Overview
- After its third weekend, the film stands at roughly $63 million domestic and $60 million international for about $123 million worldwide, including a $4.9 million U.S. weekend.
- Week three saw steep erosion, with a 55.9% drop from the prior weekend and more than 1,000 North American screens shed.
- ‘Tron: Ares’ opened below expectations at $33.5 million domestic and about $60.5 million globally versus projections of $40–45 million and $80–90 million.
- Press reports cite a production cost widely pegged around $180 million, with some outlets listing $220 million; industry modeling projects a sizable loss, including a Deadline scenario of a $132.7 million deficit if the run tops out near $160 million worldwide.
- Jeff Bridges defended the movie in an Entertainment Weekly interview, saying perceptions can change over time, as media coverage also notes Disney may reconsider the franchise’s theatrical future; the film has logged small milestones such as surpassing Tenet domestically and Apocalypto worldwide.