Salary: $300 Million (And Counting) Tom Cruise wisely decided to invest in a franchise for himself with the original Mission: Impossible, which he also produced. The series let him work with a myriad of cool directors like Brian De Palma and John Woo, and engage in his favourite hobby; filming himself pulling off insanely dangerous stunts. Since the series is practically branded on his name, his services dont come cheap. In fact, his earnings from the first four movies alone come to a jaw-dropping $290 million, most of which is from gross profit deals. In the case of Mission: Impossible II, for example, he turned down an upfront salary in exchange for thirty percent of the gross. By the time the dust had settled, hed made $75 million off of it. Unsurprisingly, hes already confirmed for Mission: Impossible 6.
