Tom Cruise Net Worth, How Did Tom Cruise Build His Net Worth Up To $550 Million?

An American actor and producer, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, known by the name Tom Cruise, has the net worth of $550 million. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He is best known for movies in the "Mission: Impossible" film series in which he plays secret agent Ethan Hunt.

What Is The Net Worth of Tom Cruise? Let's Know

Tom Cruise has the net worth of $550 million. His source of income is from acting career. 

In 1981, he appeared in the movie "Taps" in which he earned $50,000. Then in 1983, he appeared in the movie "Risky Business" in which he earned $75,000. In 1985, he appeared in the movie "Legend" in which he earned $500,000.

Then in 1986, he appeared in two movies "Top Gun" and "The Color of Money" in which he earned $2 million and $1 million. Then in the year 1988, he appeared in two movies "Rain Man" and "Cocktail" in which he earned $3 million from both the movies. In 1990, he appeared in the movie "Days of Thunder" in which he earned $9 million.

Then in 1992, he appeared in two movies "Far and Away" and "A Few Good Men" in which he earned $13 million and $12.5 million. Then in 1994, he earned $15 million from the movie "Interview With The Vampire". In 1996, he earned $20 million and $70 million from the movies "Jerry Maguire" and "Mission: Impossible".

Then in 2000, he appeared in the movie "Mission: Impossible II" in which he earned $75 million. And then in 2001, he appeared in the movie "Vanilla Sky" in which he earned $20 million. Then in 2011, he earned $12 million from the movie "Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol".

Know About The Property, Car, And Jets of Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has bought a house in Beverly Hills, California worth $35 million which has Swimming Pool and Tennis Court.

Tom Cruise has bought a house in Colorado worth $30 million which has Swimming Pool and Tennis Court.

Tom Cruise has bought a house in New York house worth $3 million which has a Gym.

Tom Cruise has bought a Black Bugatti Veyron worth $2.25 million.

Tom Cruise has bought a Black Porsche 911 Carrera worth $112.000.

Tom Cruise has bought a jet Aviat Pitts S-2B worth $93.000.

Tom Cruise has bought a jet Gulfstream IV-SP worth $6.316 million.

Career Highlights of Tom Cruise

During Tom Cruise's late teens, he gave up the idea of becoming a priest and decided to try his hand at an acting career. When he was 19-years-old, he moved to New York and was successful in gaining a small role in the 1981 film "Endless Love". 

After playing small roles in some more films, he portrayed Joel Goodson in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" in 1983. The film became a big hit, and he had the chocolate-boy good looks which helped him to become the heart-throb of millions of American girls. 

In 1986, he appeared in the action drama film "Top Gun" in which he played Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. This movie also got a huge success, renowned himself as a superstar. 

His streak of success continued over the late 1980s with films like "The Color of Money" (1986), "Cocktail" (1988), "Rain Man" (1988), and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). In the early 1990s, he also worked with actress Nicole Kidman who he had married in 1990. The real-life couple co-starred as lovers in films like "Days of Thunder" (1990) and "Far and Away" (1992). In 1994, he appeared in the movie "Interview With The Vampire" along with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and Christian Slater.

He achieved a great success in 1996 when he played the role of Ethan Hunt in the action spy film "Mission: Impossible". The plot follows agent Hunt and his mission to uncover the mole who has framed him for the murders of his entire team. The film was a big box office success and he became famous and earned the fame.

He became a popular star throughout the late 1990s and 2000s with films like "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999), "Vanilla Sky" (2001), "Minority Report" (2002), "The Last Samurai" (2003), "Collateral" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005), and "Lions for Lambs" (2007). Some of his more recent films are "Rock of Ages" (2012), "Jack Reacher" (2012), "Oblivion" (2013), and "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014).

How Did Tom Cruise Spend His Childhood? Let's Know

Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, to Mary Lee and Thomas Cruise Mapother III as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. His father was an electrical engineer and his mother worked as a special education teacher. He has three siblings. 
He had a difficult childhood and grew up in near-poverty. His father was an abusive man who often used to beat him at his young age at the slightest pretext. 

When his father got a job with the Canadian Armed Forces, they moved to Canada. But, his parents broke up within a few years and he returned to the U.S. with his mother and sisters. 

He became involved in drama as a school student and was encouraged by his teachers who sensed that the boy was naturally gifted with acting abilities. As a teenager, he briefly attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati on a church scholarship and aspired to become a Catholic priest.

Know About Tom Cruise Personal Life And Dating History

Tom Cruise married an actress Mimi Rogers in May 1987 but they got divorced in February 1990. Rogers introduced him to Church of Scientology

His second marriage was to an actress Nicole Kidman in December 1990. The couple adopted two children. But soon they got divorced. 

He married for the third time with Katie Holmes with whom he also has a daughter. This marriage also did not last long and ended in 2012.