Digger may lose $150m after Tom Cruise film bombs at the box office
The film 'Digger', starring Tom Cruise, has flopped at the box office, grossing only $20 million against a $150 million budget. This failure comes as Warner Bros Discovery completes a major acquisition by Paramount Skydance.
Why it matters
The financial failure of a high-budget film combined with corporate restructuring highlights the volatility and current challenges within the Hollywood studio system.
Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell and Riz Ahmed as Dr Nirav Ganesh in Digger. Photograph: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc/PA Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell and Riz Ahmed as Dr Nirav Ganesh in Digger. Photograph: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc/PA Tom Cruise Digger may lose $150m after Tom Cruise film bombs at the box office Alejandro G Iñárritu’s critically panned satire took just $20m globally in its opening weekend, against a reported $150m production budget and $100m marketing spend
Prefer the Guardian on Google Digger has flopped in its opening weekend with a $20m global box office, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for Warner Bros as a standalone studio.
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