War of the Worlds (2005 film)

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Box Office

Despite all of these controversies, the movie received rather positive reviews and made an impressive box-office performance. As of September 12, it has earned $233 million domestically and approximately $350 million overseas, making it the second most successful movie of summer 2005 (next to ').

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This is considered to be good news for both Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise. First of all, Spielberg has not seen such a massive success since Saving Private Ryan (1998), and the $100-million Minority Report (2002) ? his first collaboration with Cruise ? earned a reasonable $132 million. In case of Tom Cruise (whose film release coincided on the weekend of his 43rd birthday), this movie is the biggest blockbuster of his career, since the movie opened its first weekend with $65 million (which is a record-high for Paramount), beating s nearly $58 million (also from Paramount Pictures). By July 31, it has surpassed Mission: Impossible II in terms of total domestic box office receipts, a movie that earned $215.4 million.

Related Topics:
Saving Private Ryan - Minority Report - Paramount Pictures - July 31

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