TOM CRUISE

Tom Cruise was on the cover of five major American magazines when his latest movie was released earlier this

summer. It is called “Minority Report.” It is a science−fiction, mystery and action movie. It takes place in the

year 2054. This is a time when special beings can see crimes like murder before they happen. Cruise plays a

policeman who heads a group called Precrime. These police arrest would−be murderers before they can carry

out their crime. Cruise is accused of a future murder and must hide from the other police and solve the mystery

of the crime.

“Minority Report” has become Tom Cruise’s tenth movie out of twenty−four to make 100 million dollars or

more. Like other top actors Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks, Cruise is considered a very safe investment in

Hollywood.

But, he is an investment. Tom Cruise demands about 20 million dollars to star in a film. He also often gets a

percentage of the movie’s profits. Two years ago, Cruise made about 75 million dollars from his movie

“Mission: Impossible Two.”

Tom Cruise has received praise along with big earnings. The National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and

Sciences nominated him two times for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. He has won two Golden

Globe awards. People Magazine has included Cruise on its yearly list of the most beautiful people three times.

The magazine also named him the sexiest man alive. And, last year, Forbes magazine named Tom Cruise

number one on its list of the most powerful people in entertainment.