# Tom Cruise's Digger Ends Box Office Streak

> Tom Cruise's latest film Digger fails to meet expectations, ending his box office winning streak.
- Title: Tom Cruise's Digger Ends Box Office Streak · Collider
- Summary: Tom Cruise's latest film Digger fails to meet expectations, ending his box office winning streak. Tom Cruise's movie Digger grossed $8 million domestically…
- Keywords: tom cruise, digger, warner bros, alejandro g. inárritu, box office, residents evil, heart of the beast, primetime, rotten tomatoes, cinemascore, entertainment, culture
- Source: Collider — https://collider.com/tom-cruise-digger-biggest-box-office-bomb-14-years
- Author: Rohan Naahar
- Published: 2026-10-04T16:00:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tom cruise, digger, warner bros, alejandro g. inárritu, box office, residents evil, heart of the beast, primetime, rotten tomatoes, cinemascore, entertainment, culture
## Digger's Release
Digger is a satirical epic directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, starring Tom Cruise.
## Box Office Performance
Digger grossed approximately $8 million domestically in its first weekend, the lowest opening for a Cruise-led film in nearly two decades.
## Production Budget
The film was produced on a budget reported to be between $140 million and $180 million.
## Critical Reception
Digger holds a 52% score on Rotten Tomatoes with a consensus that it is a bold but flawed satire.
## Audience Reaction
Audiences gave Digger a C+ grade on CinemaScore, which is considered a sign of poor reception.
## Cruise's Previous Low
Cruise's previous low was the $6.7 million debut of Lions for Lambs in 2007, which cost around $35 million to produce.
## Digger's Global Performance
Digger made less than $20 million worldwide this weekend, shaping up to be a bigger misfire than Joker: Folie à Deux.
## Cruise's Recent Films
Cruise is coming off two underperforming Mission: Impossible movies and will next return to Days of Thunder.
## Digger's Plot
Digger follows an oil magnate whose recklessness causes a global catastrophe.
## Digger's Cast
The film features Sandra Hüller, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons.
## Digger's Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu, a two-time Oscar winner, directed Digger.
## Digger's Significance
Digger is the final movie in Warner Bros.' century-long run as an independent entity.
## Digger's Context
Digger is the last film released under the leadership of dismissed studio chiefs Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca.
## Digger's Future
Cruise will next return to his roots with a sequel to Days of Thunder.
## Key takeaway

Tom Cruise's movie Digger grossed $8 million domestically in its first weekend, the lowest opening for a Cruise-led film in nearly two decades.