M:i:III's Aberdeen Premiere

Ten-year-old Austin Bradshaw waits to catch a glimpse of Tom Cruise at the premiere of "Mission: Impossible III" in Aberdeen, Wash., on May 9, 2006. Aberdeen resident Kevin McCoy won a contest that brought the movie's premiere to his town.

Workers unroll a 175-foot red carpet for Tom Cruise's arrival at the SouthShore Mall in Aberdeen, Wash., May 9, 2006. The carpet was borrowed from a Seattle event planner.

In preparation for the arrival of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at the SouthShore Mall, a worker vacuums the red carpet, May 9, 2006. Cruise attended the premiere and a private screening with contest winner Kevin McCoy and 150 of his friends.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, who welcomed their first child, a daughter, Suri, on April 18, greeted fans at the premiere of "Mission: Impossible III" on May 9, 2006, in Aberdeen, Wash. More than 2,000 people came out for the event.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes signed autographs on the red carpet at SouthShore Mall in Aberdeen, Wash., on May 9. 2006. Aberdeen, the hometown of late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, has some 17,000 residents.

Aberdeen-born Wal-Mart employee Kevin McCoy, 27, won a Paramount Pictures-sponsored contest that he entered via e-mail. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, seen here meeting McCoy, arrived to the cinema about a half hour late via motorcade.

Contest winner Kevin McCoy shows Tom and Katie his family members in the crowd at SouthShore Mall. The mayor of Aberdeen, Bill Simpson, presented the actor with a plaque that said "Tom Cruise Day."

"I'm kind of overwhelmed," Cruise told revelers at Aberdeen's SouthShore Mall on May 9, 2006. "I'm amazed."

Tom Cruise gives a wave to fans May 9, 2006 in Aberdeen, Wash., as he walks to toward the cinema where his new film, "Mission: Impossible III," was showing. The movie raked in $48.025 million in opening-weekend ticket sales, a figure well below industry expectations.

Local businesses showed their support for "Mission: Impossible III" star Tom Cruise's visit to Aberdeen on May 9, 2006. Not since heavy metal band Metallica's visit to Aberdeen in 1996 had the tiny timber town hosted celebrity guests.

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