On Cusp of Merger, ‘Digger Bombs for Warner Bros., ‘Verity’ Takes No. 1 at Box Office – WTOP News
The R-rated satire earned $8 million domestically as mixed reviews and weak audience scores pushed Warner Bros. into a steep loss.
- On October 2, 2026, Tom Cruise's Digger debuted domestically to $8 million and $20 million globally, significantly missing Warner Bros.' opening weekend projections.
- Negative critical reception and a C+ CinemaScore hampered the satire, while production costs swelled from $125 million to between $160 million and $180 million.
- Marking Cruise's lowest opening in 19 years, the film faces a theatrical break-even point between $300 million and $350 million, according to industry estimates.
- Projections indicate potential theatrical losses of at least $150 million, compounding instability for studio leadership as executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy departed.
- Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery finalizes next week, making Digger one of the last films released under the standalone Warner Bros. banner.
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An immensely confident and wealthy man with a grandiose manner and a desire to be the best at everything. That is a brief description of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, the main character of the film with the simple title Digger, which is currently heading to theaters. It is supposed to be a satire, but anyone who follows the career and private life of Tom Cruise, who took on the role, knows that the description partly fits him.
Tom Cruise's new movie bombed. Its director says making it scared the crap out of him.
"Digger" director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu.Jesus Hellin/Getty ImagesOn paper, Alejandro González Iñárritu's new movie had all the trappings of a hit.The Oscar-winning director had assembled a star-studded cast led by the inimitable Tom Cruise. He had a twisty and surprising script that uses satire to tackle ambitious topics, and a talented team that built set pieces impressive enough to match.But he was still nervous about the execution."The …
Warner Bros even tried to turn bad criticism into publicity: he launched a campaign with negative phrases about "Digger", the film by Tom Cruise directed by Mexican Alejandro G. Iñárritu. But the audience did not bite, and the tape is on the way to being one of the biggest losses in film history, one of the most important ... Continue reading ""Digger" by Tom Cruise falls another 60% and is on the way to being the biggest disaster in cinema ever"
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