Tom Cruise’s new film Digger got a poor $8 million start at the box office. This is his lowest opening in 19 years. The movie earned just ₹65 lakh in India on its opening day. With a $125 million budget, the film now faces a tough road to recover costs.
Digger did not do much in international territories either, earning just $4 million overseas, including a dismal showing in India, which is usually a big market for Tom Cruise films. Digger earned just ₹65 lakh net in India on its opening day. In comparison, the actor’s last film opened at ₹19 crore in the country.
The last film to do worse for Tom Cruise was the 2007 war drama, Lions for Lambs, which opened at $6.7 million. However, it was a low-budget drama, made for just $35 million, and it still recouped its budget. Digger, on the other hand, has a reported production budget of $125 million. Warner Bros. claim the film needs to earn $300 million to recoup its costs, a figure that now looks very far away for the Alejandro Inarritu film.