Tom Cruise Digger Opens Soft with $1.2 Million in Previews Tom Cruise Digger opened with $1.2 million in Thursday previews and is tracking for an $8 million to $12 million opening weekend, far below its $125 million budget. Tom Cruise's new film Digger opened softly at the box office with $1.2 million in Thursday previews, according to the latest numbers. The Warner Bros. production, which cost between $125 million and $160 million, is now tracking for an opening weekend of just $8 million to $12 million, a disappointing start for a star-studded release. Digger Box Office Performance and ComparisonsThe preview figure for Digger is lower than the $3.1 million previews of last fall's One Battle After Another, which went on to open with $22 million. However, Digger's previews are ahead of the $1.9 million previews for Reminders of Him from earlier this year, which had a $17.9 million opening. In contrast, It Ends with Us posted $7 million in previews and a $50 million opening.Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Digger was initially tracking for an $18 million to $20 million opening before receiving polarized reviews. Studio expectations have since been revised downward. The weekend outlook for the Anne Hathaway-led film is $30 million or more, according to Deadline, but Digger itself is projected to fall far short of that mark.Star-Studded Cast and Plot DetailsDigger follows Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, a wealthy oil tycoon and the most powerful man in the world. He embarks on a frantic mission to avert an environmental apocalypse and prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he has unleashed destroys everything.The film's ensemble cast includes Riz Ahmed as Dr. Nirav Ganesh, Digger's head of environmental safety; John Goodman as U.S. President Compson; Sandra Hüller as Digger's half-sister Emma Rockwell; Michael Stuhlbarg as Vice President Eddie; and Jesse Plemons as Digger's nephew Kenny Rockwell.Critical Reception and Industry ReactionsDigger has received brutal critical reception, but Tom Cruise is refusing to back down on the project. Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has come to the defense of the movie, strongly disagreeing with a review and slamming its critics. The polarized reviews have contributed to the soft box office tracking.This story is developing, and further box office updates are expected as the weekend progresses.