| AngryLittleAlchemist said:
@TranceformerFX "I don't hate Black Panthers black cast, I hate that it's celebrated BECAUSE it has a black cast - and not because of the quality of the film itself. It's lauded for it's political identity, and not it's movie quality. It's a box office success because of it's cultural hype, and not because it had revolutionary VFX like Jurassic Park or Avatar. "
So do you hate Tom Cruise movies for getting popular because Tom Cruise is in it? |
What Tom Cruise movies have gotten popular solely on the basis of Tom Cruise being in them? Are you crediting the success of the entire Mission Impossible franchise to just "Tom Cruise star power"? Because if you remove the Mission Impossible films from the equation, War of the Worlds is the only film released within the last 20 years with him as the featured actor to appear in his top 10 grossing films.
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | ||
| 1 | War of the Worlds | Par. | $234,280,354 | 3,910 | $64,878,725 | 3,908 | 6/29/05 |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible II | Par. | $215,409,889 | 3,669 | $57,845,297 | 3,653 | 5/24/00 |
| - | Austin Powers in Goldmember (Cameo) |
NL | $213,307,889 | 3,613 | $73,071,188 | 3,613 | 7/26/02 |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Par. | $209,397,903 | 3,555 | $12,785,204 | 425 | 12/16/11 |
| 4 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Par. | $195,042,377 | 3,988 | $55,520,089 | 3,956 | 7/31/15 |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible | Par. | $180,981,856 | 3,012 | $45,436,830 | 3,012 | 5/22/96 |
| 6 | Top Gun | Par. | $179,800,601 | 1,531 | $8,193,052 | 1,028 | 5/16/86 |
| 7 | Rain Man | MGM | $172,825,435 | 1,590 | $7,005,719 | 1,248 | 12/16/88 |
| 8 | The Firm | Par. | $158,348,367 | 2,393 | $25,400,000 | 2,393 | 7/2/93 |
| 9 | Jerry Maguire | Sony | $153,952,592 | 2,531 | $17,084,296 | 2,531 | 12/13/96 |
| 10 | A Few Good Men | Col. | $141,340,178 | 2,201 | $15,517,468 | 1,925 | 12/11/92 |
If anything, films that feature Tom Cruise in the leading role often get overlooked because of his religious beliefs (Scientology). Mission Impossible escapes this, because it's a film franchise spanning back to 96' with a segment of its fanbase that dates back even further to the tv series. An original standalone film like Edge of Tomorrow didn't have that benefit. Consequently, it suffered a 3rd place finish in its opening weekend and probably didn't make its money back at the box office despite it being a great film. I may be nitpicking, but Tom Cruise couldn't have been a worse choice of an example of a movie coasting through the box office on the attachment of Tom Cruise's name alone.
More on topic though, I saw Black Panther last night and enjoyed it very much. I recall telling my wife after seeing Black Panther's 1st on screen appearance in Captain America: Civil War that I would watch a whole movie featuring that character. I was not disappointed.
