Summary<\/p>\n
Disney\u2019s big-budget sci-fi film Tron: Ares debuted with a disappointing $33.5 million USD at the domestic box office
\nThe Jared Leto-led film had a\u00a0 global opening of $60.5 million USD is well below expectations for the $180 million USD production
\nThe soft debut calls into question the future of the franchise, which was intended for a reboot<\/p>\n
Disney<\/a>\u2019s highly anticipated sci-fi sequel, Tron: Ares<\/a>, has stumbled at the domestic box office, opening to a disappointing $33.5 million USD haul. The debut, which falls well short of already low industry expectations, signals a difficult road ahead for the massive $180 million USD production. While the film took the top spot for the weekend, its performance casts a serious doubt on the future of the Tron<\/a> franchise.<\/p>\n The opening weekend is significantly lower than its predecessor, Tron: Legacy<\/a>, which earned $44 million USD in 2010. When adjusted for inflation, Tron: Ares only pulled in roughly half of its predecessor\u2019s opening, a clear sign that the film failed to attract the broad audience Disney was banking on. Globally, the film\u2019s total stands at a meager $60.5 million USD, a disappointing return that puts the film\u2019s break-even point far out of reach without a major recovery.\n<\/p>\n The box office performance is a surprising twist, as the film received some favorable reviews and a B+ CinemaScore from audiences. However, the tepid critical reception and the film\u2019s distance from the last installment may have contributed to its soft opening. The weak debut for Jared Leto<\/a>\u2018s film comes amid a challenging box office environment, and leaves Disney with another blockbuster misfire for the year. Earlier this summer, Leto was also accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, including minors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary Disney\u2019s big-budget sci-fi film Tron: Ares debuted with a disappointing $33.5 million USD at the domestic box…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206],"class_list":["post-220994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}