The numbers for MI 2 look pretty good to me.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mi2.htm

To each his own. I thought he was FANTASTIC in Born on the Fourth of July.

He should go over to Sony.

They love sinking ships.

I think you mean Warner, they're the ones who made Poseidon. Oh, wait...

MI: 3 has already made a small profit, and DVD sales will only help that. Cruise has starred in seven consecutive $100 million+ films, and 14 overall.

He's more immature.

Yes I concur. His best performance hands down.

He was also quite good in 'Jerry Maguire' and 'Magnolia', but usually he's just Tom Cruise 'action movie star' and average actor.
Sure he can carry a film, but his best days are behind him and I think Paramount realized that, thus the contract termination.
He also received a a big share and points in a lot of their ventures, so Paramount wasn't receiving a huge profit in their bottom line. I believe he received 22 % of the profits on MI:3.
I don't think Paramount would have dropped him If they believed he was stilll the sacred cash cow he'd been in the past. Despite his public meltdowns.

Money isn't everything, when your a multi billion movie studio. Paramount Studios survived long before Tom Cruise movie stardom in the past, and most certainly, they will survived currently without him. Evidently, his financial box office success for Paramount was unimportant. Paramount may have endured, their reputation is in jeopardy, regarding Tom Cruise frequent controversial, spontaneous antics.

What conduct was unacceptable? Sounds really strange to dump one of the top 5 biggest names in game over some Scientology beliefs and couch jumping.

Why is all of this coming out now, rather than, you know, a while back, when all of this was an "issue"? Things have been very quite on the Cruise front for the past several months.

And, while I think the guy should have kept his mouth shut, I haven't let that interfere with my enjoyment of his movies. Cruise's track record with movies speaks for itself, and I think Paramount might be making a mistake.

Paramount wanted to wait until MI3 had run it's course.

I'm sure Tom Cruise will have another #1 super summer blockbuster - about the same time Michael Jackson's new album hits the top of the Billboard charts, and Mel Gibson wins his next Academy Award. -wink-

Tom has hot nuts? :)

That's what his boyfriends say ....

Fixed.

Cruise is the most uneven performer at the top of Hollywood. For every "Jerry McGuire" there is a "War of the Worlds." He's a mixed bag.

What has he done that's so crazy?! As was said before, if I had a chance to jump on Oprah's couch, I probably would too. He was crazy in love and not afraid to show it - big deal. As for the anti-depressant stuff - he's right. It's just that no one else has the balls to say it in public. And as for the Scientology... well, yeah that's a bit crazy, but we're all a bit crazy. He's just under the microscope.

There has to be more to this, cuz you don't drop the biggest movie star in the world just cuz he's said and done some things that are a little unconventional. The guy has been in the news for shit like saving people in danger just as many times as for stuff like that of late. I mean it's not like he's made racist comments or anything.

And I'm pretty sure successfully pulling off characters like Ron Kovic, Charlie Babbitt, Mitch McDeere, Jerry Maguire & Frank T.J. Mackey qualify you as a "great actor".

No. Paramount can just continue the franchise with someone else. They'll probably jump on the "re-invent" bandwagon and start over with a young actor on his first mission.

Sadly, the internet age has brought the celebrity tabloid antics that used to be limited to house-wives at the grocery store to a wider audience.

That's basically saying for every $150 million Tom Cruise grosser, there is a $250 million Tom Cruiser grosser.

Curious move by Paramount. Cruise's so-called "antics" might have lowered his standing in the public eye, but the man can open movies. MI-3 might not have been the top grosser they were expecting and his gross-participation might be skimming too much cream off the top... but he still makes $$$$ for the studios. No one can touch him, not Tom Hanks, not Jim Carrey, not any of the $20 million club.

Groin, and potatoes can

His deal is ending this month and they decided not to renew it.

Normally, a person just doesn't jump up and down on a sofa like a kangaroo on national television, endeavor to convince the public of their love for a significant other, whether your a celebrity, or not. There were always suspicions about Tom Cruise alleged love affair with Katie Holmes, and his other short term past relationships from the beginning. His behavior on The Oprah Winfrey Show confirmed it even more.

I'm pretty sure Tom will be back. As stated multiple times, he is 'the world's biggest movie star' & had a good track record of being in hits. If Paramont doesn't want him, you know other studios are outside his door right now trying to sign him to them.

You know, I'm not a fan of Cruise but I have to agree with this.

No that is not correct, Tom Cruise dumped Paramount, Paramount simply beat him to the announcement.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr..._id=1003020972

Whatever the reason I have never watched a Tom Cruise movie for Tom Cruise and never will. Top Gun was about jets, Days of Thunder was about racing, Rainman was about idiot savants etc.

He was fantastic in Rain Man as well...Hoffman had the flashy part (and got the kudos) but Cruise gave the best performance in that movie.

So I guess if Paramount finds Cruise's recent actions "unacceptable," they won't be doing any more movies with Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr., or any other actor who acts like a jackass in his personal life?