Tom Cruise’s film “Digger,” directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, earned $3.3 million on its opening Friday including Thursday previews and is projected to finish its opening weekend with roughly $8 million from 3,300 North American theaters. This figure falls below the $12 million to $15 million range that Warner Bros. had previously forecasted and represents the lowest opening weekend for the actor since 2007’s “Lions for Lambs,” which opened with $6.7 million from a smaller footprint.
The film carries a substantial $125 million production budget and features Cruise transformed into an overweight and balding oil tycoon character. The supporting cast includes Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, and Sandra Hüller in a satirical narrative centered on the protagonist causing a natural disaster. Audiences assigned the film a C+ CinemaScore, matching the grade given to “Lions for Lambs” and ranking among the lowest received by the star throughout his career. Critical reception has been mixed, with the film holding a 51 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, though some reviewers have offered unfavorable assessments.
The underperformance arrives during a transitional period for Warner Bros., with Paramount Skydance’s merger with the studio expected to be finalized October 6. Recent leadership changes at the studio include the departure of film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, with Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein assuming their roles.
Amazon MGM Studios’ “Verity,” an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, is expected to lead the weekend with an estimated $33.6 million from 3,510 locations. The thriller stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett under director Michael Showalter and similarly received a C+ CinemaScore from audiences despite a 34 percent critical score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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