{
  "id": 12431656,
  "title": "Tom Cruise Said He Doesn’t Make Movies for ‘Opening Weekend’ Right Before ‘Digger’ Bombed: ‘You Hope to Make a Film That Can Last’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tom-cruise-said-he-doesnt-make-movies-for-opening-weekend-right",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:12:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-cruise-defends-digger-box-office-flop-opening-weekend-1236900982/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tom Cruise suffered one of his worst box office openings in history with “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s satirical black comedy that bombed with $8 million in North America on a production budget north of $160 million. But Cruise isn’t one to judge a movie based on its first weekend in theaters. “When I am making […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}