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In response to "Also, The Mummy is a bomb. Tom Cruise is fading as a box office star. -- nm" by Inigo

Counterpoint: Tom Cruise has only been a modest box office star over his career. "Movie Star" = yes.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jun 12 '17, 08:49

His largest opening is War of the Worlds at under $65mil. For a guy who's career has including the hyper-box office of the 1996-2017, that's subpar imo.

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He had five consecutive $100M grossers in the 90s when $100M meant something. - Roger More Jun 12, 09:48
And as I said over the weekend, his HSX IPO is a formula for more failure. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 08:56 2
- I read that concept and I'm intrigued at least. - Will Hunting Jun 12, 09:01 1
  - I just don't think *he* is the right type for it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 09:03
His films never had huge openings, but adjusted for inflation, he has 9 films that have grossed over $200 million. -- nm - Inigo Jun 12, 08:54 1
- But that means they've all run out legs-wise which gets to David's point about quality. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 12, 09:03
He lost three years in there to Eyes Wide Shut and maybe 4 to Oprah. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 08:53

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Counterpoint: Tom Cruise has only been a modest box office star over his career. "Movie Star" = yes.

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