Tom Cruise Film Digger Opens Below Eight Million Dollars as Verity Leads

Amazon MGM's film Verity is leading the box office with an estimated opening weekend of $33 million, while the Warner Bros. film Digger starring Tom Cruise is opening to between $7.5 million and $8 million, according to reports by The Wrap and Deadline. The Hollywood Reporter also reported that Digger is opening with less than $10 million. [1][3][4]

Variety reported that Digger collected $3.4 million on its Friday opening day, while Verity earned $15.1 million on Friday. The Wrap reported a similar opening day figure of $15 million for Verity. Deadline reported that both movies received C+ CinemaScores from audiences. [3][4][7]

Deadline and The Wrap both report that the opening for Digger is the lowest box office launch for Tom Cruise since his 2007 film Lions for Lambs, which opened at $6.7 million. Deadline noted that Digger is an expensive feature film, while Eurweb reported its budget at $135 million and Collider reported a budget of $200 million. [3][4][6][9]

Tom Cruise is an American actor and filmmaker whose movies have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide over his career. The Wrap reported that Digger is the final release from Warner Bros. prior to a takeover of the studio by Paramount. [3][12]