LoadingSomething is loading. Not only is "Top Gun: Maverick" giving life to movie theaters as they look to recover from the pandemic, but the movie is also giving star Tom Cruise a massive payday. Variety reported on Wednesday that Cruise is expected to earn $100 million or more from the movie after accounting for his upfront salary, his portion of the box office, and his take from future home-entertainment sales. A representative for Cruise did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation from Insider. Cruise took a smaller upfront payment — just $13 million, according to a previous Variety report — in exchange for a richer backend deal, in which he gets a cut of the movie's ticket sales. "Maverick" has made $1.24 billion at the worldwide box office, including $620 million in the US, with no signs of slowing down. It's the highest-grossing movie released so far this year. Cruise's $100 million would be one of the biggest paydays for an actor for a single movie ever. It's comparable to Will Smith's payment for "Men In Black 3," in which he earned $100 million off a backend deal. Another recent high-paying movie role is Daniel Craig in Netflix's two upcoming "Knives Out" sequels. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he'll nab "upwards of $100 million" — but that's across both movies. It's rare for actors to strike such lucrative deals today, in a time when superhero franchises are often a bigger draw than big-name actors. But Cruise will try to strike while the iron is hot — he has a similar deal in place for the next two "Mission: Impossible" movies, according to Variety, in which he'll take a small upfront payment and a larger portion of box-office sales. How much Tom Cruise get paid for Top Gun: Maverick?Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise's biggest ever hit, is set to earn the star a reported $100m (£84m) payday. The film that sees Cruise reprise his role as the hotshot naval aviator has now earned nearly $1.2bn (£1bn) at the global box office.
How much has Maverick grossed so far?Impressively, “Top Gun: Maverick” has sold a similar number of tickets overseas as it has domestically, with the film's international tally standing at $690 million. Without playing in China or Russia, the blockbuster follow-up to 1986's “Top Gun” has grossed $1.352 billion worldwide to date.
Is Top Gun: Maverick the highest grossing movie?'Top Gun: Maverick' becomes 6th highest-grossing film domestically.
Who is the highest paid actor 2022?One of the only actors on the list is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who comes in fourth place with an estimated $270 million in 2021 pre-tax earnings.
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