Tom Cruise's Digger Tanks, Leaving Studio with $250m Hole
Amazon MGM Studios' Verity opened at No. 1 with $32.6 million in North America while Digger finished fifth with $8 million, Box Office Mojo said.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, Tom Cruise's satirical film 'Digger,' directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, opened to $8 million domestically and $20 million worldwide, significantly underperforming studio expectations.
- Warner Bros. greenlit the project at $125 million, but production overruns pushed net costs to $160–$180 million; polarized reviews holding 51% approval and a C+ CinemaScore compounded the commercial struggle.
- Industry sources estimate potential losses near $150 million, while the opening marks Cruise's lowest weekend in 19 years—falling below the $6.7 million debut of his 2007 drama 'Lions for Lambs.'
- Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy are exiting before the studio's $111 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, while co-star Anne Hathaway has publicly defended 'Digger.'
- Cruise is scheduled to star in 'Days of Thunder 2' at Paramount, set for release June 2, 2028, offering the actor a chance to recover from this commercial underperformance.
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