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Tom Cruise says he doesn’t make films for opening weekend as Digger suffers at box office

Tom Cruise has said he does not consider the opening weekend when he makes films, as Digger bombed in its first weekend at the box office in North America.

The Independent UK · 17h ago

Digger channels Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove for the climate crisis – until its twist

Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Digger.

The Conversation · Oct 6

Digger is Tom Cruise’s biggest ever flop for one obvious reason

COMMENT: *SPOILER WARNING* Full of unfunny jokes, career-worst performances and a baffling plot twist, Alejandro G Iñárritu’s disastrous climate farce has deservedly faced dire reviews and cripplingly low box office. But it wasn’t helped by its perplexingly aloof and endlessly shifting promotional campaign, writes Adam White

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Tom Cruise’s Digger bombs at box office with dismal $8 million opening

The movie had an estimated production budget of up to $180 million

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Digger' – Tom Cruise stuck in postmodernist misfire

Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu teams up with Tom Cruise for 'Digger', one of the boldest and wildest films of 2026. It may also be one of this year's biggest misfires.

Euronews · Oct 1

Digger tries to mock powerful older men – but can’t escape 64-year-old millionaire Tom Cruise

Civilisations are often remembered not for their politics or their leaders, but for the figures they worshipped. Ancient Greece is as known for Achilles and Odysseus as for its achievements in democracy and philosophy. Medieval England is remembered less for the Plantagenets than for the legends of King Arthur and…

The Conversation · Sep 30

Tom Cruise’s Digger uses polarising reviews in new ad and asks audience to ‘decide for yourself’

The ad flips between opposing reactions to Digger, from ‘brilliant’ and ‘baffling’ to ‘magnificent’ and ‘insufferable’

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Digger review – Tom Cruise isn’t the revelation he set out to be in this frustrating meta-satire

2/5 The ‘Mission: Impossible’ star dons elaborate prosthetics to play a billionaire at the end of the world in Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu’s risky new comedy

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Tom Cruise Just Made The Year’s Most Absurd (And Annoying) Post-Apocalyptic Satire

Alejandro Inarritu’s meta-comedy riff on 'Doctor Strangelove' isn’t as funny or clever as it thinks it is.

Inverse · Sep 29

Digger review: Tom Cruise’s wildest, best performance since last century

5/5 John Goodman, Riz Ahmed and Sandra Hüller join the grotesque parade in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s audacious climate catastrophe satire – but not everyone will dig this brilliance

Evening Standard · Sep 29