Tom Cruise: The Greatest Movie Star of All Time

Just this year, the 60 year old actor starred in Top Gun: Maverick which grossed over $1.45 Billion at the global box office and became Cruise's career's highest grossing film. It would be safe to say that Tom Cruise is indeed the biggest movie star alive at this point. His sheer star power is the driving force for his movies successes. 

There are other actors who have starred in more high grossing films, but Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick was different. One may watch a new Spiderman film because they want to see the character Spiderman, not the star playing it (Tom Holland). Similarly actors like Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. gave global hits such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Ironman, but the audiences watched these films for Jack Sparrow and Tony Stark, not because of Depp and Downey. This effect is opposite for Tom Cruise, whos films gross Billions not because of their characters, but because of Cruise himself.

Tom Cruise is what many call a perfectionist. One of the only stars who perform their stunts by themselves. Whether it be dangling from a flying airplane or climbing the Burj-Khalifa, Cruise does it all by himself. This has made him a true film enthusiast in the eyes of the audience. 

As Cruise continues to push the limits in every next film of his, he is only going to get better.