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UNBELIEVABLE: Digger org - Caught on Camera

Tom Cruise’s Digger is a commercial flop – but also the perfect climate film for our time

The movie follows Digger Rockwell, whose drilling triggers a vast iceberg that’s five times the size of Washington DC

The Guardian - US · Oct 20

The Digger disaster: what an epic movie flop means for Tom Cruise and Hollywood

Unprecedented folly of misjudgment, bad timing and spectacular hubris is predicted to lose $245m. How did this happen?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

Ben Affleck warns Hollywood faces flood of awful movies as he defends Tom Cruise's $245 million Digger

The Oscar-winning actor has condemned the backlash against Tom Cruise's ambitious new film Digger, arguing that celebrating expensive commercial failures could discourage studios from backing original productions, as major Hollywood stars rally behind the movie.

BANG Premier · Oct 15

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How we lost our appetite for eat-the-rich satire

Tom Cruise’s latest film could lose $250m (£190m) – could one reason be that audiences are tired of Hollywood telling them what they already know about the super-rich

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Digger on course for $245m loss after box office collapse

Estimates suggest the eco satire starring Tom Cruise could join the list of top turkeys, including Cutthroat Island and The Marvels

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

Tom Cruise signs autographs at the premiere of his $125 million movie. Then the film loses $150 million and becomes the biggest flop of his career

The film Digger has officially opened to a disastrous $8 million, marking a historic low point for Tom Cruise and cementing the project as a massive financial failure, Indiewire reports. This performance is particularly jarring when you consider the production cost of $125 million, though industry sources suggest the true…

We Got This Covered · Oct 5

Anatomy of a flop: ‘Digger’ a disaster at box office and a major misfire for Tom Cruise

The Tom Cruise starring black comedy 'Digger' has tanked at the box office and threatens to become one of the biggest box office disasters of recent times.

Euronews · Oct 5

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Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway's Verity Delivers Surprise Box-Office Victory Over Tom Cruise's Digger

Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway's Verity dominates the box office with $32.6 million, beating Tom Cruise's Digger in a surprise result

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

Don’t hate the movie, hate the critic! Digger’s new PR push is a risky bet for film that was never meant to be divisive

‘SAME FILM – DIFFERENT TRUTH’ is the marketing solution for the film’s poor reception by critics. Or, as Cruise says in the ad, ‘Fuck those people!’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Tom Cruise, Kate and Beckham men strike it rich at Digger world premiere

The 64-year-old actor stars in the upcoming film about an oil tycoon whose company sets off an ecological disaster.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Tom Cruise's new movie Digger just got an absolutely unhinged first full trailer — but the Mission: Impossible star's 'wild' transformation is not what I'm most excited about

The first trailer for Digger, the new movie starring Tom Cruise as you never seen him before, is here— but it's not the age transformation we should be most excited for.

TechRadar · Jul 13

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