Tom Cruise's Digger on track to lose $250m at box office

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 21:00 · Archive

Tom Cruise's film Digger is projected to lose up to $250m, potentially becoming one of the biggest box office flops of all time.

Tom Cruise's film Digger opened in the US to just $8m at the box office, substantially underperforming expectations. The darkly comic eco-parable, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is on track to lose as much as $250m by the time its theatrical run concludes, potentially making it one of the biggest box office flops of all time.

The film reportedly cost $125m to produce, with additional marketing expenses pushing losses higher. The New York Post reports that the budget may have been between $135m and $180m. Digger has received mixed critical reception, landing a 52% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with some critics praising the performances and audacious plot but others offering scathing reviews. The New York Post quotes critic David Rooney describing watching the film in 'excruciating weariness'.

Box office projections for Digger collapsed following the critical reception, with domestic estimates declining from $20m to $15m before settling at the eventual $8m opening, significantly underperforming comparable recent releases. Cruise's film featured the actor in heavy make-up as an oil tycoon facing an environmental catastrophe.

How it is being reported

• Critics killed Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ — and clueless Hollywood is fighting backAfter some scathing reviews, Tom Cruise’s “Digger” became the flop heard ‘round the world. Tom tanked so hard, his wreck is on track to be one of the biggest flops of all time.New York Post · 10 Oct, 20:51
• Digger is on track to lose $250,000,000 — could it become the biggest flop of all time?Digger has dug itself into a huge financial hole (Picture: Warner Bros) On paper, you’d think that Tom Cruise’s darkly comic eco-parable Digger had all the ingredients to become a solid gold hit. From its iconic star, looking unrecognisable beneath layers of make-up as the titular oil tycoon…Metro · 9 Oct, 15:32

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