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Tom Cruise's $150M Epic 'Digger' Stumbles With $7.5M Opening; Guillermo del Toro Comes to Its Defense

Alejandro Iñárritu's 'Digger' opened to just $7.5 million despite a budget of at least $125 million, becoming Tom Cruise's worst opening since 2007's 'Lions for Lambs.' Guillermo del Toro publicly blasted the 'entirely petty' coverage, calling the film 'daring, bold and cinematically complex' — but a C+ CinemaScore and 51% critics rating suggest audiences aren't buying it.