Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Faces Mixed Reviews and Low Box Office Debut Worldwide
Tom Cruise's film 'Digger,' directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, portrays an oil tycoon facing a climate crisis but has struggled commercially and critically. Released with a $125–180 million budget, it earned about $8 million in its North American opening weekend and $20 million worldwide, marking Cruise's lowest debut in nearly two decades. Critics and audiences gave mixed reviews, with a 51% Rotten Tomatoes score and a C CinemaScore. Despite poor box office performance and divided reception, Cruise expressed pride in the film and thanked the cast and crew.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (38/100). Lens Score 29/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, thestatesman, theprint, moneycontrol, economictimes, ndtv, indianexpress, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 18/100 to 55/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
zeenews broke this story on 4 Oct, 03:04 pm. Other outlets followed.