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Paramount dumps Tom Cruise: Finally!
delalluvia:
I recently read that the main reason Paramount dumped him is essentially belt-tightening. MI:III made a lot of money - especially for Tom Cruise. He had a cut of the profits and DVD sales, so he cleared like 27 mil for himself. Studios are not very happy about actors/directors getting a rather large chunk of the profits while not having to put any cash up front - basically not risking any of their own capital for a production.
So, back to Paramount cutting back on the goodies for TC.
And he walked.
Giancarlo:
Well the studios are obviously putting far more money then individual actors towards it. However, I only think that is one reason. There are other reasons and that does include Cruise's outrageous attitude.
By the way, Mission Impossible III wasn't that big of a money maker..
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi3.htm
Counting just the domestic market, it failed to make back its money. It only made $133 million domestically, compared to its $150 million dollar budget. Chances are it did make all its money back in DVD sales, but it was not a success when it cames to the theaters.
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Giancarlo on August 24, 2006, 06:56:17 pm ---I sure hope some of you realize that scientology is actually quite homophobic and advocates "changing" sexuality. Tom really got on my nerves and his stupidity at Oprah's show was the last straw. I'm glad he help bring scientology in the spotlight where it got exposed to be fraudulant. This was the best dumping in a long time... even better then my bestfriend dumping that abusive ex of hers.
Goodbye, Tom. I hope your career is now shot.
--- End quote ---
Yes I agree with you......I dont think he made many "normal" people run out and join up to scientology........maybe they will drop him like paramount did.......
Giancarlo:
Why would normal people join scientology? There are plenty of rational explanations out there, and it isn't one of them.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Giancarlo on August 24, 2006, 11:43:05 pm ---There are other reasons and that does include Cruise's outrageous attitude.
--- End quote ---
I suppose, but I'm thinking in context. Not to defend the nut or anything, but was Cruise's behavior really that 'outrageous'?
He jumped up on a couch, he blathered about psychiatry when he is no expert himself...what else?
Is this kind of attitude/behavior on the same par as getting stoned and waking up in a strange child's bed (Robert Downey, Jr.), getting busted picking up whores(Hugh Grant/Eddie Murphy), actually being a nut, wandering the countryside waiting to be picked up by aliens (Anne Heche), beating girlfriends/wives (Tom Sizemore/Jonathan Rhys-Myers, etc), lying to the grand jury (Lil Kim), shoplifting $1000s (Winona Ryder), running over a little kid in her car (Rebecca Gayhart)?
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