Tom Cruise’s Digger just hit a bigger box office low that even Hollywood veterans rarely see. The film’s third-weekend numbers reveal a sharper decline than its already disappointing second frame.
Tom Cruise’s Digger faces a bigger box office drop in third weekend
Tom Cruise’s Digger suffered a steep 71% decline in its third weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. The Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directed satire earned $920,000 from just 786 theaters. That theater count dropped sharply from approximately 3,321 locations the previous weekend.
The third-weekend decline exceeded the film’s second-weekend drop of 60%. In its sophomore frame, Digger grossed $3.2 million while still playing in 3,321 theaters. However, fewer screens in week three meant the overall gross dropped far more dramatically.
Digger now stands at $17.2 million domestically after three weekends. Its international total sits at $24.5 million, bringing the worldwide cumulative gross to $41.7 million. The film carries a reported production budget of $125 million, though costs ballooned to between $160 million and $180 million.
Industry sources project Digger to finish around $50 million worldwide. Variety and TheWrap’s sources track the film to lose between $245 million and $250 million over its theatrical run. The opening weekend accounted for 46.4% of the film’s total domestic gross so far.
Digger opened on October 2, 2026, in 3,321 North American theaters with $8 million domestically. It earned $12 million from 74 overseas markets that same weekend, totaling $20 million globally. That figure marked Tom Cruise’s lowest opening weekend as a leading man in 19 years.
His last comparable debut came with Lions for Lambs in 2007, which opened to $6.7 million. Audiences gave Digger a CinemaScore of C+, signaling poor word of mouth. The United Kingdom leads international markets with $3.1 million, followed by France with $2.4 million.
