Tom Cruise's Acting Transformation 'Digger' Struggles at Box Office on Opening Weekend

The movie 'Digger,' featuring an acting transformation by actor Tom Cruise, has gotten off to a sluggish start at the box office over its opening weekend.

On the 3rd local time, 'Digger' generated a disappointing $3.3 million (approx. 4.45 billion KRW) in box office revenue in North America on its opening day the previous day.

Its expected revenue for the opening weekend (2nd–4th) is projected at $8 million, which marks the lowest figure for a film starring Tom Cruise since 2007, 19 years ago.

'Digger' is a black comedy depicting oil tycoon Digger Rockwell (played by Tom Cruise) as he pushes forward with oil drilling, triggers a climate disaster, and attempts to deal with the aftermath.

The film is directed by Alejandro Gómez Iñárritu, known for 'The Revenant.'

Cruise, who has primarily shown tough and charismatic roles in the 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Top Gun' series, drew attention by appearing as an overweight, balding, elderly tycoon.

On the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the critic score stood at 51%, while the audience popcorn score was 71%.

In exit polls conducted by market research firm CinemaScore, the film also received a grade of 'C+', recording the lowest score among Cruise's all-time films.

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