{
  "id": 12712796,
  "title": "Melania Trump’s Advisor Shades Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ After Box Office Bomb — Even Though ‘Melania’ Doc Also Flopped in Theaters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/melania-trumps-advisor-shades-tom-cruises-digger-after-box-office",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/melania-trump-advisor-tom-cruise-digger-box-office-bomb-1236904485/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Melania Trump’s senior advisor Marc Beckman took to social media after Tom Cruise’s “Digger” flopped at the box office to explain to people how the First Lady’s much-reviled documentary “Melania” performed better at the box office earlier this year than mega-star Cruise’s latest endeavor. “On a per-theater basis, ‘Melania’ outperformed Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ by approximately […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Why are Melania Trump staffers gloating about ‘Digger’ and its box office woes?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/why-are-melania-trump-staffers-gloating-about-digger-and-its-box",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:49:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "‘Digger’ is a Box Office Flop. It Might Be the Most Relevant Film of the Year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/digger-is-a-box-office-flop-it-might-be-the-most-relevant-film-of-the",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}