Tom Cruise's Digger Opens to $8M as Verity Tops Box Office
Digger added $12 million overseas for a global debut near $20 million, while Verity led North America with $32.6 million.
Tom Cruise's Digger opened to $8 million from 3,300 North American theaters in its debut weekend, while Verity topped the domestic chart with $32.6 million from 3,510 locations, according to hollywoodreporter.com.
Digger added $12 million internationally in its opening weekend. The film carries a production budget of $125 million, though reports say it rose to closer to $180 million, a figure a studio representative disputes.
Audiences gave Digger a C+ CinemaScore, and critics scored it 51 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Cruise said on social media that he remained "so proud of what we created" with the film.
Verity's strong debut
Verity carries a $40 million budget and received a C+ CinemaScore and a 34 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. Avengers: Endgame returned to the top spot on the global box office chart with its Encore rerelease.
Warner Bros. had projected Digger to open to $12 million to $15 million, and the result marks Cruise's softest opening since 2007's Lions for Lambs, which launched to $6.7 million. Weeks before release, third-party tracking suggested Digger could open to closer to $30 million.
Quick answers
How much did Tom Cruise's Digger open to at the box office?
Digger opened to $8 million from 3,300 North American theaters in its debut weekend and added $12 million internationally.
What topped the domestic box office this weekend?
Verity topped the domestic chart with $32.6 million from 3,510 North American locations.