‘Digger’: Tom Cruise Film’s Box Office Projections Take Dive Ahead Of Opening Weekend
Tom Cruise's latest film, 'Digger', is facing poor box office projections ahead of its opening weekend. Despite a high production budget, the film has received negative reviews and is expected to fall significantly short of its break-even point.
Why it matters
The film's financial struggle highlights the risks associated with high-budget studio projects and the influence of critical reception on box office performance.
It looks like Digger star Tom Cruise and director Alejandro G. Iñárritu are going to have to dig themselves out of a big hole this weekend at the domestic box office.
An apocalyptic satire that chronicles the dizzying plight of Digger Rockwell (Cruise) — a blowhard oil tycoon who is responsible for an ecological disaster that threatens humanity — Digger is set to play in preview screenings on Thursday before opening in about 3,500 North American theaters on Friday.
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