Digger's $245 million flop is a career embarrassment for Tom Cruise - but he's not the only star to face a box office bomb Things are not looking good for Tom Cruise's new film Digger which is now estimated to lose a staggering $245million in a historic career embarrassment for the star. Alejandro G Iñárritu's critically panned satire grossed just $8million in US cinemas, with international sales of $12million from 74 countries during its opening weekend. It has been reported this week that the movie needs $350million globally to break even because cinema owners get to keep about half of ticket sales. Warner Bros. greenlit the film for $125million, but the budget soared to an estimated $180million after production went over schedule. The studio then spent another $100million on marketing. But the Cruise-fronted project isn't the first big movie that hasn't lived up to expectations... Things are not looking good for Tom Cruise's new film Digger which is now estimated to lose a staggering $245million in a historic career embarrassment for the star. Alejandro G Iñárritu's critically panned satire grossed just $8million in US cinemas, with international sales of $12million from 74 countries during its opening weekend. It has been reported this week that the movie needs $350million globally to break even because cinema owners get to keep about half of ticket sales. Warner Bros. greenlit the film for $125million, but the budget soared to an estimated $180million after production went over schedule. The studio then spent another $100million on marketing.Past Box Office Bomb FailuresBut the Cruise-fronted project isn't the first big movie that hasn't lived up to expectations... Back in 2012 Disney lost approximately $200million on its movie John Carter. The science fiction action-adventure film was based on A Princess of Mars the classic 1912 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It starred Taylor Kitsch as John Carter, the main protagonist and a Virginia Civil War captain, as well as Lynn Collins and Dominic West.It is estimated that John Carter cost $250million to make and it is likely that Disney spent another $100million on marketing. It was estimated that the film took in no more than $184million at box offices worldwide, with cinema owners receiving about half of that total. Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe also had supporting roles in the films.Back in 2023 Marvel was accused of 'lying' after claiming that their film The Marvels was 'the number-one movie in the world' - despite the box-office bomb making just $47million - the lowest MCU opening of all time. Avengers: Endgame earned almost ten times as much with a whopping $357million during its opening weekend three and a half years before. In spite of this, Marvel decided to remain optimistic with its promotions.Marvel Claims Spark Fan Outrage'#TheMarvels have arrived. Don't miss the #1 movie in the world, now playing in theaters everywhere,' the franchise wrote on its official X account at the time. Fans were quick to protest Marvel's declaration, claiming the film was 'definitely not the number 1 movie' and that the studio was delusional.'Which world? Your own? Because it sure as hell ain't this one,' one user tweeted.''#1 movie in the world? ' I knew that my optician's appointment was long overdue but thanks for reminding me,' another quipped. Others felt that Marvel shouldn't be able to claim the number-one spot due to its low box office results. Back in June, Supergirl flopped at the box office despite being pegged as one of the big releases of the year and costing $170million to produce.Supergirl Flop Setbacks Warner BrosAfter building excitement with her brief cameo in Superman, Milly Alcock's take on the famous heroine earned a mixed reception, with one critic even calling the film 'a dispiriting girl power disappointment'. The film's disappointing release was a huge setback for Warner Bros revamped DC film operations, which had a hopeful beginning last summer when Superman became the highest-grossing superhero movie of the year.However, it follows a pattern of underwhelming sales for films of the same genre, after The Mandalorian and Grogu (Disney, Lucasfilm) and Masters of the Universe (Mattel Films) also suffered a similar fate. Supergirl was no match for Toy Story 5 at the time after it opened with a near-record debut for an animated movie and remained at No1 at the box office with $70million in domestic ticket sales and another $89.1million overseas, according to studio estimates.Supergirl opened with $38million in US and Canadian theaters. It added $30million in overseas markets. The poor opening weekend for Supergirl put it behind the disappointing debuts of DC busts like The Flash ($55million in 2023) and The Green Lantern ($53million in 2011), and only barely ahead of Joker: Folie à Deux ($37.7million in 2024). The original Practical Magic was a box office flop - grossing around $68million to $94million against a $60 - $75million production budget.Practical Magic Sequel Streaming ReleaseThis led to its sequel being relegated to an HBO Max streaming exclusive. In the 1998 film, Sandra Bullock plays one half of a pair of sisters who are witches, while Kidman plays the other. The film earned a 53 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and was nominated for 23 awards, though it failed to win any.One critic said that the movie didn't live up to its full potential, while another thought it was 'too busy trying to be cute'.