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Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell and Riz Ahmed as Dr Nirav Ganesh in Digger. Photograph: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc/PATom Cruise as Digger Rockwell and Riz Ahmed as Dr Nirav Ganesh in Digger. Photograph: Warner Bros Entertainment Inc/PA

Mass appeal … John Cena. Photograph: Joe PuglieseMass appeal … John Cena. Photograph: Joe Pugliese Interview

The psychological thriller earned an estimated $15.1m from 3,510 cinemas on Friday

EDITOR’S NOTE:  This story details plot points from the movie “Digger” in a manner best consumed after seeing the movie yourself, if you intend to do so.

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The Hollywood star played a drug dealer in this dark, claustrophobic thriller. For the BBC’s Close Up Film series, he reflects on the surprising part that means the most to him in his career.

Movies about monstrous versions of recognizable animals are a fun subgenre. The likes of Anaconda, Lake Placid, The Meg, and the granddaddy of them all, King Kong, offer a certain innate allure regardless of their differing quality, as they take a creature we might already find menacing and mega-plus-size them. Some lean into camp, some…

Extended run … A scene from NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Photograph: The GuardianExtended run … A scene from NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Photograph: The Guardian

Tom Cruise’s performance as a bizarre oil tycoon makes Digger the “weirdest film” he has ever made – and could it be a flop. But there’s much more to this divisive, satirical comedy than viewers might expect, including two high-concept twists.

Tom Cruise’s Digger faces box office pressure as Warner Bros. prepares for the film’s October 2 release