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Tom Cruise’s Digger has flopped spectacularly – but I think it is a misunderstood masterpiece

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<strong>This article contains spoilers for Digger: </strong>Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film may be about to become one of the biggest bombs Hollywood has ever seen – but it is destined to be re-evaluated with time

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Section: Film
By: Sian Cain
Published: Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC

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“Digger,” Tom Cruise’s new film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, opened in fifth place at the North American box office, grossing just $8 million in its first weekend. The result is considered one of the weakest for a production of this scale and could turn the film into one of the biggest commercial failures…

Informat.roRomania“Digger,” Tom Cruise’s new film, has a weak debut at the box office. The $180 million production grossed $8 million in its opening weekend

Tom Cruise has spent months relentlessly building anticipation for his new movie Digger, only for the movie to spectacularly bomb at the global box office during its opening weekend.

Daily MailDigger bombs at the box office: Tom Cruise's polarising film becomes 'the biggest flop of his career' and could lose $150million in 'historic disaster'

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Alejandro

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Alejandro is a masculine given name, the Spanish form of the English name Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros (Αλέξανδρος), meaning "defender of man". The name Alexandro was the primary rendition in Spanish. However, the transition from Alexandro to Alejandro resulted from specific phonetic and orthographic adaptations in the Spanish language, whereby the letter "x" was replaced by "j" to conform to the language's phonological and orthographic conventions.

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“Digger,” Tom Cruise’s new film, has a weak debut at the box office. The $180 million production grossed $8 million in its opening weekendInformat.roRomania3 hr. ago
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Digger bombs at the box office: Tom Cruise's polarising film becomes 'the biggest flop of his career' and could lose $150million in 'historic disaster'Daily Mail4 hr. ago
Tom Cruise Delivers Career-Best Performance in 'Digger'aol.caCanada36 hr. ago

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