{
  "id": 14065228,
  "title": "Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ tanks, leaving studio with US$250mil hole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/tom-cruises-digger-tanks-leaving-studio-with-us-250mil-hole",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T22:33:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/10/13/tom-cruise-s-digger-tanks-leaving-studio-with-us-250mil-hole"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tom Cruise's film \"Digger,\" an eco-satirical comedy, has failed at the box office, potentially losing $250 million for Warner Bros. The Alejandro Inarritu-produced movie, starring Cruise as an eccentric oil baron, has grossed only $14.4 million in North America and $35.3 million globally. Despite Cruise's star power, the film has received harsh criticism from audiences and critics alike, resulting in a significant financial loss. The film's marketing costs, which can reach up to $100 million, were not enough to compensate for its disappointing box office performance. Critics argue that \"Digger\" was marketed as a mainstream movie, but it is, in fact, an art-house film with a focus on satirizing American culture through a non-American lens.",
  "summary": "The comedy, featuring Tom Cruise as an eccentric oil baron, was supposed to herald the action hero’s return to serious acting.",
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        "title": "Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ tanks, leaving studio with US$250mil hole",
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        "published": "2026-10-12T22:33:48.000Z"
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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."
}