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How Digger Dug Its Own Box-Office Grave

By Shirley Li · The Atlantic · October 2026

How Digger Dug Its Own Box-Office Grave

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"Even Tom Cruise couldn’t convince audiences that his unpleasant new film is a crowd-pleaser."

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