Tom Cruise movie Digger faces projected 245 million dollar box office loss

The latest Tom Cruise movie Digger is tracking to lose around $245 million after ticket sales fell by approximately 60 per cent during its second weekend in cinemas, BBC News and Variety reported. The daily newspaper Daily Mail put the expected loss at £185 million, while Indian news outlet ThePrint said the film will lose $250 million. The satirical film features Cruise as an oil magnate named Digger Rockwell, according to BBC News. [1][2][4][8]

The movie has grossed $35.3 million globally to date, including $14.4 million in domestic sales, the Daily Mail reported. BBC News stated that global box office takings stand at around $35 million. The film cost its studio Warner Bros about $280 million to make and market, according to BBC News. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Forbes previously projected the movie to open to $8 million in its initial domestic weekend. [1][2][4][17]

The satire was directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, according to Daily Mail and Variety. IndieWire reported that the film was shot in the VistaVision format favoured by Alfred Hitchcock and is screening in that format in five cities worldwide. [2][3][4]

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has starred in movies that have grossed over $13.3 billion worldwide [11]. Responding to the box office numbers, Cruise stated that he never considers opening weekends when making movies and remains focused on creating long-term cinema, BBC News reported. [1][11]