Well, “Digger” just dug a hole in Warner Bros.’ bottom line.
When it was announced, it seemed like a slam dunk. After nearly 20 years of making action movies, Tom Cruise would return to capital-A Acting in a satirical film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, whose won best director at the Oscars for both of his most recent English-language films, “Birdman” (2014) and “The Revenant” (2015). Additionally, “Birdman” took home best picture and grossed $42,340,598 domestically (more than $100 million worldwide), while “The Revenant” earned lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio his Oscar and grossed $184,247,394 domestically (more than $500 million worldwide).
