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Cruise's 'Digger' Bombs: $160M Flop?
3 Oct
Summary
- Tom Cruise's 'Digger' faced a box office failure, earning $3.4 million on Friday.
- The film's budget ballooned to $180 million, risking significant financial loss.
- 'Verity,' a psycho-thriller, claimed the top spot with $15.1 million on Friday.
Despite a massive promotional campaign, Tom Cruise's "Digger" has failed to impress at the box office, earning a mere $3.4 million on its opening Friday. The R-rated black comedy, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is expected to bring in only $7.5 million over its debut weekend. The film's budget escalated from an initial $125 million to between $160 and $180 million, positioning it as one of the year's biggest financial flops.
While "Digger" struggled, Amazon MGM's "Verity," based on Colleen Hoover's novel, captured the top spot with $15.1 million on Friday. Zach Cregger's zombie horror "Resident Evil" secured second place, earning $3.62 million. Paramount Pictures' "The Heart of the Beast" followed in fourth, with $3.15 million, while A24's "Primetime," detailing Chris Hansen's "To Catch a Predator" tenure, rounded out the top five with $2.49 million.
