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‘Digger’ Flops With $8 Million Opening, Becoming the Biggest Bomb of Tom Cruise’s Career
The satire opened on 3,321 North American screens and is tracking as Cruise’s lowest domestic debut in nearly 20 years.
- Tom Cruise's satire "Digger" collapsed at the North American box office this weekend, earning just $8 million from 3,321 theaters, marking the actor's lowest domestic debut in 19 years.
- Warner Bros. greenlit the project for $125 million, but polarizing reviews and audiences rejecting Cruise's turn as a potbellied, 65-year-old oil tycoon drove the poor performance.
- With a production budget of $160 to $180 million and $100 million in marketing, "Digger" requires roughly $350 million globally to break even; analysts warn it will lose at least $150 million theatrically.
- Meanwhile, Amazon MGM's "Verity" claimed the top spot with a $32.6 million debut, while "Digger" earned just $12 million from 73 international markets for a global start of $20 million.
- Warner Bros. co-chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy are leaving the studio as its acquisition by Paramount is set to close next week, marking a turbulent transition for the embattled studio.
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