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# Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ bombs with $20M worldwide on up to $180M budget
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/tom-cruises-digger-bombs-with-20m-worldwide-on-up-to-180m-budget/
- Published: 2026-10-06T13:56:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T13:56:04.000Z
- Description: The Ankler reports that Tom Cruise’s Digger, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu on a reported $140 million to $180 million budget, opened to just $8 million domestically and $20 million worldwide.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Ankler: Tom Cruise's 'Digger' box office bomb

**Why it matters.** The flop lands as new Skydance leadership takes over Warner Bros., weakening the outgoing film team’s case for big-budget, star-driven auteur bets over franchise fare.

*Signal from* [*The Ankler*](https://theankler.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*read the original*](https://theankler.com/tom-cruises-digger-is-a-bomb-for-the-ages/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*