Box office takings from Valkyrie, Collateral, Top Gun and War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds: Budget- $132 million   Takings- $591,745,550
Valkyrie: Budget- $90 million     Takings- $200,276,784

Top Gun: Budget- $15 million     Takings-$353,816,701

Collateral: Budget- $65 million   Takings-$217,764,291

This is useful as it gives us an understanding of how Tom Cruises films are portrayed and the reception that they have got from the public. Also, throughout his films, the budget has increased purely for the fact that he has become a star. War of the Worlds has made $591,745,550 in the worldwide box office; some money from this may have been from fans who went to see the film because of their liking of Tom Cruise.