**Weak presales and disappointing Thursday previews of just $1.2 million have driven trader consensus toward a sub-$9 million opening for “Digger.”** Early tracking had placed the Tom Cruise–led Alejandro G. Iñárritu satire in the $18–29 million range, but those figures fell sharply after mixed social-media reactions to the London premiere and subsequent reviews that praised Cruise’s committed performance yet faulted the film’s strained humor and mannered style. Current industry forecasts now cluster in the $8–15 million band, with Warner Bros. internally targeting $12–15 million against a reported $125–180 million production budget. Competition from the stronger-tracking Colleen Hoover adaptation “Verity,” combined with a difficult year for original studio fare, has further tempered expectations. With the wide release underway, the market-implied odds reflect the latest presale data and critical trajectory rather than earlier optimism.