If you want to enjoy the yacht life like Tom Cruise, start saving your pennies – because a week on his rented yacht costs more than many people earn in a decade.
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00:00If you want to enjoy the yacht life like Tom Cruise, start saving your pennies, because
00:05a week on his rented yacht costs more than many people earn in a decade.
00:10Cruise has a pilot's license, which he reportedly acquired in 1994.
00:14He is also said to own several planes.
00:16In a promotional clip for Top Gun Maverick, Academy Award-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie,
00:21Cruise's long-term collaborator, revealed that Cruise's own personal vintage fighter
00:25plane was used in the blockbuster.
00:27The P-51 Mustang that's featured in the film is Tom's, and it's a beautiful aircraft."
00:33Cruise's Top Gun Maverick co-stars have shared their experiences with him in the pilot seat.
00:37For actor Jennifer Connelly, flying alongside Cruise as he performed rolling stunts in the
00:42old fighter plane was a ride of a lifetime.
00:44It was an incredible experience, certainly like nothing I've ever done before.
00:48Another co-star, Glenn Powell, told CBS Mornings that working with Cruise included such a thorough
00:53flight program that it inspired him to go ahead and get his own pilot's license.
00:59Cruise has owned a lot of exquisite homes over the years.
01:01In November 2016, the Tampa Bay Times reported Cruise acquired the uppermost floors of a
01:06Clearwater, Florida building, with the intention of merging three $3 million units into one
01:11luxurious penthouse.
01:13Seven years later, it was reported that Cruise owned three other condos within the same building.
01:18Cruise's purchase raised eyebrows for two reasons.
01:20The project's developer was a member of the Church of Scientology, and its location wasn't
01:25far from the church's headquarters.
01:26Cruise has also made a lot of money selling real estate as well.
01:29In 2016, Cruise made a $7.5 million profit when he sold the 10,000-square-foot Beverly
01:35Hills home he once shared with ex Katie Holmes for $40 million.
01:39And in May 2021, he sold his ranch in Telluride, Colorado for $39.5 million.
01:46As far as the need for speed goes, Cruise is not limited to airplanes.
01:50In April 2007, Cruise and Katie Holmes were pictured arriving at Mastro's Steakhouse in
01:54a gorgeous 1958 Chevrolet Corvette.
01:58First-generation Corvettes, which stopped production in 1962, are a car lover's dream,
02:03with the average market price for a 1958 model topping $120,000.
02:09In May 2006, Cruise and Holmes arrived at the Mission Impossible 3 premiere in a 2005
02:15Bugatti Veyron.
02:17Cruise had a hard time opening the door of the super sports car, which led to a rumor
02:20that he'd been banned from ever owning a Bugatti.
02:23The luxury car boasts a speed of 252 miles per hour, and by 2024, was retailing at an
02:29average price of $1.5 million.
02:32Still on Cruise's love for top-speed automobiles, the actor used a Ford Saleen Mustang to move
02:37around New York during the 2006 premiere of Mission Impossible 3.
02:42Cruise reportedly owned more than one Ford Saleen Mustang at the time, and had the car
02:46flown overnight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, for a whopping $13,000.
02:52In June 2012, Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise.
02:56Cruise was apparently caught off guard by the unexpected move.
02:58One of the causes of the divorce, as Cruise revealed in a deposition, was his affiliation
03:03with the Church of Scientology.
03:04Holmes cut ties with the church at the onset of divorce proceedings, while Cruise is reportedly
03:08still a member as of 2024.
03:10Luckily for Cruise's lavish lifestyle, the pair had a prenuptial agreement, which reportedly
03:15guaranteed Holmes payment depending on the number of years they were married.
03:18As a result, Cruise and Holmes were able to reach a divorce agreement in just 11 days.
03:23According to lawyer Marilyn Chinitz, a partner at the firm that represented Cruise, the couple
03:28settled swiftly for two reasons.
03:30First, they both had lawyers who had their best interests at heart.
03:33Second, a much longer process would have cost them more money.
03:37Chinitz said,
03:38"...it's incredibly costly to litigate, and the cost factors are enormous.
03:42You're better off taking those monies and putting it into your child's college account
03:45and saving it."
03:47Speaking of paying for your children's education, Tom Cruise shares adopted children Connor
03:52and Isabella Cruise with Nicole Kidman.
03:54Connor and Isabella reportedly went to Delphian School in Portland, Oregon, a private day
03:59and boarding school that doesn't come cheap.
04:01As of 2024, students at Delphian School pay up to $78,596 annually in tuition fees.
04:09As part of Katie Holmes and Cruise's split, their daughter Suri Cruise, whom the pair
04:13welcomed in April 2006, was entitled to a figure in the neighborhood of $400,000 every
04:18year in child support until her 18th birthday.
04:21She too went to some costly schools, reportedly attending the $40,000-per-year Avenues, the
04:27world's school in New York.
04:29In June 2024, Suri graduated from LaGuardia High School, a public school with many famous
04:34alumni, including Jennifer Aniston, Timothee Chalamet, and Suits star Gina Torres.
04:40Suri then enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University.
04:42According to the school's 2024-2025 fee structure, students can pay up to $86,812 for tuition
04:50and other expenses.
04:53In July 2021, the 777, a luxury superyacht, arrived in Penzance, an ancient town in southwestern
05:00England, and rumors had it that Cruise was on board.
05:03Cruise had earlier been seen leaving 777 when it stopped in Mevagissy, a fishing village
05:08in Cornwall that's only a 52-minute drive away, and observers thought they spotted him
05:12in Penzance as well.
05:14The 777 is the epitome of luxury at sea.
05:17It has an 18-member crew and can host up to 10 guests.
05:21To rent it, customers must pay at least $570,000 per week.
05:26The superyacht features luxurious amenities, such as a lounge, a sun deck, jacuzzi, and
05:30a beach club.
05:31Plus, the 223-foot superyacht even includes a gym.
05:35As if renting 777 is not expensive enough, buying it would cost an arm and a leg, with
05:40the value in 2024 estimated at roughly $42.2 million, which, given Cruise is reportedly
05:47worth around $600 million, wouldn't be out of the question for him.
05:52Cruise is often seen wearing super-expensive watch brands at events.
05:55In July 2018, Cruise was promoting Mission Impossible Fallout at Lotte Cinema World Tower
06:01in Seoul, South Korea.
06:02At the press conference, the actor was sporting an all-black outfit, which he paired with
06:06a stainless steel Calibre de Cartier chronograph, which cost $10,900 at the time.
06:13In another sighting, Cruise was pictured carrying an umbrella as he walked into Jimmy Kimmel's
06:17studio in February 2023, and the Rolex GMT-Master II on his left wrist was hard to miss, especially
06:24since it featured white gold in place of normal steel.
06:27That change probably raised the price of a watch that already costs nearly $31,000,
06:32with the normal Oystersteel construction.
06:35During the 2024 Wimbledon Women's Singles Final, Cruise was in attendance, this time
06:39wearing a Rolex Day-Date, which in 2024 retailed at $40,100.
06:45Cruise loves motorcycles, although it's not quite clear which ones he specifically owns.
06:50At the June 2005 premiere of War of the Worlds, Cruise and Katie Holmes arrived on a 2004
06:56Honda Rune motorcycle.
06:57The following year, Cruise went to the premiere of Mission Impossible III in New York, while
07:02riding a Confederate Hellcat 113 Combat.
07:05The 2005 Hellcat is priced at $45,000, as of August 2024.
07:11In September 2018, Cruise was spotted leaving on a Ducati Supersport after dining at a Japanese
07:16restaurant.
07:17Cruise, as it turns out, is a skilled motorcyclist.
07:19In an interview with Mototribe, Justin Kell, who's helped create most motorcycle stunts
07:24in Hollywood, said of the actor,
07:26"...Tom Cruise can ride a motorcycle really well.
07:28He's a really good rider."
07:30Cruise's most daring stunt was performed in the 2023 film Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning
07:35Part 1.
07:36Cruise rode a motorcycle up a ramp and off a Norwegian cliff.
07:40He had a sharp descent, then proceeded to deploy a parachute that helped him land safely
07:44on the ground.
07:45During a behind-the-scenes shoot, Cruise said they trained for years, including learning
07:49the ins and outs of the Honda CRF450R bike he used.
07:53This is the next part of training right here, motocross."
07:57Tom Cruise can obviously afford to pay to play on any golf course in the world.
08:01But it's not always as expensive as it seems.
08:04In July 2020, Cruise made a stop for lunch at Richmond Park Golf Club in the southwest
08:08of London.
08:09The club is quite friendly to the public, seeing as its 2024 joining and membership
08:14fees only amount to $157.
08:17In May of the following year, Cruise took time away from filming Mission Impossible
08:21Dead Reckoning Part 1 in North Yorkshire, England, to play golf at St. Andrews, Scotland.
08:26St. Andrews is one of the world's oldest and most beloved golf courses.
08:30As of August 2024, an individual weekly package for playing golf at the facility costs $230.
08:38Cruise also traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa, in December 2022, and stopped at Killarney
08:43Country Club.
08:44The facility is also quite affordable.
08:46It has a $302 annual student membership fee as of August 2024.
08:51But while the individual course fees aren't ridiculous, the fact that Cruise can travel
08:55the globe to hit up his favorite golf courses is a luxury most duffers can't afford.
09:01Actor Dakota Fanning starred alongside Tom Cruise in the Steven Spielberg-directed thriller
09:05War of the Worlds in 2005.
09:08Fanning turned 11 during filming, and Cruise was kind enough to buy her a gift.
09:12She said,
09:13"[Cruise gave me my first cell phone for that birthday.
09:16It was a Motorola Razr.
09:18I wanted a Razr so bad, and I must have been talking about it a lot because that's what
09:22he got me."
09:23Every year since, though, Fanning has received a new pair of shoes from Cruise.
09:27Fanning said,
09:28"...I, like, loved shoes when I was little and like I started to fit into really small
09:32adult shoes when I was on the War of the Worlds press tour, so I was very excited about them.
09:37And so from that birthday on, he always sends me shoes."
09:40And she does mean always.
09:41Fanning assumed the birthday tradition would die on her 18th birthday, but the shoes have
09:45continued to come, even now that she's in her 30s.
09:48That's so random, too.
09:50I love it.
09:51You must have a massive shoe collection brought to you by Tom Cruise."
09:54Cruise doesn't just give out shoes, though.
09:56When the holidays come around, he has a foolproof gift for everyone he knows.
10:01Coconut cake.
10:02Cruise's flavored coconut bundt cakes come with a custom note from the actor, and is
10:05distributed to celebrities as well as random California residents.
10:09They are made at Doan's Bakery, a small, family-run shop in downtown Los Angeles.
10:14Several celebrity recipients of the Tom Cruise cake have expressed how good it tastes.
10:18In an interview with Virgin Radio UK, Tom Hanks said,
10:21"...it is a vanilla coconut bundt cake.
10:25It is the most delicious cake you will ever have on your planet."
10:29Cruise's Top Gun Maverick co-star Glenn Powell revealed that the cake has become such a favorite
10:33amongst his friends that he had to create a party in its honor.
10:36He said,
10:37"...my friends that have tried it, they love it so much that they hit me up, like, right
10:41around December 1st, like, hey, has it arrived yet?
10:44So now I have, like, a party at my house, where I'll have the Cruise cake.
10:47It's my Cruise cake party, and I'll invite people over to try a bite or two of the Cruise
10:51cake."
10:52Word around town is that Cruise chose the cake because he loved it when he first tasted
10:56it.
10:57However, the actor himself surprisingly doesn't indulge because of his active lifestyle, telling
11:00James Corden,
11:01"...I love sugar, but I can't eat it."
11:04Tom Cruise is not only generous to friends and co-stars.
11:07In March 1996, Cruise paid the medical bills for a young woman who was the victim of a
11:11hit-and-run.
11:12And eight years later, Cruise made a $5,000 contribution to a Dairy Queen donation box
11:17to help foot the medical bill for 11-year-old Ashley Flint, who had sustained serious injuries
11:21in a go-kart accident.
11:22Through the years, Cruise has also worked with numerous charities, including UNICEF,
11:26among others.
11:27But even generosity can be controversial.
11:29Cruise has also come under fire for giving large donations to the Church of Scientology,
11:34which gave him maybe the only thing a star like Cruise can't afford — bad publicity.