Tom Cruise’s “Digger,” the Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directed black comedy about an oil tycoon racing to avert a self-inflicted global catastrophe, enters its October 2 wide release with sharply downward-revised tracking that now centers on a soft $12–15 million domestic opening from roughly 3,300 theaters. Industry sources cite weak presales, divided early social-media reactions following the London premiere, and stiff competition from the higher-profile “Verity” as the main drivers pushing expectations below earlier $18–20 million forecasts. Warner Bros. is positioning the film for potential awards-season legs rather than a robust debut, while some analysts warn it could fall into single digits. These factors have concentrated trader sentiment on the 9–13 million range as the most probable outcome ahead of this weekend’s results.