Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Mission: Impossible Franchise
$150 Million
With the latest Mission: Impossible gearing up to start filming soon, this list’s gonna be outdated any day now. With over 10 years in the role and 5 films, Tom Cruise is really making this franchise work for him.
Like Tom Hanks and Jack Nicholson, Cruise’s money comes from his share of the profits of the film, more than the salary he makes for them.
It’s no wonder he chose not to walk away from the franchise after Ghost Protocol. He made $75 million off of that one between his salary and cut of the profits.
That's $288 million per person.