Tom Cruise is one of the most famous faces in Hollywood and with his hard work comes reward…
Cruise has been famous for well over a decade, and there is no doubt that the A-list celebrity makes a lot of money for his movies.
But his latest movie salary might be his biggest paycheck yet…
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Now, Tom Cruise is an A-list celebrity who has always had an element of mystery…
His disingenuous persona in interviews alongside the oddly secretive nature of his private life has led many to believe that all is not what it seems with the celebrated actor.
There’s been a fair amount of speculation into his private life…
So much so, in fact, that it’s turned into something of a full-blown conspiracy theory.
Many speculate that a lot of the weirdness in his life can be attributed to his religious beliefs…
And this also seems to have a big impact on Cruise’s weird romantic relationships.
First of all, we have Cruise’s first marriage to Mimi Rogers…
Rogers was 6 years Cruise’s senior and the pair often appeared to have little in the way of intimate connection. This led some to speculate that this was more of a marriage of convenience.
Then Cruise married Nicole Kidman…
He met Kidman on the set of Days of Thunder and the pair married just 10 months after his first divorce had been finalized.
Their marriage lasted a lot longer than his first…
Kidman and Cruise adopted 2 children, Connor and Isabella, during their eleven-year marriage.
However, in 2001 the pair seperated…
Just look at this photo — it seems almost as though Nicole Kidman is a shell of her former self. She looks exhausted and empty. Life with Cruise sure doesn’t look easy.
After their split, The Church of Scientology knuckled down with finding the actor a new love interest…
And there are even claims that the whole thing was like an audition. Girls were allegedly shipped in and tested for their qualifications to be a good Scientologist partner for Cruise.
And after searching far and wide…
It was the young and aspiring actress, Katie Holmes that fit the bill.
They seemed to hit it off right from the start…
But some noticed the same odd body language that Cruise had previously displayed with his ex-wives.
Then just 7 months after the pair revealed that they were dating, they proudly displayed Katie’s baby bump.
Of course, there are those who believe that Holmes was pregnant before Cruise came into her life — but, again, that’s another story.
Then baby Suri came into their lives…
Much of her birth story was kept a secret, but there was that famous Vanity Fair cover shot by Annie Leibovitz. Details that were leaked (such as Holmes reportedly having to remain totally silent throughout the labor) were as weird as the world expected.
But it wasn’t long before things started to go down hill…
In fact, Holmes apparently blindsided Cruise by filing for divorce from the actor in 2012, just 5 years after tying the knot.
As we know, Cruise is known for being mysterious and downright strange sometimes…
And the latest news to be shared by the Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie confirms that.
McQuarrie opened up about a story that many believed to be false, claiming it is in fact 100% true.
Just over a year ago, there was a rumor that Cruise visited a curry house in Birmingham, UK, and ordered 3 portions of the chicken tikka masala because he was taken back by how good it was.
As unbelievable as that sounds, it’s true.
Talking about the story, McQuarrie said: “Let me tell you, I’ve been working with Tom Cruise for 15 years and I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve been standing next to the man, witnessed an event, and then read about it in the trades the next day and none of what they describe is actually true.”
But this story is different, he added: “We were in Birmingham shooting a scene between Tom and Haley [Atwell]. The next day I read an article in the paper that said Tom and four other guests went out to dinner at an Indian restaurant.
“I read that Tom insisted on sitting at a table not in a private room but in the main restaurant with the other diners and that Tom ordered three orders of chicken masala because he liked it so much.
He continued: “I called Tom the next day and said, ‘There’s something weird about this article. It’s 100 percent factually correct!’ That’s the first time I’ve read an article in which everything happened exactly as written.”
You can see the photo of the man himself outside the restaurant here.
Throughout his career, Cruise has been in some of the highest-grossing movies ever, which is the central source of his income.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Cruise’s breakthrough role in Risky Business (1983) earned him $75,000.
Then Cruise earned $2 million for his role in the 1986 movie Top Gun, the outlet reports.
But that was only the beginning…
Cruise reportedly made $70 million for the first Mission Impossible movie and $75 million for Mission Impossible 3, mostly thanks to producer credits.
But his most profitable movie in the franchise was Mission Impossible 2 where he apparently earned $100 million thanks to backend deals and earned the same for 2005’s War of the Worlds.
And now, you wouldn’t believe how much the A-lister earned for his most recent movie Top Gun: Marverick.
It’s been reported that Cruise has made about $100 million from the movie so far.
Which is a huge gap between him and his competitors Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.
Both actors are set to receive a $30 million salary for their upcoming movies.
There’s no wonder Forbes has listed Cruise as one of the richest actors in the world.
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