Tom Cruise's Digger: one of Hollywood's biggest flops?
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's climate satire Digger, with Tom Cruise as a Texas oilman, opened to $8m in the US, dropped 60% in its second weekend and was pulled from more than 2,500 cinemas ahead of its third. Variety says it's on course to lose about $245m. Warner Bros hasn't confirmed that figure.
Tom Cruise in a Stetson, a $245m hole. Brave flop or just a flop?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 67 (Likely true). Status: Not confirmed yet. Trades confirm: Opening figures are studio-reported; the $245m loss is a trade estimate Warner Bros hasn't confirmed.
The films
- Digger (2026): Spore Score 55, The Pros 52 vs The Punters 59
Sources
- Variety: Digger Losing $245 Million for Warner Bros at Box Office
- Fortune: Tom Cruise's 'Digger' could be one of Hollywood's biggest flops, with a projected $245 million loss (14 October 2026)
- Forbes: 'Digger' Drops Out Of Box Office Top 10 As Theater Count Plunges 76% (17 October 2026)
- The Guardian: Tom Cruise's Digger is a commercial flop – but also the perfect climate film for our time (20 October 2026)
- Showbiz411: Tom Cruise's "Digger" Losing 2,533 Theaters Tomorrow After Just 2 Weeks (15 October 2026)
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