Digger North America Box Office: Tom Cruise Starrer Suffers One Of The Biggest Theatre Count Drops Of All Time

Tom Cruise-led Digger is set to achieve a new and unwanted feat at the North American box office today. The film suffers one of the biggest drops in theater count in Hollywood history. The dark comedy joins The Bride in this infamous feat domestically, amid reports that the film could result in a loss of over $240 million for Warner Bros. Pictures. Keep scrolling for the deets.

It is facing a shocking theatrical collapse in North America, with exhibitors seemingly eager to wipe the dark comedy off their screens. It registered one of the lowest debuts for Tom Cruise in the last twenty years, and now it is losing screens drastically in its home territory alone. It definitely marks a disastrous turn for the star-driven release as it enters the later stages of its theatrical run.

How much has Digger earned so far at the domestic box office?

According to Box Office Mojo‘s latest numbers, the Tom Cruise starrer comedy has collected $487k only on its second Wednesday at the North American box office, dropping by 34.5% from last Wednesday. In 13 days, the film’s domestic total has hit $16.1 million. It might not even cross the $20 million mark in North America with such a poor performance.

Digger suffers one of the biggest drops in theater count in box office history

It has been learned that Digger is facing a massive setback this weekend, losing a staggering number of screens in North America. The dark comedy now ranks #10 among the biggest single-weekend theater-count losses of all time, joining a list of underperformers including The Bride [another WB movie], A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, and others.

Biggest Single-Weekend Theatre Count Losses In North American Box Office History

The Rhythm Section – 3,049 theatres
Cry Macho – 2,780 theatres
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – 2,721 theatres
The Many Saints of Newark – 2,679 theatres
The Darkest Minds – 2,679 theatres
A Cure for Wellness – 2,616 theatres
AFRAID – 2,597 theatres
The Bride! – 2,596 theatres
Copshop – 2,580 theatres
Digger – 2,535 theatres

More about the movie

Digger is also underperforming overseas and has not yet crossed the $50 million mark worldwide. It will be one of the biggest flops of all time at the worldwide box office. The film follows the most powerful man in the world as he embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. Digger was released on October 2.