At the age of 62, Tom Cruise is still “fighting all over” on the set, running, jumping, doing somersaults, driving big motorbikes and even helicopters… Every movie he appears in becomes a blockbuster, earning huge profits. It is rare for a movie star to maintain his appeal to the public throughout his 40-year career like Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise embarked on a professional acting career at a young age. At the age of 19, he had his first role in the movie Endless Love, just a small supporting role. Compared to his colleagues, Tom Cruise has a small stature and a much more modest height, but in return, he has a natural charm that attracts both men and women. His charisma and energy are what made Tom Cruise conquer filmmakers right from the first years of his career.
After his leading role in Losin’ It, Tom Cruise continued to act in movies. However, the movie that brought him to the A-list was Top Gun (released in 1986). Pilot Maverick, played by Tom Cruise, is considered an iconic character, a model of a brave, upright, and devoted American man serving his country. Thanks to Tom Cruise’s appeal, this film also earned 350 million USD.
Throughout the 1990s, Tom Cruise was always on the list of the highest paid actors in the world, with at least 15 million USD for each film. He also had the opportunity to collaborate with many famous directors such as: Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott or Paul Thomas Anderson. With Interview with the Vampire (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996), Jerry Maguire (1996), Eyes wide shut (1999), Tom Cruise became a superstar with global influence.
Mission: Impossible alone has become an action film franchise associated with Tom Cruise’s name. This franchise has been developed to its 7th installment. Tom Cruise, in addition to his role as an actor, also directly participates in the film’s creation process as a producer. 27 years have passed, and this action series is still “hot” and makes “huge” profits as long as Tom Cruise is still involved.
In Hollywood, there are few stars who have maintained their A-list status as consistently as Tom Cruise. Of course, in the works the actor has appeared in, there are also films in which he has been criticized for his one-dimensional acting and forgettable content. However, whenever the name Tom Cruise is seen on the poster, audiences are always willing to spend money to buy tickets to go to the cinema.
At the age of 60, when many actors start to think about retirement or are labeled “out of date”, Tom Cruise is still a leader in the film industry. Tom Cruise constantly creates new achievements and new heights. Last year, when the world box office was still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, he returned with the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. The film earned $1.49 billion worldwide and won an Oscar. The film was also selected to premiere at the opening ceremony of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France.
The success of Top Gun: Maverick helped Tom Cruise become the highest-earning actor in the world last year, with an income of more than $100 million. This year, Tom Cruise continued to stir up the film market with Mission: Impossible – Dead reckoning part one. Released not long ago, the 7th part of the Mission: Impossible series received a 98% fresh tomato rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Journalists and critics commented that Tom Cruise continued to raise the bar, setting new standards for action movies. After a 40-year career, Tom Cruise is not out of date but has continued to be in good times.
