Tom Cruise film ‘Digger’ faces estimated $245 million loss

Tom Cruise's film Digger is on course to lose an estimated $245 million, according to media reports, after a disappointing box-office performance despite a production budget of up to $180 million and an estimated $100 million in marketing costs.

Tom Cruise’s film Digger is on course to lose an estimated $245 million, according to media reports, after a disappointing box-office performance despite a production budget of up to $180 million and an estimated $100 million in marketing costs.

The film’s worldwide takings reached about $35.3 million after its second weekend in cinemas, far below the estimated $300 million to $350 million it would need to break even, according to reports. Warner Bros. has put the break-even figure at about $300 million.

In North America, the film took about $3.2 million in its second weekend, a drop of around 60 percent from its $8 million opening, according to The Guardian.

Rapper 50 Cent reacted to the reported losses in a post on social media, writing: “Damn thats a lot a money out the door.”

Cruise, meanwhile, focused on the filmmaking experience in a post on X during the film’s opening weekend.

“Digger is officially in theatres, and I am so honoured to have had the opportunity to create this film alongside such talented artists,” he wrote.

“Thank you to the entire cast and crew for your dedication, hard work, and joy. The experience was truly unforgettable, and I’m so proud of what we created,” he added.

Actress Anne Hathaway also praised the film in a review on Letterboxd, calling it “smart and trippy and aggressive and funny and ambitious”.

“It’s worth making the time to see and decide for yourself what you make of it,” she wrote.