Tom Cruise is cruising through Hollywood at Light speed. There are no signs of any stoppage, it is only going to get bigger in the future, with 2 more Mission Impossible movies lined up in 2021 and 2022 respectively, Tom cruise is going to blow the roof off. Not to forget about his next movie Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise is one of the greatest stars that Hollywood has ever seen.
When it comes to Box Office Tom Cruise does not disappoint. Let’s take a look at 10 of his highest-grossing movies of all time.
#10: Mission Impossible 3 (2006)
US Domestic Box Office: $134 million
International Box Office: $264 million
Worldwide Box Office: $398 million
US Domestic Share: 33.6%
Mission Impossible 3 is a fast-paced action thriller and you should not expect anything more than that from this movie. MI 3 is a pretty enjoyable movie and it takes the franchise on an international scale and the stakes are bigger than ever.
#9: The Mummy (2017)
US Domestic Box Office: $80 million
International Box Office: $330 million
Worldwide Box Office: $410 million
US Domestic Share: 19.51%
The Mummy earned close to 400 million dollars at the box office, which is not even close to what was expected from this movie. Even the addition of Tom Cruise did not help this movie very much. Thanks to the international market that this movie earned something, otherwise it would have turned out to be a complete nightmare.
#8: Rain Man (1988)
US Domestic Box Office: $173 million
International Box Office: $239 million
Worldwide Box Office: $413 million
US Domestic Share: 41.89%
Rain Man is Tom Cruise’s one of the most critically acclaimed movies ever made as it won 4 Oscars and on top of that the fans loved it too. The movie released more than three decades ago and it still managed to earn so much money. This movie was a cornerstone in Tom Cruise’s career.
#7: The Last Samurai (2003)
US Domestic Box Office: $111 million
International Box Office: $346 million
Worldwide Box Office: $457 million
US Domestic Share: 24.29%
Not many people knew what to expect from this movie, so the majority of the audience went with no expectations to watch it and to their surprise, this movie exceeds all the expectations. One of the dramas of Tom Cruise with an amazing plot.
#6: Mission Impossible (1996)
US Domestic Box Office: $181 million
International Box Office: $276 million
Worldwide Box Office: $458 million
US Domestic Share: 39.51%
This movie was just the beginning of an awesome movie franchise. Not even Tom Cruise himself could have predicted the heights this franchise would achieve in the future.
#5: Mission Impossible 2 (2000)
US Domestic Box Office: $216 million
International Box Office: $334 million
Worldwide Box Office: $550 million
US Domestic Share: 39.28%
The sequel to the popular Mission impossible movie, the fans were very super excited about this movie as the first one was loved so much by the fans. The expectations were high and the movie did not fail to deliver.
#4: War of the Worlds (2005)
US Domestic Box Office: $234 million
International Box Office: $373 million
Worldwide Box Office: $607 million
US Domestic Share: 38.56%
The only Non-Mission Impossible move to make the Top 5 of this list. War Of the Worlds brought something new to the apocalyptic genre and it was truly ahead of its time as Science fiction was a very risky genre to get into at that time.
#3: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
US Domestic Box Office: $195 million
International Box Office: $494 million
Worldwide Box Office: $689 million
US Domestic Share: 28.30%
This is the movie that took this franchise to new heights, the four were entertaining, but Rogue Nation set a new benchmark for action movies. It has many excellent action sequences.
#2: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
US Domestic Box Office: $210 million
International Box Office: $485 million
Worldwide Box Office: $695 million
US Domestic Share: 30.21%
How many movie franchises can you recall that has a good fourth installment? (Except Avengers of course). Ghost Protocol is a proper, no-nonsense action thriller. The makers have amped up the action to new levels.
#1: Mission Impossible – Fallout (2018)
US Domestic Box Office: $220 million
International Box Office: $567 million
Worldwide Box Office: $787 million
US Domestic Share: 27.95%
Seriously, how are they doing it? It seems impossible to think that a franchise that is decades old is still producing Amazing movies one after the other, they make an awesome movie, then they top it up with the next one. It is unbelievable at this point.
