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00:02Tom Cruise's big-budget political satire Digger stumbled at the box office, opening
00:07to an estimated $8 million in the U.S. and Canada.
00:10According to The Wall Street Journal, the Warner Bros. film earned another $12 million
00:14overseas and cost about $125 million to make.
00:18Warner Bros. and spokespeople for Cruise declined to comment.
00:21The film is Warner Bros. final release before Paramount's acquisition closes, ending the
00:26studio's 103-year run as a standalone company.
00:29Digger received mixed responses from critics and audiences, with opening night moviegoers
00:34giving it a C-plus cinema score.
00:36Warner has spent the past four years making costly bets on original films from acclaimed
00:41directors alongside its traditional franchise releases.
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