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‘Digger,’ the last Warner Bros.’ release before merger, is major flop

New York Times - Business and Honolulu Star-Advertiser describe the same event in different terms.

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As of October 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened ‘Digger,’ the last Warner Bros.’ release before merger, is major flop.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

8/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop

New York Times - Business · Center-left · News report

Center‘Digger,’ the last Warner Bros.’ release before merger, is major flop

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Oct 4, 12:15 AM

‘Digger,’ the last Warner Bros.’ release before merger, is major flop

On paper, it all sounded great. Superstar Tom Cruise meets auteur Alejandro G. Inarritu, and together they construct a satire lampooning the power-hungry billionaire class. Warner Bros., th...

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New York Times - BusinessNews report · Oct 3, 11:44 PM

‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop

The film, starring Tom Cruise, grossed an estimated $8 million in its opening weekend. That could put the movie on track to lose at least $125 million.

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Oct 3, 10:46 PM

‘Digger,’ final film from Warner Bros. before merger, could lose $150M

On paper, it all sounded great. Superstar Tom Cruise meets auteur Alejandro G.

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Details8/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
8/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 3, 10:46 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Oct 3, 11:44 PM: New York Times - Business joined the source map.

Oct 4, 12:15 AM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 8/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.