Tom Cruise Movies-Best to Worst-From Endless Love to Ghost Protocol with Box Office Results
85Tom Cruise in 1983's surprise hit Risky Business....his role as Joel Goodsen made him a star almost thirty years ago.
Tom Cruise has been one of the biggest movie stars for thirty years. He first started appearing in supporting roles in the early 1980s in movies like Endless Love, Taps, The Outsiders and Losing It. After appearing in those supporting roles, he got the chance to star in 1983's surprise hit .....Risky Business. After Risky Business it has been a string of hit movie after hit movie.
Tom Cruise movies have grossed over 3 billion dollars at the U.S. box office since 1981. His mega-hits would include Top Gun, Rain Man, Mission Impossible 1 & 2, The Firm and War of the Worlds. He has had twenty movies open number one at the box office.
During Cruise's career he has received three Oscar nominations for acting....(1) Born on the 4th of July (2) Jerry Maguire and (3) Magnolia. He has also received seven Golden Globe nominations for acting..... winning three times. Cruise helped the following actors win Academy Awards......Paul Newman in The Color of Money, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire.
Tom Cruise as Les Grossman in 2008's Tropic Thunder.....one of Cruise's seven Golden Globe nominations.
The rest of this hub will have 3 different tables of Tom Cruise movies.
Table 1: Will have Tom Cruise's Top Ten Movies based on box office grosses(grosses will be inflated to 2011 dollars.
Table 2: Will have Tom Cruise's Top Ten Movies based on film critics and audience reception(film critic information is from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic while audience reception is from Yahoo movies, and IMDB.
Table 3: Will have all of Tom Cruise's 32 movies ranked by Movie Score....Movie Score is pretty much a combination of Table 1(box office results) + Table 2(critical reception) + award recognition. The higher the score the better.
Tom Cruise in his biggest blockbuster hit 1986's Top Gun.....379.20 million in 2011 dollars
Table 1: Tom Cruise's Top Ten Box Office Hits...Ranked By 2012 Inflated Box Office Dollars.
Rank Movie Year
| Inflated 2011 Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets Sold (Millions)
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Top Gun(1986)
| $379.20 million
| 47.70
| Val Kilmer/Kelly McGillis
|
#2 Rain Man(1988)
| $333.90 million
| 42.00
| Dustin Hoffman
|
#3 Mission Impossible(1996)
| $325.20 million
| 40.90
| Directed by Brian DePalma
|
#4 Mission Impossible 2(2000)
| $318.00 million
| 40.00
| Directed by John Woo
|
#5 The Firm(1993)
| $303.70 million
| 38.20
| Gene Hackman
|
#6 War of the Worlds(2005)
| $291.00 million
| 36.60
| Tim Robbins/Dakota Fanning
|
#7 Jerry Maguire(1996)
| $276.70 million
| 34.80
| Cuba Gooding Jr.
|
#8 A Few Good Men(1992)
| $271.10 million
| 34.10
| Directed by Rob Reiner
|
#9 Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol(2011)
| $209.39 million
| 25.80
| Simon Pegg
|
#10 Interview with a Vampire(1994)
| $205.10 million
| 23.70
| Brad Pitt
|
Tom Cruise in Minority Report...his highest rated movie according to critics and audiences until surprisingly Ghost Protocol knocked it into 2nd place.
This table shows the highest scoring Tom Cruise movies based on critic consensus from Rotten Tomatoes and the public opinions from IMDB and Yahoo Movies.
Rank Movie Year
| Critics Audience Score
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
| 87%
| Jeremy Renner
|
#2 Minority Report(2002)
| 87%
| Directed by Steven Spielberg
|
#3 Rain Man(1998)
| 85%
| Dustin Hoffman
|
#4 Risky Business (1983)
| 83%
| Rebecca DeMornay
|
#5 Collateral (2004)
| 82%
| Jamie Foxx
|
#6 Magnolia (1999)
| 82%
| Phillip Seymour Hoffman
|
#7 Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
| 81%
| Directed by Oliver Stone
|
#8 The Color of Money (1986)
| 80%
| Paul Newman
|
#9 A Few Good Men (1992)
| 80%
| Jack Nicholson
|
#10 Jerry Maguire (1996)
| 79%
| Cuba Gooding Jr./Renee Zellweger
|
Tom Cruise in 1996's Jerry Maguire...finishes first in Movie Score which is the combination of box office numbers and critical/audience reception.
Table 3: The following table ranks all of Cruise's 33 movies by Movie Score. Movie Score is the combination of box office grosses and critical/audience scoring.
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opened
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Score
| Movie Score
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1
| Jerry Maguire (1996)
| 276.70
| 1
| 9
| 11
| 79%
| 86.12
|
#2
| Rain Man (1988)
| 333.90
| 2
| 18
| 24
| 85%
| 78.66
|
#3
| Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
| 139.90
| 1
| 9
| 12
| 81%
| 77.86
|
#4
| A Few Good Men (1992)
| 271.10
| 1
| 9
| 12
| 80%
| 76.24
|
#5
| Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol(2011)
| 209.39
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 87%
| 69.55
|
#6
| The Firm (1993)
| 303.70
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 72%
| 68.36
|
#7
| Minority Report (2002)
| 181.30
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 87%
| 66.73
|
#8
| War of the Worlds (2005)
| 291.00
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 71%
| 66.08
|
#9
| Top Gun (1986)
| 379.20
| 1
| 19
| 30
| 57%
| 66.04
|
#10
| Interview with a Vampire (1994)
| 205.10
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 68%
| 65.05
|
#11
| Mission: Impossible (1996)
| 325.20
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 64%
| 63.63
|
#12
| Risky Business (1983)
| 160.60
| 3
| 11
| 13
| 83%
| 63.60
|
#13
| Mission: Impossible II (2000)
| 318.00
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 58%
| 61.04
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opened
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Score
| Movie Score
|
#14
| The Last Samurai (2003)
| 146.30
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 72%
| 60.43
|
#15
| Mission: Impossible III (2006)
| 162.20
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 69%
| 59.20
|
#16
| Collateral (2004)
| 129.60
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 82%
| 57.45
|
#17
| Tropic Thunder (2008)
| 122.40
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 78%
| 56.88
|
#18
| The Color of Money (1986)
| 112.10
| 2
| 7
| 9
| 80%
| 56.79
|
#19
| Vanilla Sky (2001)
| 141.50
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 55%
| 49.90
|
#20
| Days of Thunder (1990)
| 155.00
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 48%
| 49.37
|
#21
| Taps (1981)
| 102.60
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 73%
| 48.59
|
#22
| Cocktail (1988)
| 151.00
| 1
| 5
| 12
| 34%
| 47.13
|
#23
| Magnolia (1999)
| 35.00
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 82%
| 45.40
|
#24
| Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
| 87.40
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 75%
| 45.02
|
#25
| Far and Away (1992)
| 112.90
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 57%
| 43.77
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Opened
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Score
| Movie Score
|
#26
| The Outsiders (1983)
| 65.20
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 68%
| 39.77
|
#27
| Valkyrie (2008)
| 92.20
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 61%
| 38.61
|
#28
| Knight & Day (2010)
| 76.30
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 59%
| 35.86
|
#29
| Endless Love (1981)
| 89.00
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 32%
| 32.32
|
#30
| Legend (1986)
| 33.40
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 56%
| 32.16
|
#31
| All the Right Moves (1983)
| 43.70
| 6
| 3
| 8
| 56%
| 31.54
|
#32
| Lions for Lambs (2007)
| 17.50
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 45%
| 19.81
|
#33
| Losin' It (1983)
| 3.20
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 34%
| 11.94
|
Tom Cruise is currently ranked 2nd on my Greatest Actor/Actresses movie star table...he is right behind Tom Hanks (1st) and ahead of Will Smith(3rd).
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I've never liked Tom Cruise and I dislike him more and more as his career goes on. I saw his break-through film "Risky Business" when it first came out and he didn't impress him. The only Tom Cruise films I've seen in theaters since then were "Rain man" (Because Dustin Hoffman was in it), "the Firm" (Because of the great Gene Hackman), and "A Few Good men" (Because of Nicholson). He still doesn't impress me. I rate him as a mediocre talent who's good looks have made him a matiness idol. Very over-rated.
I actually enjoyed the Mission Impossible movies; surprised myself.:) Still can't believe he's number two on the Greatest list. Guess I'm just ooold.
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Well, I love Tom Cruise he has been a star longer than I have been alive. Great hub. One day he will win an oscar. Long live Tom. voted up
Very nice, I am not sure I understand the link you attached to this hub. But interesting stuff you have written about.
Mentalist acer.....my first R-rated I ever saw....Endless Love....which he was a young punk kid....while I was a young punk kid....I see him getting older and I see myself getting older.....Cocktail is a fun movie to watch with a nice soundtrack...thanks for stopping by
Hey Robwrite....I would have to say he is not one of my favorites either...I think if his next Mission Impossible fails, his box office reign could be in serious trouble. Two of the Cruise movies I did like were Vanilla Sky(I know I am one of the few....I loved Kurt Russell in that movie)and Tropic Thunder were he had a very funny supporting role....just so you know Eddie Murphy will be the next modern day actor....thanks for the comments
Hey Fay....well circle December 16th 2011 on your calender....because Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol will be released in a movie theater near you......as for his #2 ranking....although I am not the biggest fan of Cruise...you have to give him credit.....30 years of movie blockbusters, critically acclaimed movies, and Oscar nominated performances...is a pretty impressive run...thanks for reading
Hey Kelly....wow....hard to believe Cruise has been a star your entire life.....for me it is Clint Eastwood....I am glad you like my Tom Cruise hub....thanks for commenting
Thank you newtohubpages....and welcome to hubpages....what is your hubpage name?
He's a bit of a pillock with his loonyology, but he's a good actor. I watched a few good men only a few weeks ago and he put in a great performance. When you look through the list he's actually been in a lot of good movies. Great movie magic as usual from our Mr movies. Cheers
Hey attemptedhumour....he has pretty much stopped talking about his "loonyology"...which was probably a pretty wise idea....his list of good movies is pretty impressive...and they have all made a ton of movie...thanks for commenting....
Well, I did not know that Tom Cruise's movies made that much money. I like him and think he is a good actor. The Firm and A Few Good Men and Rain Man are some of my favorite movies but like most of them. VERY INTERESTING FACTS. KEEP THE HUBS COMING. ANOTHER INTERESTING HUB WOULD BE HOW MUCH MONEY COMES TO ACTORS FOR MOVIES, DVD'S AND OF COURSE TV AND HOW LONG DO ACTORS KEEP GETTING RIDUALS. MUST BE HELPFUL WHEN TIMES ARE SLIM PICKENS.
Hmmm [glances at list] none of his films are in my top 20 or top 50 for that matter, gosh I sound snobby. :)
Top Gun was fun, 4th of July was depressing. I did enjoy A Few Good Men but Nicholson had more to do with that than Tom or Demi Moore. Of his recent films I liked Minority Report and War of the Worlds. He does a lot of running in his films and he grins a lot. He made me laugh in Tropic Thunder. I wasn't impressed with Knight & Day. But I did like the epic Last Samurai...
Wow what a rambling post... but you did miss one interesting titbit Cogerson, Tom's real name - Thomas Mapother IV. I wonder how far he would have got with that name? :)
Voted up and fascinating.
Your hub has provoked a lot of discussion in our household. It turns out that Tom Cruise is the number one star in our DVD collection here, but he isn't anyone's favorite actor. We're still trying to figure out how that happened. As usual, another great hub.
Hey BERN1960....the last few years have not been the kindest to him.....but I am sure Mission Impossible IV will probably break the bank this Xmas....thanks for the compliment....as for your residual question I have never seen any info on that...but I will keep my eyes open for it...thanks for stopping by
Hey Steve....yep I do not think Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is a name for the movie marquees...in reading your comments ...it sounds like you Mr. Cruise more than you want to admit...it's ok....he is a very popular actor....lol......I agree with you that Minority Report is a very good movie....to me...much better than War of the Worlds....thanks for reading and commenting
Hey BoomerFlicks.....interesting dilemma you have....I would say you have so many Cruise movies....is because all his movies were "event" movies(at least before 2006)..I know I bought Mission Impossible 3....only because it was a great price it's first week in release....but the DVD was everywhere on sale....you could not miss it even if you wanted to...Cruise is not my favorite either....this is my 51st hub....and I finally got around to him....but looking at my DVD collection I have 19 of his movies....he is like a virus...lol....thanks for reading
Well done!!! My favorite Tom Cruise role is when he was jumping up and down on Oprah's couch....It's not on your list??? Hmmmmm. I'm a big time Outsiders fan and he played a good supporting role in that movie. Other than that not a fan. UP!!!
Looking at your comments it looks like very few people like Tom Cruise. Looking at your box office numbers, it looks like lots of people go to his movies. So can I conclude that people are being forced to go to the movies to see Tom Cruise? Nice hub, voted up.
I would say I am neutral when it comes to Cruise. I refuse to watch any of the MissionImpossible movies, but I liked Collateral, and Magnoilia. Good hub, and interesting comments as well. Voted up and useful.
I didn't even realize he had been in so many movies even though I've hears of them all or seen them.I liked him in Risky Business when I was in high school and he was superb in Rain Man! I'll have to revisit some haven't seen.
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YankeesRule....good point....I think I did read that there were gangs that were going into houses, kidnapping entire families, and forcing them to watch Tom Cruise movies....I think that might explain why his movies are so popular and nobody likes him....lol. As always thanks for reading.
Thanks hinton1966.....I think neutral is a good way for me to describe myself with regards to Tom Cruise...thanks for the comment...I do agree he is Magnolia.....Magnolia is a fun movie to re-watch and look for all the numbers and frog references you probably missed the first time
Thank you Realhousewife.....I was in high school as well when Risky Business came out....it was very popular with my high school back then....he has two new movies coming out soon...Mission Impossible 4(I have no interest in that one)....but he also has a movie called Rock of Ages(sounds interesting)...thanks for reading and the compliment.
Truly my pleasure Cogerson!
I am in the "I do not really like Tom Cruise" boat, but I do realize that he was a very popular actor. Thanks for the hub. Where is Al Pacino? Voted up.
Thanks for stopping by....Al Pacino and Gene Hackman are coming soon.....if there was an order it looks like Eddie Murphy next, Bette Davis or Mryna Loy 2nd, and Pacino or Hackman after that....thanks for stopping by and reading
"Attica!" "Attica!"
"You still picking your feet in poughkeepsie?"
Oh yes! :)
I got the Dog Day Afternoon reference....I had top cheat and look up the French Connection quote...Al and Gene will be done soon.....did you know they made a movie together? It was called Scarecrow.....not the happiest ending a movie has ever had....
Cogerconanson, I saw Scarecrow, not one of my favourites.
I was thinking (I do that sometimes) Tom Cruise appeared with a lot of big stars in his movies, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Duvall, Jack Nicholson, Jon Voight, Paul Newman, Brad Pitt (wink). But he missed two of the biggest, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. He still has time...
Cruise had better find a movie for them quick...Pacino is 71 and De Niro is 67 about to be 68.....I always find it sad to realize that actors are nearing the end....like I do not think there will be anymore Gene Hackman movies...what a shame.
I'm not a huge Tom Cruise fan at all. As some one else posted, I've like him less and less as his career goes on. But I have to say, you have written a fantastic hub! Well organized, great charts, photos. Fantastic job of grabbing the readers attention--great job!
As for Tom, it's a matter of me trying to separate Cruise the actor from Cruise the PR nightmare, I think. I loved Risky Business because I was a young teen when that came out. I also liked Jerry McGuire and Rain Man, but that's about it.
Again, great hub--voted up!
I don't really like Tom Cruise, I think he is a bit of a weirdo myself and he is sorta over rated, BUT one of my favorite movies which is in my top 10 list is Interview with the vampire which he was pretty great in. everything else i dont reaaly care for except he was funny in tropic thunder.
Thanks for the great compliment CarolineChicago. I am in the same boat about Tom Cruise....I liked the three movies you mentioned and Minority Report....but the rest have been OK at best. I wonder how many got turned off by him and the jumping couch thing on Oprah. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Hey melfina87...thanks for reading and commenting. Interview with a Vampire has some moments....I think Kristen Dunst out acted both Pitt and Cruise in the movie. The book is a great book as well....thanks for stopping by hub pages.
Decent Hub, thanks for putting it out there. I would have liked if you showed a little more love for LEGEND, but hey, do your thing. I would like to see WWII vs. Vietnam movies next. Keep up the good work.
Hey BryRog57 ......I think Legend was one of the few misfires by Cruise and the Ridley Scott.....although Tim Curry is pretty impressive in his role......it took hours and hours each day to get that makeup job done....thanks for your comments
Thanks for sharing this, very well laid out hub with us here. I have been an on and off fan of Tom Cruise over the years. He seems to have the will to carry his acting on strong, and he needs that too. Yet, I think that he will be lost allot to the younger generations who didn't know his former works at all.
Thanks for the compliment Fluffy77....I find it hard to believe but I think you are correct about him already losing the younger crowd....my teenagers do not seem to be very aware of him...especially since his last 5 years have been very quiet at the box office.....thanks for stopping by.
A very good hub as usual. I find it interesting alot of people feel the same way I do. Not a big fan but like his movies. I think his biggest talent seems to be getting involved in the best movies with lots of the best/better acting talent around.
To me Tom always plays the same charactor, a snotty Overconfident guy who learns humility. That is my take on it.
Yep ruffridyer....it is a great mystery how nobody seems to like Cruise....yet his movies turn out to be huge box office hits.....I just saw Knight and Day last night....and your last comment about him being an overconfident guy who learns humility ...holds true for that movie.
Wow. You put a lot of detail into this hub. I honestly had no idea how many movies he was actually in...
Thank you for the great compliment PhoebePike....Tom Cruise has been a very busy actor....it is only in the last few years that he has slowed down...but he will be here this Christmas in the new Mission Impossible...thanks for checking out my Tom Cruise hub.
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Mentalist acer Level 6 Commenter 12 months ago
"I feel the need for speed",Tom makes me feel old as I've seen him grow up in front of me...I even didn't mind "Cocktail.:-))