{
  "id": 11716202,
  "title": "Box Office: ‘Digger’ Nosediving With $3.4 Million on Opening Day, ‘Verity’ Lands at No. 1 With $15.1 Million on Friday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/box-office-digger-nosediving-with-3-4-million-on-opening-day-verity",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T15:46:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/box-office-digger-verity-resident-evil-primetime-1236895074/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"Digger\" opened with $3.4 million from 3,321 North American theaters on Friday, according to Variety. The film, a black comedy starring Tom Cruise, had a major press tour but failed to generate significant box office interest.\n\nIn contrast, \"Verity\" from Amazon MGM took the top spot with $15.1 million on Friday, playing in 3,510 locations. TheWrap reported that \"Verity\" is expected to earn around $33 million over the weekend and has a budget of $40 million.\n\nThe box office outlook for \"Digger\" is grim, with a budget estimated to be at least $125 million, and possibly as high as $160 million, as per TheWrap. Forbes noted that \"Digger\" is projected to earn below its already low pre-release projections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}