Lord Xenu Lives: Snyder Bails Out Tom Cruise

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by RiggoRules

Uhm uh, actually, those two movies put an entire studio in the tank -- which is what TCs firing was actually all about.

War of the Worlds

Released in US June 29, 2005
Total US Gross $234,277,056
Production Budget $132,000,000
Worldwide Gross $591,736,081
MPAA Rating PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Ad Budget (Nielsen): $46,500,000

Running Time: 116 minutes

US TV Rights (ABC/TNT, August 2005): $25,000,000 (estimated - Variety)

Mission: Impossible 3

Released in US May 5, 2006
Total US Gross $133,501,348
Production Budget $150,000,000
Worldwide Gross $390,178,624
MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence

If your business crashes because a couple of movies only made $981 million, I wouldn't blame the movies.

I'm only defending Cruise because he may come to my tailgate on the 11th, now that he's an employee.