Tom Cruise has been one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars for nearly four decades, known for leading roles in beloved movies like Top Gun and the action-packed Mission: Impossible franchise.

His latest blockbuster, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is currently taking the box office by storm, having grossed over $353 million worldwide at the time of writing, adding to the billions his movies have generated.

But what about his other big hits? Click or scroll through this gallery to discover the 21 highest-grossing Tom Cruise movies of all time – and see if your favorite flick made the cut. 

All dollar amounts in US dollars. Pre-2023 grosses adjusted for inflation.

Tom Cruise cemented his status as a Hollywood heartthrob with his role in the 1988 rom-com Cocktail.

Though the guilty pleasure flick was panned by critics and included in The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of 'The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made,' it achieved box office success.

Cocktail grossed $171 million globally. That's an impressive $465 million in 2025 money. 

Rebelling against his then clean-cut image, Cruise challenged himself with a very different role when he played the villainous bloodsucker Lestat in 1994's gothic horror Interview with the Vampire.

The frightening flick was a highly anticipated adaptation of Anne Rice's book of the same name. Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, and Kirsten Dunst also had starring roles. 

Rice's best-selling vampire novels have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide, so it's hardly surprising that the movie pulled in $223 million at the box office. That's a fang-tastic $484 million today. 

In 2014, Cruise teamed up with actress Emily Blunt for the ambitious sci-fi thriller Edge of Tomorrow. 

Loosely inspired by Hiroshi Sakurazaka's 2004 Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill, the action-packed alien flick was a critical and commercial success, grossing $370 million globally. In today's money? A hefty $502 million.

One of the more surprising entries in our round-up is the 2002 parody movie Austin Powers in Goldmember. Almost unrecognizable in a wig, false teeth, and glasses, Cruise made a cameo in the wacky flick, playing a version of spy extraordinaire Powers.

Mike Myers' iconic comedy featured various impressive cameos, including the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny DeVito, and even Beyoncé. It went on to gross around $296 million at the box office, which equates to a hefty $529 million today.

Cruise forayed into the horror genre once again when he starred in 2017’s The Mummy – a reboot of Brendan Fraser's popular franchise from the early 2000s.

The fantasy thriller may well be the 16th highest-grossing Cruise flick of all time, having made the equivalent of $535 million globally in today's money – but it’s actually considered a box office bomb. 

Factoring in the production budget and sky-high marketing costs, it reportedly lost Universal as much as $95 million. Director Alex Kurtzman called the ill-fated project the "biggest failure" of his life.

The star-studded cast of legal drama A Few Good Men included Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Kiefer Sutherland.

Cruise played the leading role of Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in the 1992 flick, and was reportedly paid around $12 million ($27m today) for his efforts. 

Based on the 1989 play by Aaron Sorkin, the movie was a hit with audiences and critics alike. It grossed $243 million at the box office – $556 million in today's money – and bagged four Academy Award nominations, including the prestigious Best Picture.

Action man Cruise showcased his softer side when he starred in the beloved rom-com Jerry Maguire opposite Renée Zellweger. 

Cruise's title role as sports agent Maguire even saw him receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. 

The heartwarming hit grossed $273 million at the box office in 1996, the equivalent of $559 million today.

Cruise has starred in over 50 movies but is arguably best known for leading the spy-thriller Mission: Impossible franchise, in which he plays secret agent Ethan Hunt.

The penultimate entry in the series, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, hit screens in 2023.

It grossed $571 million globally, making it the second-lowest-grossing movie in the franchise when adjusted for inflation, behind only the newly released Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. However, The Final Reckoning is still showing in movie theaters and could yet surpass it.

Cruise fronted legal thriller The Firm, a silver screen adaptation of John Grisham's best-selling novel from 1991.

A huge hit, the 1993 movie earned around $270 million globally, making it the highest-grossing movie ever to be adapted from a Grisham novel. In today’s money, that’s an incredible $600 million.

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The third entry in the pulse-pounding franchise, Mission: Impossible III, hit screens in 2006.

It grossed close to $398 million globally, or a respectable $634 million in 2025 money. As for the highest-grossing movie in the Mission: Impossible series? More on that soon...

Tom Cruise teamed up with legendary director Steven Spielberg for the 2002 sci-fi flick Minority Report. Spielberg reportedly persuaded Cruise to forego an upfront salary for the movie in exchange for 15% of the movie's gross box office takings instead.

The risky move paid off big time. The high-concept thriller grossed a remarkable $358 million at the box office, around $639 million when inflation is factored in.

If reports are true, that means Cruise pocketed a whopping $53.8 million ($95.9m today) for his efforts.

Cruise's acting portfolio is undoubtedly diverse, as demonstrated when he took on the title role in 2003's period drama epic The Last Samurai. 

Praised for its thrilling battle scenes and breathtaking cinematography, the movie was a global success, grossing around $454 million at the box office. In today’s money, that’s a mammoth $792 million. 

Packed with its usual white-knuckle stunts and pulse-racing action sequences, audiences flocked to see the fifth instalment of Mission: Impossible when it hit the big screen in 2015.

The spy thriller grossed a stellar $682 million globally, or $924 million in today's money.

The Mission: Impossible franchise was actually based on the CBS TV series of the same name, which aired on the network in the 1960s and 70s. According to reports, Cruise was a fan of the original show, and it was his idea to adapt it for the silver screen. 

Released in 1996, the first instalment of the juggernaut franchise grossed $457 million at the global box office – $936 million when inflation-adjusted. 

Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman starred together in the Oscar-winning Rain Man back in 1988. 

A critical and commercial hit, the acclaimed flick grossed $354 million at the global box office. In today's money, that’s a plump $962 million.

Cruise starred as Ethan Hunt for the fourth time in 2011’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. 

The movie banked $694 million worldwide. In 2025 money, that's an epic $991 million.

Despite its impressive gross, it's not even the highest-earning entry in the action-packed franchise. Keep reading to find out which movie takes the title...

Cruise teamed up with Steven Spielberg once again for 2005’s War of the Worlds, based on H.G. Wells' 1898 novel.

The blockbuster adaptation boasted a mammoth budget of $132 million, or $217 million when inflation-adjusted. 

The investment paid off, and the sci-fi epic made a global total of $603 million, the equivalent of $992 million today.

Released in 2018, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the sixth instalment of the blockbuster franchise.

It pulled in over $791 million globally, which equates to a colossal $1 billion today. Read on to discover the highest-grossing entry in the franchise...

Mission: Impossible II takes the title as the highest-grossing Mission: Impossible movie when inflation is factored in. 

The action-packed thriller raked in an incredible $546 million worldwide, which is just over $1 billion today. It was also the highest-grossing movie of 2000, defeating competition from the likes of Gladiator and X-Men.

In second place is Top Gun. The 1980s classic made $357 million at the box office, which exceeds $1 billion in 2025.

Unsurprisingly, it was also the highest-grossing movie of 1986, coming in above flicks like The Karate Kid Part II and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

And with box office results like that, we're amazed it took 36 years for a sequel to be released... 

Fans had to wait more than three decades for a sequel to Top Gun, with the highly anticipated Top Gun: Maverick finally hitting the big screen in May 2022.

It pulled in almost $1.5 billion ($1.6bn today) globally, despite being banned in China and Russia, making it the highest-grossing Cruise movie of all time.

The action-packed sequel was also the second highest-grossing 2022 release, defeated only by Avatar: The Way of Water.

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