Tom Cruise’s bank balance hits US$75 million in the past 12 months that brings this hero at top of the list of highest paid actors in Hollywood. Tom, who has just turned 50, banked the whopping sum after the success of movies such as last year’s box office smash Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Last year’s top earner DiCaprio, 37, tied for second place on the list with funnyman Adam Sandler, 45, both with US$37 million. In March 2010, Cruise completed filming the action-comedy ‘Knight and Day’, in which he re-teamed with former costar Cameron Diaz; the film was released on June 23, 2010. On February 9, 2010, Cruise confirmed that he would star in ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’, the fourth installment in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series. The film was released in December 201 to high critical acclaim and box office success. It is also Cruise’s biggest commercial success to date. On May 6, 2011, Cruise was awarded a humanitarian award from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre and Museum of Tolerance for his work as a dedicated philanthropist. In mid-2011, Cruise started shooting the movie Rock of Ages, in which he played the character Stacee Jaxx. The film was released in June 2012. Tom’s wife Katie filed for divorce few weeks ago after five years of marriage. His representative said the star was “deeply saddened” and that he was concentrating on his three children – Isabella, Conor, and Suri Cruise.
