> Mission: Impossible - $180 million,

>> A Few Good Men - $141 million,

>> Rain Man - $172 million,

>> Top Gun - $176 million,

>> Jerry Maguire - $158 million,

>> The Firm - $158 million,

>> Mission: Impossible 2 - $215 million.

These are conservative estimates, the true money made worldwide from Cruise's movies is infinitely higher. But it's not just the money, there's critical respect too. Oscars and Oscar nominations have rained down on Cruise productions. Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Cuba Gooding Jr, Jack Nicholson, Cameron Crowe, Holly Hunter, Oliver Stone, Barry Levinson, all of them have good reason to believe Tom Cruise is some kind of Oscar talisman. Do well next to Cruise and you've a fine chance of being short-listed. So now you can imazine how popular he is.

Some Of High Paying Salary

>> War of the Worlds (2005)

(20% profit participation)

>> The Last Samurai (2003)

$25,000,000 + % of profits

>> Minority Report (2002)

$25,000,000+

>> Vanilla Sky (2001)
$20,000,000 + 30% of Profits

>> Mission: Impossible II (2000)
$75,000,000 (gross participation)

>> Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
$20,000,000

>> Jerry Maguire (1996)

$20,000,000 against 15%

>> Mission: Impossible (1996)
$70,000,000 (gross participation)

>> Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
$15,000,000

>> A Few Good Men (1992)
$12,500,000

>> Far and Away (1992)
$13,000,000

>> Days of Thunder (1990)
$7,000,000

>> Rain Man (1988)
$3,000,000+% of gross

>> Cocktail (1988)
$3,000,000

>> Top Gun (1986)
$2,000,000

>> Legend (1985)
$500,000

>> Risky Business (1983)
$75,000

>> Taps (1981)
$50,000