Tom Cruise’s latest film, the apocalyptic satire "Digger," is struggling significantly at the North American box office. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and featuring Cruise as the reckless oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, the movie opened to a disappointing $8 million from 3,321 theaters. In its second weekend, ticket sales plunged roughly 60%, with projections indicating the film will earn between $2.9 million and $3.2 million, raising its domestic total to about $14 million.

Internationally, “Digger” has brought in an estimated $20 million, but this remains far from enough to make the movie profitable. Warner Bros. Pictures, which spent over $160 million producing the film— excluding additional marketing and distribution costs—faces mounting losses. Industry analysts warn that the movie might become one of the biggest box office bombs, with estimated theatrical losses exceeding $200 million.

The stark contrast in box office success was further highlighted by this weekend’s other releases. Jessica Chastain’s horror thriller “Other Mommy,” released by Universal Pictures, led the box office with a projected $27.5 million from 3,365 theaters. Despite having an $18 million production budget, it managed a strong debut, overshadowing "Digger" and other competitors such as Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” which earned just $5.5 million in its opening weekend.

Meanwhile, recent hits continued to perform well, with Amazon MGM Studios’ “Verity” making $11.4 million in its second weekend, totaling $53.8 million domestically, and Sony’s “Resident Evil” adding $8.3 million to reach $138.5 million. Paramount’s “Heart of the Beast” also maintained momentum, earning $7.1 million to push past $49 million stateside. As the final weekend box office tallies are awaited, “Digger’s” steep decline underscores the financial and critical challenges facing one of this year’s most expensive Hollywood flops.