‘Digger’ Falters as ‘Verity’ Leads the Box Office
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Tom Cruise’s “Digger” stumbled in its box-office debut, earning $3.4 million on its opening day and heading toward an opening weekend of less than $10 million, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
“Verity” took the top spot Friday with $15.1 million, Variety reported. Yahoo said the result would give Cruise his weakest opening in nearly 20 years, while The New York Times described “Digger” as a major flop and Warner Bros.’ final release before a merger.
Critical responses reflected sharply differing views of the film. The BBC awarded it four stars while calling it a “love-it-or-hate-it” gamble and the biggest risk of Cruise’s career; Slate characterized the release as a disaster.
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