Since the 1980s, Tom Cruise has been a staple of the silver screen, starring in numerous box office smashes such as Risky Business and the Mission Impossible series. The Top Gun actor has made a career spanning over four decades as an actor and producer, with film credits that include the Jack Reacher films, The Last Samurai, and more. Yet while Tom is recognised as one of Hollywood's legends, he also now has the chance to say he stole the show at the Paris 2024 Olympics closing show.
Entering the Stadium in true action-hero style by standing on the roof and jumping down to the floor to collect the Olympic flag, Tom wasted no time in high-fiving athletes on the way past, before stopping for a few well placed kisses too. Yet if that wasn’t dramatic enough there were more theatrics in store for viewers as Tom jumped onto a motorbike and rode out of the arena carrying the Olympic flag, before it cut to a VT of the star speeding through Paris past the Eiffel Tower and onto a waiting plane. READ MORE: Olympic Games Closing Ceremony LIVE: Tom Cruise in Paris and Billie Eilish performs ahead of handover to LA In a blink of an eye fans were then transported to Los Angeles, the host of the next Olympics, where Tom bravely jumped from the plane, parachuting down to the hills outside LA before he created an Olympic Rings overlay on the iconic Hollywood sign.
The jaw dropping stunt was certainly a huge hit with fans with Tom's daring performance showcasing exactly why he is well known for being one of the highest-paid actors globally. Celebrity Net Worth reports that the renowned Scientologist's net worth stands at a whopping $600 million (£448 million). A portion of Tom's fortune can be attributed to his property portfolio as he owns several properties across the United States.
He boasts a $40 million (£30 million) estate in Beverly Hills, California, as well as a $3 million (£2.24 million) condo in New York City. His savvy property investments have helped boost and sustain his net worth, reports the Mirror US .
Over the years, his acting salary has seen a significant increase. While his breakout role in the 1983 film Risky Business only earned him $75,000 (£56,000), the success of the film paved the way for him to land his 1985 movie Legend for a cool $500K (£374K). Since the release of the original Top Gun in 1986, Tom Cruise has been raking in multi-million dollar paychecks for his leading roles.
Cosmopolitan reports that "Tom made a reported $70 million for the first Mission Impossible movie and $75 million for Mission Impossible 3." His earnings soared even higher with a whopping $100 million for a Mission Impossible sequel and the same amount for War of the Worlds in 2005. Globally, Tom's films have amassed an impressive $11.
5 billion at the box office, yet for most of his career, none of his movies crossed the $1 billion mark. Before 2022, the highest-grossing film of Tom's career was the 2018 hit Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which pulled in $800 million worldwide. However, it was the June 2022 release of Top Gun: Maverick that broke records, earning $1.
5 billion globally. Variety revealed that Tom received $13 million upfront for Top Gun: Maverick and is expected to pocket a hefty sum from backend profits. Cosmopolitan added: "Tom reportedly netted a full $100 million from a combination of his upfront salary and ticket sales - and that's expected to increase now that rentals and streaming revenue are coming into play.
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