Tom Cruise's latest film Digger is projected to lose about $245 million following poor cinema results, according to Hollywood analysts and industry reports published on October 12, 2026.
The Social Reckoning, the sequel to the Oscar-winning The Social Network, also struggled at the box office during its opening weekend.
Digger's Box Office Performance
Digger earned around $35 million globally after its second weekend, when ticket sales fell about 60 percent, according to the report.
Warner Bros spent about $280 million on production and marketing.
Industry estimates said Digger could finish its theatrical run with about $50 million worldwide, according to Variety.
The film would need around $350 million to break even after costs and revenue sharing considerations.
Warner Bros disputed part of that estimate, with a spokesperson telling Variety that the film's break even point was $300 million.
The movie stars Cruise as oil magnate Digger Rockwell and was directed by Alejandro G Iñárritu.
Recent Cruise releases based on established franchises, including new Top Gun and Mission: Impossible films, performed much better than Digger at the box office.
Discussing his approach to filmmaking, Cruise said he focuses on long-term audience impact rather than opening weekend results.
"I never thought of movies when I'm making them [in terms of] opening weekend," said Tom Cruise.
Cruise added that he wanted films to have lasting value beyond their initial theatrical release.
His latest project has instead become one of Hollywood's largest potential financial losses.
The Social Reckoning's Opening Weekend
The Social Reckoning opened with $5.5 million in the US, compared with $22 million for its predecessor's 2010 opening weekend before inflation adjustments.
Aaron Sorkin's film collected about $9 million worldwide, according to the report.
The movie follows Facebook engineer Frances Haugen after she shared internal documents with a reporter over concerns about company practices.
The Social Reckoning ranked below Other Mommy, Verity, Resident Evil and Brad Pitt's Heart of the Beast on the US box office chart during its opening weekend.
