Ben Affleck warned that box office bomb "Digger" would lead to "a bunch of homogenous show movies."

He argued that criticism of a "big swing" movie could lead to studios taking a safer approach later on in future projects.

Amid yet another box office bomb, Ben Affleck warns that those who celebrate a film's underperformance could instead end up with "a homogenous bunch of bad movies."

During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast this Monday, the Animals actor addressed the poor performance of Tom Cruise's latest film. He argued that criticism of a "big swing" movie could lead studios to take a safer approach later on in future projects.

"It's a bit like high school bullying, with people who haven't even seen the movie. You see it happening now, frankly, with Digger. Everyone wants to celebrate this bombshell as if it's the most exciting thing ever, and you think, this is a very ambitious and interesting film made by interesting people who said that."

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He explained: "Everybody wants to count the money, whether it's lost or whatever. For me, I just think, if you punish movies that take risks, guess what you get? A bunch of crappy, homogenous movies." "You can't do anything cool without taking a big swing, and that means you're going to look bad sometimes."

In The Hollywood Reporter's review, David Rooney, the film's chief critic, wrote, "Dig is basically what happens when you put two people together. Big, big egos and no one holding the reins to control their most self-righteous impulses." Dr. Strangelove's undesirable Alejandro J. Directed by a very obnoxious Tom Cruise, who apparently spends hours every day in the makeup chair, Iñárritu is a disaster scenario built around the obvious point that any attempt to stop global warming is a political game.

Digger opened to $8 million domestically for an international total of $12 million. The box office performance of the film sparked many conversations and led to many celebrities supporting the film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

Among them was Anne Hathaway, who topped Digger's box office with Verity in its opening weekend, giving the film a perfect score. "I loved this brilliant film," he wrote on Letterboxd. It's smart and exciting and aggressive and funny and ambitious. It's worth taking the time to decide for yourself what you get out of it. for me 10/10.”