[Satire] Digger Is Buried at Box Office, Tom Cruise Movie Faces a Reported $150M Loss
The film opened to $8 million domestically and a C+ CinemaScore, with sources saying it could lose about $150 million.
- On Sunday, Oct. 4, actor Tom Cruise's film "Digger" debuted to just $8 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates released by Rentrak, falling far short of Warner Bros.' $12 million to $15 million prediction.
- Warner Bros. greenlit the $125 million project directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, but production costs ballooned to $160 million to $180 million, setting the stage for massive losses.
- Polarizing reviews stand at 51% Rotten, while the film marks Cruise's worst opening in 19 years—even 2017's "The Mummy" opened to $31 million despite poor reception.
- "Digger" is Warner Bros.' final release before its $111 billion merger with Paramount Skydance becomes official on Tuesday, potentially costing the new corporation headed by Larry Ellison up to $125 million.
- Cruise has scheduled "Days of Thunder 2" for summer 2028 as a potential comeback vehicle, while competitor "Verity" starring Anne Hathaway opened to $32.6 million, outperforming "Digger" substantially.
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The grotesque and weird comedy played in the North American cinemas only eight million US dollars. The film threatens to become one of the biggest flops of the year, if not all times.
No star is exempt from suffering a severe stumbling block in the box office. Not even Tom Cruise. After a decade chaining successful blockbusters with the deliveries of the Mission Impossible saga and reaching the top of the world billboard in the post-pandemy era with the late sequel of Top Gun: Maverick, the winner of the ... Continue reading "Digger" digs his own grave in the box office: Tom Cruise crashes on the billboard with one of the big…
The black comedy is experiencing a weak start in the United States, where journalists have not been tender. The production company has tried to turn these negative criticisms into a marketing argument.
Tom Cruise's NEW film "Digger" has suffered a financial debacle.
The new film took only $8 million at the start weekend, but cost 180 million.
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