Tom Cruise made a whopping 100 million dollars for ‘Maverick’

The new ‘Variety’ report makes Cruise the highest-paid actor

Hollywood star Tom Cruise might be taking a lower upfront fee for the next two ‘Mission: Impossible’ films, but his smart backend deals ensure that he earns a cut of the profits before the studio breaks even, according to a new report. His latest release ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ continues to fly high at the box office, having raked in almost 1.2 billion dollars worldwide and Tom is expected to net around 100 million dollars from the ticket sales, home entertainment rentals and streaming revenue. A new ‘Variety’ report listing the world’s highest-paid actors puts Cruise miles ahead of the rest of the pack.

For the longest time, Hollywood’s biggest stars commanded 20 million dollars for their films. But the times have changed since ‘Marvel’ burst onto the scene. Unfortunately, ‘Marvel’ stars don’t attract the same popularity when they experiment outside the franchise.

While Tom Cruise leads the list with a 100 million dollars payday for ‘Maverick’, Will Smith follows with 35 million dollars for the ‘Apple TV+’ film ‘Emancipation’. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are tied with

30 million dollars each for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and a ‘Formula One’ film, respectively. Both headed for streaming.

Dwayne Johnson, Will Ferrell, Chris Hemsworth, Vin Diesel and Tom Hardy have all charged 20 million dollars for their upcoming releases. Joaquin Phoenix will make 20 million dollars for the sequel to ‘Joker’.

Will Smith follows Tom with 35 million dollars for the ‘Apple TV+’ film ‘Emancipation’