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Tom Cruise, 64, appeared to have a possible path to a coveted Oscar for his role in the black comedy Digger, made in collaboration with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The film had been playing in cinemas worldwide since the previous week, but criticism, reports of empty halls and disappointing opening-weekend ticket sales appeared to have weakened those prospects. The Oscar outcome remains unclear.
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Digger, starring Tom Cruise, was projected to earn $7.5 million over its opening weekend in the United States and Canada after taking in $3.4 million in US cinemas on Friday. It was described as one of the year's biggest box-office flops, with losses expected to run into millions.
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Director Guillermo del Toro expressed support for Digger after the film received disappointing reviews. He wrote on X that he loved the film anyway. Digger stars Tom Cruise and was directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, who, like del Toro, is an Oscar winner.