No. 14All-time worldwide box office · all roles

Tom Cruise

Actor · born 3 July 1962

All appearances TMDB IMDb

$12.39bn

Worldwide gross, reported dollars, 1983 to today.$19.64bn in 2025 dollars.

No. 14All time, of 30 ranked.Last 10 years: No. 15, ▲ up 4 on the 10 years before

39 filmsin the total, 1 as themselves or archive. Box office known for 38 of 50 films, appearances as themselves aside.

No. 14All time, of 30 ranked.Last 10 years: No. 15, ▲ up 4 on the 10 years before

39Films in the total, 1 as themselves or archive. Box office known for 38 of 50 films, appearances as themselves aside.

$317.62m

Average per film, of films with known gross

79%

Films over $1bn

Credits, one per title

Based on 38 of 50 films with known box office for Tom Cruise (76.0%). Appearances as themselves or in archive footage are not counted as films.

The biggest film is Top Gun: Maverick (2022), at $1.45bn. The five biggest make up 34% of the total.

Photo: TMDB

Cameos counted Not countedNot counted: $12.39bn, No. 14. No credit here is called a cameo by a named source, so both are the same.

FiguresReported Inflation-adjusted to 2025Tickets sold (coming soon)

CountingUncredited appearances Appearances as themselvesAll appearancesLead and lead ensemble only (under review)

The career, in four acts

Cumulative worldwide gross · each dot a releaseCompare Tom Cruise with others

ReleaseHover or tap a dot for the film.

Each film's money sits on its first release date. Inflation-adjusted figures use the year the money was earned.

I · 13 films

1983 to 1999

$2.66bn

Mission: Impossible, Rain Man, Top Gun.

II · 10 films

2001 to 2008

$3.00bn

War of the Worlds, The Last Samurai, Mission: Impossible III.

III · 12 films

2010 to 2018

$4.07bn

Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.

IV · 4 films

2022 to 2026

$2.66bn

Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One.

The nightly snapshot series · the time series behind the leaderboard, with its live pointShow

Annual points through 2019, monthly from 2020, then daily snapshots from 5 August 2026, with the latest shown as live (dashed, see note below).

Note on the last point: historical points only count a film once its earliest release date is at least 90 days old. The live point (dashed line above) is ungated and includes films released within the last 90 days, so it can jump ahead of the historical curve rather than extend it smoothly.

For Tom Cruise, that currently includes Digger ($49.03m), which will enter the historical curve once each clears the 90-day gate.

The biggest films

Worldwide gross · billing from TMDB

No. 1
Top Gun: Maverick
$1.45bn
2022 · Billed 1st
No. 2
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
$786.27m
2018 · Billed 1st
No. 3
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
$694.71m
2011 · Billed 1st
No. 4
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
$688.86m
2015 · Billed 1st
No. 5
War of the Worlds
$606.84m
2005 · Billed 1st
No. 6
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
$591.35m
2025 · Billed 1st
No. 7
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
$565.39m
2023 · Billed 1st
No. 8
Mission: Impossible
$457.70m
1996 · Billed 1st
No. 9
The Last Samurai
$456.81m
2003 · Billed 1st
No. 10
Rain Man
$412.80m
1988 · Billed 2nd
No. 11
The Mummy
$409.95m
2017 · Billed 1st
No. 12
Mission: Impossible III
$399.39m
2006 · Billed 1st

Cameos and sources

No cameos

No named source calls any of Tom Cruise's credits a cameo, so the total and the rank are the same with cameos counted or not.

Cameos counted

$12.39bnNo. 14

39 films

Not counted

$12.39bnNo. 14

39 films

Our rule: a cameo is what a named source calls a cameo. Billing never decides. How cameos are decided

Where the numbers come from

Worldwide gross for 39 of 39 films. Primary source.
Re-releases, and the full total where The Numbers reports less. Not needed for Tom Cruise today.
Credits, billing, dates, posters. Second opinion on the gross: TMDB has a figure for 38 of 39 films, and 34 of those agree within 5%.
Cameo calls: a named source says the appearance is a cameo. Billing never decides. None of Tom Cruise's credits has a cameo call yet.

How the total is built

Every film counts once, whatever the role.
A film's gross is its original run plus re-releases.
Inflation is adjusted from the year the money was earned, to 2025 dollars.
Appearances as themselves and archive footage are not counted as films. Any box office they carry stays in the total unless that switch is off.

The full methodology

Credits by role

Actor (unclassified)

Filmography

Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell · Billed 1st
$1.45bn
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018
Ethan Hunt · Billed 1st
$786.27m
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 2011
Ethan Hunt · Billed 1st
$694.71m
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2015
Ethan Hunt · Billed 1st
$688.86m
War of the Worlds 2005
Ray · Billed 1st
$606.84m
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 2025
Ethan Hunt · Billed 1st
$591.35m
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
Ethan Hunt · Billed 1st
$565.39m
Mission: Impossible 1996
Ethan Hunt · Billed 1st
$457.70m
The Last Samurai 2003
Nathan Algren · Billed 1st
$456.81m
Rain Man 1988
Charlie Babbitt · Billed 2nd
$412.80m
The Numbers: $412.80m · TMDB: $354.83m

Sorted by ·

The receipts

Here is every film, every figure, and how we added it up.

All time, worldwide, all roles
in dollars as reported, not adjusted for inflation

Uncredited appearances: counted. Appearances as themselves: counted where the film has box office. Cameos: counted.

We counted 39 films. Together they earned $12.39bn. Each film is counted once. That is the 14th biggest total, all time, worldwide, out of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner. Ranks come from the leaderboard published on 1 November 2026.

How it adds up

88titles found

51films

39with money

$12.39bntotal

Check it yourself: add up the 39 counted films below and you get $12.39bn.

Find every film. We looked for every title Tom Cruise is credited on. We found 88 titles. Of these, 37 show Tom Cruise as themselves or in old clips. They have no box office figure, so they are not counted as films. That leaves 51 films.
Find the money. 39 of the 51 films have a box office figure. That is the money that cinema tickets brought in around the world. 12 have no figure we trust yet, so they add nothing. We never guess.
Count each film once. If someone acts in a film and also directs it, the film still counts one time.
Add it up. The 39 films together earned $12.39bn, in dollars as reported, not adjusted for inflation. Divide by 39 and the average is $317.62m a film.
Rank everyone. We add up every person the same way. Then we sort them from the biggest total to the smallest. Tom Cruise has the 14th biggest total of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner.

31 of the 39 films earned $100 million or more (in dollars as reported).

Film by film: counted (39)

Top Gun: Maverick 2022
$1.45bn
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018
$786.27m
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 2011
$694.71m
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2015
$688.86m
War of the Worlds 2005
$606.84m
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 2025
$591.35m

Show all 39 counted films

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023
$565.39m
Mission: Impossible 1996
$457.70m
The Last Samurai 2003
$456.81m
Rain Man 1988
$412.80m
The Numbers: $412.80m · TMDB: $354.83m
The Mummy 2017
$409.95m
Mission: Impossible III 2006
$399.39m
Edge of Tomorrow 2014
$367.03m
Top Gun 1986
$363.99m
Minority Report 2002
$358.82m
Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002
$296.34m
Oblivion 2013
$287.92m
Jerry Maguire 1996
$273.55m
The Firm 1993
$270.34m
Knight and Day 2010
$258.75m
A Few Good Men 1992
$236.50m
Interview with the Vampire 1994
$223.64m
Jack Reacher 2012
$218.34m
Collateral 2004
$217.60m
Valkyrie 2008
$203.93m
Vanilla Sky 2001
$202.73m
Tropic Thunder 2008
$191.15m
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016
$159.95m
Days of Thunder 1990
$157.67m
American Made 2017
$135.57m
Eyes Wide Shut 1999
$104.36m
The Numbers: $104.36m · TMDB: $162.10m
Risky Business 1983
$63.54m
Domestic gross shown as primary: the worldwide total’s international component is a source placeholder, so it is effectively domestic only. Worldwide as reported: $63.54m (flagged unreliable).
Lions for Lambs 2007
$63.21m
Rock of Ages 2012
$61.03m
Digger 2026
$49.03m
Magnolia 1999
$48.45m
The Outsiders 1983
$25.75m
Domestic gross shown as primary: the worldwide total’s international component is a source placeholder, so it is effectively domestic only. Worldwide as reported: $25.78m (flagged unreliable).
Legend 1985
$23.51m
The Numbers: $23.51m · TMDB: $15.50m
My Scientology Movie 2016
$2.37m
The Numbers: $2.37m · TMDB: no figure

Not counted: no box office figure found (12)

Once Upon a Time in Jersey 2026
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness 2008
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Mission: Impossible II 2000
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Far and Away 1992
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Born on the Fourth of July 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Cocktail 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.

Show all 12 films with no figure

Young Guns 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
The Color of Money 1986
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Losin' It 1983
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
All the Right Moves 1983
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Taps 1981
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Endless Love 1981
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.

Not counted: documentaries and old clips, as themselves (37)

Tom Cruise : la dernière légende d'Hollywood 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott 2025
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony 2024
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
The Final: Attack on Wembley 2024
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
BRATS 2024
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.

Show all 37 documentaries and old clips

Getting LOST 2024
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Commitment to Life 2023
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Tom Cruise: Lights, Camera, Action 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
James Corden's Top Gun Training with Tom Cruise 2022
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth 2020
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Kubrick by Kubrick 2020
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Spielberg 2017
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman 2015
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Close Up 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible 2010
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business 2008
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' 2005
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun 2004
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' 2004
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Space Station 3D 2002
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Hitting It Hard 2002
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 2002
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Heart of the Festival 2002
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures 2001
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Mission: Improbable 2001
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
America | A Tribute to Heroes 2001
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire 2000
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Remembering Stanley Kubrick 1999
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Junket Whore 1998
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You 1992
Not counted. It shows them as themselves or in old clips, and it has no box office figure.

Worked out from the latest data. Ranks are from the leaderboard for 1 November 2026.

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