Warner Bros. Ad for Digger Contrasts Warm International Reviews With Negative U.S. Notices
The online spot pits positive overseas critic quotes against American reviews as the film heads toward an $8 million domestic weekend.
Warner Bros. has released a new online advertisement for Digger that sets positive international critic quotes against negative U.S. reviews, according to hollywoodreporter.com. In the spot, Tom Cruise's character Digger Rockwell says America has stood beside the world in its darkest hours, and Riz Ahmed's character answers, "Not anymore."
The film is expected to gross around $8 million at the domestic weekend box office, below the $12–$15 million the studio had predicted. Its projected budget is $125 million, and it received a C+ CinemaScore from Friday moviegoers in the U.S.
Tom Cruise posted on social media on Saturday expressing pride in the film and support for it.
What the reviews show
Rotten Tomatoes has the film at 50 percent positive. The French aggregation site AlloCiné gives it an average press rating of 3.2 out of 5 across 30 reviews, and several top critics in Britain and Australia were notably warm toward it.
Digger is an Alejandro G. Iñárritu film.
Quick answers
What is Digger's projected domestic opening weekend?
The film is expected to gross around $8 million at the domestic weekend box office, below the studio's $12–$15 million prediction.
What CinemaScore did Digger receive?
It received a C+ CinemaScore from Friday moviegoers in the U.S.
Who directed Digger?
Digger is an Alejandro G. Iñárritu film, released by Warner Bros.