His deal for the film was the type only offered to the biggest stars: An impressive — but not over-the-top — upfront payment of $13 million, along with a percentage of movie's the first-dollar gross and future home-entertainment sales,That"first-dollar" bit is rare: It means Cruise got a slice of the gross box office pie. Most actors only get a cut of a film's earnings after a studio breaks even.
A representative for Cruise did not immediately reply to Insider's request for comment. But if we know anything about the A-lister, whether he's playing Maverick or Hunt, he rarely lets people — or himself — down. Subscribe to push notificationsNOW WATCH: This 'Mission Impossible' behind-the-scenes footage of a 53-year-old Tom Cruise hanging off a plane is terrifying