Tom Cruise continues to be one of Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars.

Since the 1980s, many have admired him for his charm and versatility in acting. Over the years, Tom has shown that he could take on roles in different movie genres like drama, sci-fi, comedy, romance, adventure, and action.

Cruise recently attended the 75th Cannes Film Festival, where he was surprised with an honorary Palme d'Or, the festival's top distinction, per National World.

After a 36-year absence, he is reprising his role as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. Top Gun: Maverick was released in cinemas around the world before the end of May 2022.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Tom Cruise Net Worth 2022 is $600 million.

The box office success of Cruise's movies is incredible. According to The Numbers, Tom Cruise has starred in 39 films that have grossed a total of $8.5 billion at the box office worldwide.

Tom Cruise's Works

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on 3 July 1962 in Syracuse, New York, the U.S, per Britannica. He studied acting in high school and eventually landed a role in the 1981 movie Endless Love. He also had supporting roles in (1981) and The Outsiders (1983). But what is generally perceived as his big break was the movie Risky Business (1983). Tom Cruise was 21 years old at that time.

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However, what launched Tom Cruise's journey to become one of the highest-paid actors in the world was 1986's Top Gun. The movie became a blockbuster hit globally, earning $360 million at the box office and the highest-grossing film of the year. Tom's wage of $2 million for the film was 13% of Top Gun's entire budget, per a Celebrity Net Worth article.

Top Gun, released in 1986, was the film that began Tom Cruise's career as one of the highest-paid actors in the world. The film became a worldwide smash hit, grossing $360 million worldwide, and was the year's highest-grossing film. Tom's $2 million pay for the film accounted for 13% of the total budget.

In 1986, he got $3 million for "Cocktail," $3 million basic and $9 million total after profit share for 1988's "Rain Man," and $9 million for 1990's "Days of Thunder." He was earning $12-15 million per film in the early 1990s.

In the 1990s, Cruise went on to portray a wide range of characters in his films, including a navy lawyer in A Few Good Men (1992), a vampire in Interview with the Vampire (1994), Jerry Maguire (1996), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

From Actor to Producer

On the Paramount studio lot in 1995, Tom and his old agent Paula Wagner founded Cruise/Wagner Productions and set out to locate a project to produce. They discovered that Paramount already had the rights to the "Mission: Impossible" television series at some point. They eventually pursued making the first Mission Impossible film in 1996, which became a massive success, leading to sequels in 2000, 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2018.

Tom Cruise's involvement in the Mission Impossible franchise earned him $290 million to date, the most any actor has earned for a single role, according to Lad Bible.

Although most people would face huge financial difficulties as a result of three divorces, he appears to have avoided this, as reflected in Tom Cruise Net Worth 2022.

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