Tom Cruise stands out as only top 10 actor without MCU role

Without ever joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Tom Cruise has become the highest grossing lead actor in Hollywood.

The new lists with highest-grossing lead actors shows the 63-year-old as the only one in the top 10 who did not achieve his milestone with superhero films and instead he resorted to such archetypes as Mission: Impossible or Top Gun.

Most of the MCU actors and actresses dominated the list. 

The top position is secured by Scarlet Johansson after Jurassic World: Rebirth opened with an overwhelming high count of $318 million worldwide. 

Other Marvel veterans including Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth also rank high underscoring the franchise’s box office dominance.

Still, the Oscar-Award winner has prospered on original action movies and franchises over 30 years old, as Top Gun: Maverick (2022) grossed $1.496 billion, and Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Passed over $571.1 million.

The Mission: Impossible the final reckoning is the most recent film by Tom Cruise and is performing well at the box office with a worldwide gross exceeding $577 million till now.

How many children does Tom Cruise have?

Tom Cruise is dad to three children: Bella, Connor and Suri. Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole Kidman adopted Bella and Connor in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the actor welcomed daughter Suri with ex-wife Katie Holmes in 2006.

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