Tom Cruise defends Digger after weak box office
Tom Cruise stars in Digger, a satirical dark comedy directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu that opened in theaters on October 2 and grossed about $8 million in its opening weekend against a reported production budget above $125 million. The result is the lowest opening for a Cruise-led film since 2007's Lions for Lambs, and it contrasts with recent Cruise blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning and Top Gun: Maverick. Critics were split with a 51% approval while audiences gave the film a 72% score, and Cruise publicly praised the cast and crew on Instagram, leaving financial recovery as the key short-term concern.
Digger opened to $8 million against a reported $125 million budget
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The movie debuted on October 2 with a low opening weekend of about $8 million. Critics…
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