Tom Cruise Said He Doesn’t Make Movies for ‘Opening Weekend’ Right Before ‘Digger’ Bombed: ‘You Hope to Make a Film That Can Last’

Tom Cruise Says He Isn’t Thinking About “Opening Weekend” Box Office When Making Films, Is Instead Focused On Delivering “A Lasting Piece Of Cinema”

While folks are still trying to wrap their heads around the disastrous opening weekend numbers (said to potentially lose the studio between $150-200 million once the dust settles) for Tom Cruise and Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s new satire “Digger,” some recent quotes from Cruise about not being terribly focused on opening weekend numbers from last week are being spotlighted for obvious reasons (most notably the film faili…

Tom Cruise Said He Doesn’t Make Movies for ‘Opening Weekend’ Right Before ‘Digger’ Bombed: ‘You Hope to Make a Film That Can Last’

Tom Cruise's "Digger" flopped at the box office, but the actor says he doesn't make movies just to perform huge on opening weekend.

Tom Cruise Digger flops at the box office despite a huge budget

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What Digger's Box Office Failure Means For Tom Cruise's Future

Tom Cruise's Digger flopped hard at the box office in its opening weekend. Here's what the film's financial failure means for Cruise's future.

Tom Cruise Breaks His Silence on 'Digger' Becoming a Major Box Office Flop

Tom Cruise has spent decades convincing audiences that a night at the movies is worth the ticket price. Few stars have earned that kind of trust, which is why even his weaker releases have typically opened to solid crowds. His latest project was supposed to be a different kind of gamble. ‘Digger,’ directed by Alejandro...