08-01-2018, 07:08 PM
Tom Cruise Movie Success Linked To Tom Cruise Running, According To Science
<p>Tom Cruise pulls off some <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/mission-impossible-tom-cruises-wildest-stunts-rank/2900-2152/">wild stunts in Mission Impossible films</a>, including the recent <em>Mission Impossible Fallout</em>. But it's another kind of physical feat that may be the strongest indicator of success. A very serious study from <a href="https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-more-tom-cruise-runs-the-better-his-movies-are/">Rotten Tomatoes</a> concludes that box office success correlates directly with how much Tom Cruise runs.</p><p>The study tabulated all of Tom Cruise's on-screen sprints, then calculated them into distances as measured against a six-minute mile. Then the films were split into four categories, based on how much distance he covered per film: zero feet, 1-500 feet, 501-1,000 feet, and 1,000+ feet. Once all the numbers were crunched and the steps counted, a pattern emerged: movies where Cruise spent more time cruising made more money at the box office and scored a higher critical review average to boot.</p><p>The zero feet category is populated by dramas like <em>Magnolia</em> and <em>Valkyrie</em>, whereas short-distance running is largely made up of older movies like <em>Risky Business</em>, <em>Days of Thunder</em>, and <em>Rain Man</em>. The longer-distance running category has some of the older Mission Impossible movies mixed with recent action films, and the longest-distance is composed almost entirely of recent action movies. It turns out Cruise is running a lot more on film as he gets older.</p><p>The top ten for distance traveled has three Mission Impossible films on it--<em>Mission Impossible 3</em>, <em>Ghost Protocol</em>, and <em>Rogue Nation</em>--along with recent action movies like <em>Edge of Tomorrow</em> and <em>The Mummy</em>. So chalk it up to his star power increasing with age or big-budget action movies having more reason to spur on an exciting on-foot chase sequence. Whatever the cause, the data is clear. Tom Cruise running makes bank. It's <em>science</em>.</p><p>Check out GameSpot's own <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/review-mission-impossible-fallout-2018-super-human/1100-6460358/">Mission Impossible Fallout review</a> for more on his latest daring-do.</p>
<p>Tom Cruise pulls off some <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/mission-impossible-tom-cruises-wildest-stunts-rank/2900-2152/">wild stunts in Mission Impossible films</a>, including the recent <em>Mission Impossible Fallout</em>. But it's another kind of physical feat that may be the strongest indicator of success. A very serious study from <a href="https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-more-tom-cruise-runs-the-better-his-movies-are/">Rotten Tomatoes</a> concludes that box office success correlates directly with how much Tom Cruise runs.</p><p>The study tabulated all of Tom Cruise's on-screen sprints, then calculated them into distances as measured against a six-minute mile. Then the films were split into four categories, based on how much distance he covered per film: zero feet, 1-500 feet, 501-1,000 feet, and 1,000+ feet. Once all the numbers were crunched and the steps counted, a pattern emerged: movies where Cruise spent more time cruising made more money at the box office and scored a higher critical review average to boot.</p><p>The zero feet category is populated by dramas like <em>Magnolia</em> and <em>Valkyrie</em>, whereas short-distance running is largely made up of older movies like <em>Risky Business</em>, <em>Days of Thunder</em>, and <em>Rain Man</em>. The longer-distance running category has some of the older Mission Impossible movies mixed with recent action films, and the longest-distance is composed almost entirely of recent action movies. It turns out Cruise is running a lot more on film as he gets older.</p><p>The top ten for distance traveled has three Mission Impossible films on it--<em>Mission Impossible 3</em>, <em>Ghost Protocol</em>, and <em>Rogue Nation</em>--along with recent action movies like <em>Edge of Tomorrow</em> and <em>The Mummy</em>. So chalk it up to his star power increasing with age or big-budget action movies having more reason to spur on an exciting on-foot chase sequence. Whatever the cause, the data is clear. Tom Cruise running makes bank. It's <em>science</em>.</p><p>Check out GameSpot's own <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/review-mission-impossible-fallout-2018-super-human/1100-6460358/">Mission Impossible Fallout review</a> for more on his latest daring-do.</p>