Academy Awards be damned. Whether you care to admit it or not, Tom Cruise is the world’s biggest movie star — potentially the last of his kind, according to Top Gun: Maverick co-star Jon Hamm — and he’s got a staggering net worth to show for it.
Where his early career involved paycheques in the airspace of $75,000, these days, the high-flying Hollywood star’s screen involvement comes with a fee north of $100 million, thanks in large part to his dedication to the cinema experience and shrewd business instincts.
Here’s a quick breakdown of Tom Cruise’s net worth.
Tom Cruise Net Worth (2023) — Table of Contents
**Note: All $$$ referenced = USD; not adjusted for inflation
Tom Cruise Overview
Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Age: 61
Date of Birth: July 3, 1962 (Syracuse, New York)
Nationality: American
Residence: Beverly Hills, California | Clearwater, Florida | South England
Education: Henry Munro Middle School | Glen Ridge High School
Profession: Actor, Film Producer
Estimated Net Worth: $600 million
Social Media Accounts:
Instagram — @TomCruise (10.4 million followers)
Twitter — @TomCruise (7 million followers)
Tom Cruise Family:
Mimi Rogers (ex-wife), Nicole Kidman (ex-wife), Katie Holmes (ex-wife), Isabella Jane Cruise (adopted daughter), Connor Cruise (adopted son), Suri Cruise (daughter)
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Tom Cruise’s Net Worth Is… Suspiciously Conservative
According to multiple sources, Tom Cruise has a net worth of approximately $600 million. But similar to our analysis of both Jerry Seinfeld and Taylor Sheridan‘s finances, the widely-circulated figure is a tad conservative.
As one of the highest-paid actors in the world, the box office don pocketed close to that amount from the Mission: Impossible movies alone.
Throw his incredibly lucrative Top Gun: Maverick paycheque into the mix, which reportedly amounted to low nine figures, and you’ll come to realise Cruise’s total career earnings exceeds the already-impressive $600 million by a considerable margin.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to claim he consistently commands the richest salaries in Hollywood history. In other words… they showed him the money.
Mission: Impossible Franchise (1996-Present)
The only thing more impressive than Tom Cruise’s acting career is his producing career (i.e. the aforementioned secret sauce that’s supercharged his fortune). And the Mission: Impossible saga is definitive proof of that.
Not only does he star in the hit action franchise as death-defying IMF point man Ethan Hunt, but also racks up a producer credit for each and every film.
Cruise came swinging out of the gates with the first Mission: Impossible back in 1996. Directed by the legendary Brian De Palma, at the time, it represented a career-high of $70 million.
Subsequent films have either hovered around that benchmark in terms of financial compensation or exceeded it; the particulars of the more recent Mission: Impossible movies get a bit murky beyond upfront payments due to the undisclosed percentage of box office revenue Cruise is contractually entitled to.
While the numbers surrounding the latest bombastic instalment Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning (Part One) has yet to be finalised, we’re expecting another lazy $70-100 million for its leading man.
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War of the Worlds (2005)
Tom Cruise opted to forgo a fat upfront payment for Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of War of the Worlds.
Instead, he negotiated a backend deal involving a percentage of the box office gross.
As a result, he netted approximately $100 million.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick is by far Tom Cruise’s most profitable film to date.
Unlike his previous Top Gun salary, the man behind the titular Pete “Maverick” Mitchell was paid $13 million upfront with yet another promise of a percentage from the eventual box office gross.
Of course, the gamble paid off. Global ticket sales for the long-awaited Top Gun sequel neared $1.5 billion — kicking something between $100 million and $200 million in his direction.
Legendary stuff.
Top Cruise’s Earnings Throughout The Years
Throughout his career, Tom Cruise has cashed the following Hollywood paycheques. Any flick missing has been omitted due to a lack of data.
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — $100 million to $200 million
- Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018) — $28 million + undisclosed back-end points
- The Mummy (2017) — $13 million + undisclosed back-end points
- Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (2015) — $25 million + undisclosed back-end points
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014) — $20 million
- Oblivion (2013) — $20 million
- Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011) — $70 million
- Knight and Day (2010) — $11 million
- Valkyrie (2008) — $20 million
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) — $75 million
- War of the Worlds (2005) — $100 million
- Mission: Impossible II (2000) — $75 million
- The Last Samurai (2003) — $25 million
- Minority Report (2002) — $25 million
- Vanilla Sky (2001) — $20 million
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — $20 million
- Mission: Impossible (1996) — $70 million
- Jerry Maguire (1996) — $20 million
- Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) — $15 million
- The Firm (1993) — $12 million
- A Few Good Men (1992) — $12.5 million
- Far and Away (1992) — $13 million
- Days of Thunder (1990) — $9 million
- Rain Man (1988) — $3 million + undisclosed back-end points
- Cocktail (1988) — $3 million
- Top Gun (1986) — $2 million
- Legend (1985) — $500,000
- Risky Business (1983) — $75,000
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Real Estate
As you’d expect, Tom Cruise has an entire portfolio of enviable properties.
Notable holdings he currently retains reportedly include the following:
- Two-level penthouse in Skyview Tower (Clearwater, Florida) — $9.5 million
- Three more Skyview Tower condos, probably for relatives or support staff — $1.475 million
- West Sussex estate (East Grinstead) — $3 million
Incidentally, both are within proximity to local Scientology headquarters; with the Skyview Tower having been developed by Cruise’s fellow Scientologist Moises Agami.
It would appear the Hollywood power player is downsizing in his twilight years.
In 2016, old Tom finally sold his longtime Beverly Hills estate, which he previously shared with ex-wife Katie Holmes for $38 million. It featured a 10,000-square-foot mansion with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a tennis court, a swimming pool, as well as a pair of guesthouses.
This came almost a year after he offloaded his Hollywood Hills compound to Eva Longoria for $11.4 million.
In 2021, Tom Cruise sold what is perhaps his most impressive pad to date for $39.5 million (initially listed for $59 million): a 320-acre mountain retreat located in Telluride, Colorado.
This custom-built residency admittedly delivers on the prestige factor beyond the dollars and A-lister affiliation alone.
At the end of a gated mile-long driveway, you’ll find a 10,000-square foot main house which represents the “realisation” of years dedicated to “planning and vision.”
Positively oozing with warm rustic charm owed to immaculate wood panelling, cabinetry, bleached cedar timber ceiling, as well as stonework and classic fireplace, the only thing more Hollywood than its former proprietor is the sheer scale of ambition brought into material reality.
The main house + guest lodge totals seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a terrace/outdoor space, a dedicated recreational area, and even a fitness centre.
While there’s a good amount of seclusion to be enjoyed here, Telluride’s airport, world-class ski resort, and golf course are conveniently just minutes away.
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