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Tom Cruise is set to receive the American Film Institute’s 52nd Life Achievement Award. 

Unprecedented folly of misjudgment, bad timing and spectacular hubris is predicted to lose $245m. How did this happen?

Misunderstood? … Tom Cruise in Digger 2026. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/AlamyMisunderstood? … Tom Cruise in Digger 2026. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy

Tom Cruise’s latest film Digger is expected to lose around $245m (£185m), Hollywood analysts have said, after the film’s continuing poor performance at the box office.

Amazon MGM Studios’ Colleen Hoover adaptation Verity starring Anne Hathaway opened top of the North American charts on an estimated $32.6m in a weekend where multiple narratives played out and most of the attention was on Warner Bros’ fifth-placed Digger.

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

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

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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