Tom Cruise is holding a record that is “impossible” for anyone (Image: Paramount Pictures)
As one of the best-selling faces in movie history, Tom Cruise possesses a box office record that is desirable for any actor. Since the first lead role in Risky Business (1983)Tom Cruise continuously reaped success after 40 years of operation, with all genres from science fiction combined with talented director Steven Spielberg to being the face of the brand. Mission Impossible. Even the independent art film line, Tom Cruise also “makes money”.
During 40 years of persistent operation, Tom Cruise continues to conquer new heights. The year 2022 marks the biggest success in the career of the 62-year-old actor when Top Gun: Maverick is the first film to reach the 1 billion USD mark, surpassing all Marvel movies released in the same year and only second to blockbusters Avatar: The Way Of Water. However, Tom Cruise also holds another box office record, which can be considered impossible for any actor who intends to break.
Top Gun: Maverick is Tom Cruise’s first billion-dollar movie (Image: Paramount Pictures)
Specifically, so far Tom Cruise has had more than 30 films with revenue over 100 million USD. Among them are movies like Jerry Maguire, Rain Man and Cocktails – independent films, produced based on original scripts. In this age of movie franchises, it’s hard to imagine how original movies can make a lot of money.
Among Tom Cruise’s “hundred million dollars” movies, the only movie that hits the $1 billion mark is Top Gun: Maverick. Actors from the Marvel family all have at least 2 billion USD movies, but their names always have to go with the brand and often fail to make their own movies. The difference of Tom Cruise from the rest lies in the durability plus the ability to filter content and capture the moment so impressive.
The tenacity of Tom Cruise is what Iron Man Robert Downey Jr, Captain America Chris Evans or Thor Chris Hemsworth did not have after their roles ended.
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is not too dependent on the brand name, apart from the series Mission Impossibletwo movies Jack Reachertwo movies Top Gun, the remaining “hundred million dollars” movies of Tom Cruise are all original screenplays or adaptations of novels. That shows that Tom Cruise’s ability and acting is really respectable.
Four decades of Tom Cruise bombarding the big screen
Turning 60 years old, Tom Cruise still made 8 motorcycle rides into the abyss and 500 risky skydiving jumps for the movie. Mission: Impossible 7 – Dead Reckoning (Mission: Impossible 7 – Karma). The scene of Ethan Hunt riding a motorcycle off the cliff took a total of 15 months to prepare, along with 536 practice jumps. In addition, Tom Cruise also had to undergo a series of skydiving training, parachute control, exiting the plane at dangerous angles to learn how to adjust his position in the air.
Tom Cruise’s efforts help Mission: Impossible 7 Received positive feedback from critics and audiences alike. The film is certified “Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with 99% positive votes from experts. The score on IMDb is also very good, at 8.3/10. Most reviews of the work have brought the action genre to a new level.
Is there a record that Tom Cruise has not yet reached? Photo: Paramount Pictures.
If Mission: Impossible 7 wins big, that would mark two consecutive summers at the world box office belonging to Tom Cruise. The question to ask here is whether there are any other records that Tom Cruise has not reached?