# Hollywood Defends Tom Cruise After 'Digger' Flop

> Hollywood backs Tom Cruise as 'Digger' underperforms despite $180m budget.
- Title: Hollywood Defends Tom Cruise After 'Digger' Flop · Vanity Fair
- Summary: Hollywood backs Tom Cruise as 'Digger' underperforms despite $180m budget. Tom Cruise's film 'Digger' flopped with $35.3m revenue after $180m budget…
- Keywords: tom cruise, digger, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, hollywood, box office, film flop, theater release, Defends, Tom, Cruise, 'Digger', Flop
- Source: Vanity Fair — https://vanityfair.com/story/digger-hollywood-response
- Author: Lou Gomis
- Published: 2026-10-14T19:24:38.716+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tom cruise, digger, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, hollywood, box office, film flop, theater release
## Hollywood Defends Tom Cruise
Hollywood stars support Tom Cruise after his film Digger flops with $35.3m revenue.

> Love the arts fuck the charts
## Digger's Theatrical Performance
Digger opened with $35.3m revenue 10 days after its October 2 release.
## Film Budget and Profitability
Digger's $180m budget requires $350m revenue to be profitable.
## Tom Cruise's Statement
Cruise said he never thought of movies as opening weekend events but as lasting cinematic pieces.
## Key takeaway

Tom Cruise's film 'Digger' flopped with $35.3m revenue after $180m budget, sparking Hollywood support.