India, Oct. 5 -- Tom Cruise's latest film Digger has stumbled badly at the North American box office, opening to just $8 million and recording the actor's lowest weekend debut in 19 years. Alejandro G. Inarritu's ambitious film also fell far behind Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson's Verity, which topped the charts with $32.6 million.
Digger struggles at the box office
Digger collected $3.4 million in the US and Canada on its opening day before finishing its first weekend with an estimated $8 million. The film earned another $12 million internationally from 74 markets, taking its worldwide opening to about $20 million.
The result marks Cruise's weakest opening since 2007's Lions for Lambs, which debuted with $6.7 million. His previous rel...