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Tom Cruise, “The 500-Million Dollar Man” and How He Got There!
Tom Cruise has recently been named the actor with the highest net worth. $500,000,000. Yes, that is a half a billion dollars!
So how did he amass such a pile of dough? Well, a website (therichest.com) recently took a look at his annual take from movies and the list is quite an eye opener. Take a look at how his film salary has increased over the years:
I gotta tell you. I enjoy Tom Cruise movies as much as the next guy, but somehow I totally missed "Vanilla Sky," "Legend" and "Knight and Day." I am particularly surprised at how little he got paid to dance in his undies in Risky Business!
What was your favorite Tom Cruise movie?
2013: "Oblivion" $20-million
2012: "Jack Reacher" $7.5-million
2011: "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" $12-million
2010: "Knight and Day" $11-million
2008: "Valkyrie" $20-million
2006: "Mission Impossible III" $75-million
2003: "Last Samurai" $25-million
2002: "Minority Report" $25-million
2001: "Vanilla Sky" $20-million
2000: "Mission Impossible II" $75-million
1999: "Eyes Wide Shut" $20-million
1996: "Jerry Maguire" $20-million
1996: "Mission Impossible" $70-million
1990: "Days of Thunder" $9-million
1988: "Rain Man" $3-million
1988: "Cocktail" $3-million
1986: "Top Gun" $2-million
1986: "Color of Money" $1-million
1983: "Legend" $500,000
1983: "Risky Business" $75,000
1981: "Taps" $50,000
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