‘The Odyssey’ is returning to IMAX cinemas after ‘Digger’ flop

Tom Cruise’s Digger is ending a majority of its IMAX run after just a week, with The Odyssey set to replace it. READ MORE: ‘Digger’ review: Tom Cruise’s search for an Oscar continues Satirical black comedy Digger was co-written and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu – who is behind Oscar-winning films Birdman and The Revenant – and follows oil tycoon Digger Rockwell (Cruise) as he tries to save the lives of thousands from an environmental disaster that he’s behind. The film cost an estimated $160million to produce but on its opening weekend, it took just $20million which puts it on course to become one of the biggest flops in Hollywood history. The numbers haven’t gotten any better and it now looks like Digger’s IMAX run is set to come to an abrupt end after just one week. From Friday (October 9), a handful of UK IMAX cinemas will show Digger once a day but a majority will be focused exclusively on the return of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. ‘THE ODYSSEY’ is returning to IMAX theaters again on October 9. pic.twitter.com/mk9oOybYxf — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 6, 2026 The Odyssey’s first IMAX run was so popular that tickets were being resold for hundreds on eBay. In ...