Tom Cruise Could Make $100,000,000 From Top Gun 3 — Paramount Just Confirmed the Sequel and Cruise Is Officially Locked In

Tom Cruise Could Make $100,000,000 From Top Gun 3 — Paramount Just Confirmed the Sequel and Cruise Is Officially Locked In

Paramount Pictures formally confirmed Top Gun 3 at CinemaCon in April 2026, with Tom Cruise officially returning, Jerry Bruckheimer back as producer, and Ehren Kruger — co-writer on Top Gun: Maverick — handling the script. Cruise could earn another $100 million-plus from the third installment, repeating the unusual deal structure that made him roughly $100 million from Top Gun: Maverick despite an up-front salary of just $13 million — a backend …

Will There Be 'Top Gun 3'? Everything to Know So Far About the Franchise's Third Installment — Including Tom Cruise's Return

A Paramount Pictures executive shared an update regarding 'Top Gun 3' at the CinemaCon presentation on April 16.