Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stumbles With $33.5 Million Debut

a year ago by simple to c/movies

Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Ares" topped the box office in its debut.

For reference, this is lower than the opening weekend of Morbius.

That's... bad

Poayjay 110 points a year ago

I seriously wonder what blackmail Jared Leto’s agent has on producers in Hollywood.

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normanwall 53 points a year ago
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TheBat 30 points a year ago
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Grandwolf319 16 points a year ago

I bet it’s similar to the Epstein list.

See, Jared was smart enough to traffic 18+ year olds (based on what I’ve heard about his cult). So he was in the inner circles without actually being a pedophile.

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ThePantser 12 points a year ago

IDK either but I bet it's a beautiful lie

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scrubbles 70 points a year ago

Tron? Yes! NiN soundtrack? Interesting but sure! In present day LA? N... no.. With Jared Leto? NO

Took all the cool cyberpunky/futuristic things out of it, and slapped Jared Leto as the poster boy.

Tron Legacy let's remember what was good about it. Everyone has new 1080p flat screens they wanted to show off, so in the Grid was awesome. Sickass Daft Punk soundtrack. Olivia Wilde was hot as hell. Jeff bridges was, well Jeff bridges and the plot was unremarkable.

It's like they were like "no need to retrospect, we'll make it cheap and they'll love it!"

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captain_aggravated 9 points a year ago

The original Tron is hard to spend time with; the plot is convoluted and the graphics, for all they spent on them, have not aged well.

Eighteen years later, Tron Legacy is a lot like Avatar. The plot is nothing but it looks extremely cool. Every weeb I knew had a light cycle as their desktop wallpaper for a few months there. I've heard it described as an awesome Daft Punk album that came with a movie. As an audio/visual experience it's spectacular, and landed at a time when slick glowy tech shit was actually in vogue, but the story isn't compelling and the characters aren't interesting so it had basically no cultural impact.

Fifteen years later, they made another one for some reason. So per this pattern, expect another one in 2037.

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vaultdweller013 3 points a year ago

Hey now Tron Legacy also had a pretty fucking solid tie in game. If I could rip the light cycle mode out and make it an indie game I would, but alas I know no programing.

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Swedneck 1 point a year ago

you can get remarkably far without knowledge in unity/godot, you just look up every single little thing you want to do and within a week you'll have something

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vaultdweller013 1 point a year ago

Sure but I would probably abandon the project out of irritation sooner or later. Better to not touch something I know I'll abandon.

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SaveTheTuaHawk 1 point a year ago

NIN was 30 years ago.

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Cethin 1 point a year ago

Sure, but Daft Punk was "past their prime" when they did the soundtrack and killed it. NiN might not be the cool new thing, but they're still good and I could see them making a good soundtrack. I don't think I'd pick them for a Tron soundtrack, but I can see it working potentially. That part isn't something I'd just write off.

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AlecSadler 60 points a year ago

I'm refusing to pay to see it solely because of Jared Leto.

So are many, MANY people I know. They really shot themselves in the foot with that decision.

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massive_bereavement 28 points a year ago

Well, you're losing a lifetime opportunity to watch probably a movie where the best part is when he says it's tronning time and he tries to tron all over those guys, but he can't and then he realizes he has to be more than a Tron, he has to become a symbol, a legend, he has to become an Aries.

For the Aries part: The horoscope suggests focusing on domestic matters and seeking comfort, as the Moon influences your emotional state. It's a good day for mental clarity, but be cautious of impatience later on.

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djsoren19 20 points a year ago

It wasn't really a decision, Leto was a major producer on the film. ig that's the only way he can still get work, by financing the movies himself.

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otter 7 points a year ago

Must be nice, being rich enough to pay yourself to "work". 🤢🤬

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knatschus 4 points a year ago

What's wrong with him?

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AlecSadler 14 points a year ago path: 0 19915991 19916959 19921144, hotness: undefined, score: 14, children: 0
mistermodal 12 points a year ago

Aside from touching on people he has a cult and a bunch of other weird shit this guy is no good

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njm1314 13 points a year ago

He's also not a good actor

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shalafi 10 points a year ago

IRL he's a weirdo and a jerk. Pretty sure he's running a sex cult. But that's just what I've heard. I've also heard other actors loathe working with him.

Not a fan of his acting. I was OK with him in Blade Runner 2049 because he was playing a megalomaniac and he was suited for the role.

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porksnort 3 points a year ago

His portrayal of Wallace in 2049 was basically how I imagine Leto sees himself, possessing other-worldly insight and power. It comes off as insanely creepy and was pitch perfect for the film setting. Not so much IRL apparently.

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TheBat 47 points a year ago
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JackLSauce 32 points a year ago

The 180 million USD budget is the relevant context here. Morbius was considered to be doing well until its 2nd week but it only cost 75-82 million (production budget only of course)

Most likely this will be a much bigger flop than that

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flux 28 points a year ago

I feel like I was the "target" for this movie. Tron's retro futurism/ cyberpunk style has always been interesting. NIN doing the soundtrack! I've listened to it at least 5 times already. Jared Leto? Well I'm not a big fan but he was good recently as a detached psychopath villain in Blade Runner 2049. But is that really a compelling lead? Joachim Ronning directing? Uh oh. A Disney journey man just making the same soulless films. Bottom line is I absolutely despise Disney/Marvel/ new Star wars movies. I don't trust Disney to do anything remotely new, interesting or meaningful. If they do I consider it a fluke now. I'm assuming this will be like 90% modern Disney movies where they worked on "cgi action scenes" 2 years before they wrote the script and everything will feel like it was scenes pasted together for the trailer advertisments without any interest in world building, plot or characters. Just a bunch of over dramatic dialogue to get to the next "cgi action spectical". No thanks.

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Mortoc 18 points a year ago

I saw it and this is an accurate review. I just zoned out and enjoyed it as an elaborate music video.

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thr0w4w4y2 4 points a year ago

This. I went to see it on opening night and there were four of us in the cinema. Four.

Everyone said “NiN music video with some cool Tron throwbacks”

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otter 2 points a year ago

Pretty sure millions called it long before it was even an elevator pitch. Any "sequel" to the previous music video would, logically, also be a masturbatory product with a candy fan-service coating and a hard-on for edging like mangas' got issues. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Paying to watch this isn't dissimilar to buying a front-row ticket to a truckstop donkey show. Everyone knows there's no excuse for what you did, and no you're gonna have to get those stains out yourself.

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boobs_ 27 points a year ago

Tron Legacy is one of my favorite movies of all time, an endless comfort watch. I saw it twice in theaters and easily 100+ times since then. I was so excited for a new Tron movie and then Jared fucking Leto and I dropped it off my watch list entirely. I'll pirate it at some point, I don't know how much I'll be able to enjoy it. Fuck Jared Leto and fuck everyone that thought yeah putting this guy in our multi hundred million dollar project is a great idea.

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Feddinat0r 13 points a year ago

How is the soundtrack?

Tron legacy nailed it, a beautiful movie long music video

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boobs_ 6 points a year ago

How is the Tron Legacy soundtrack? Cause I haven't seen this one yet, I don't think there are anything but cam screen recordings right now.

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Feddinat0r 6 points a year ago

I mean the second tron movie.

Tron: legacy

From 2010 with daft punk as musical guys

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boobs_ 9 points a year ago

Okay yeah the soundtrack is a lot of why I like Tron Legacy. It's an absolute masterpiece, most of it is my favorite music Daft Punk ever made. When the soundtrack kicks in shortly into the opening as Flynn is driving his motorcycle through traffic on the highway sent shivers down my spine the first time I ever saw it and still does 15 years later now.

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Gold_E_Lox 7 points a year ago

leto was a producer and main driving force behind getting this made i believe

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hOrni 25 points a year ago

How was it supposed to make money? It's got Jared Leto in it.

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Nanook 18 points a year ago

Leto is a hack, and a guarantee for a flop.

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ruuster13 2 points a year ago

Hollywood should have axed him after American Psycho.

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4am 16 points a year ago

I’m sad they dragged Reznor into this

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QueenMidna 4 points a year ago

The music was awful in it, aside from one of two pieces. Nothing remarkable, very generic

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SaveTheTuaHawk 3 points a year ago

It's like Reznor is a washed up 60 year old, or something.

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MidsizedSedan 1 point a year ago

Challengers and Ninja Turtles are their best non-fincher sound tracks. (Including fincher, I love to listen to The Social Network when cleaning the house/upgrading computer)

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jodanlime 15 points a year ago

I'm a pretty big Tron fan, since I was a kid. But this movie kinda feels like it's just wearing the corpse of Tron around. Legacy was cool, no idea why they wouldn't just continue with that story. And going from Daft Punk to NiN is not winning me over in the slightest, never been into NiN. This doesn't feel like it was made for current fans, and it doesn't feel like it was made to attract new ones either. I haven't seen it yet, highly doubt I will see this one in theaters.

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rainwall 7 points a year ago

Apprently Disney's goal was "Gen z men" based on various reporting.

Doesn't seem to have took.

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etherphon 6 points a year ago
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massive_bereavement 2 points a year ago

I guess you have a point. In the very words of the President of the United States of America: "Everything's computer."

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NotASharkInAManSuit 15 points a year ago

I fucking love Tron, but fuck this, get Jared Leto the fuck out of movies. The only good cult leader is Cult Leader.

Edit: Also, a Tron movie set in the real world, get fracked.

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otter 13 points a year ago

Leto can fuck right off a cliff. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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teft 13 points a year ago

I was impressed at how Leto could almost act like a real person. The soundtrack was good though.

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niktemadur 12 points a year ago

But don't worry kids! They will absolutely NOT learn their lesson, and will put megacreep Leto as a main actor in yet more $200 million-budget blockbusters to come!

It's like Leto has blackmail dirt on Hollywood suits or something, they just keep. On. CASTING. Him!!
It's like the gods demand an intentional box office disaster sacrifice every season, and the Hollywood corporate Ferrari-and-suits assholes MUST abide!

Maybe they can do a $400 million-budget extravaganza with Leto AND Ezra Miller!

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MidsizedSedan 4 points a year ago

Face Off reboot

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SaveTheTuaHawk 1 point a year ago

Why are you blaming Leto for shit writing and directing? BladeRunner 2049 was awesome.

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Tilgare 1 point a year ago

I feel this same way about Dakota Johnson. How can anyone watch ANY of her previous work, and then they CAST HER AGAIN???

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djsoren19 12 points a year ago

See you all in a decade when they try rebooting this franchise again!

It's almost comical at this point how Disney just refuses to learn from their mistakes.

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rozodru 11 points a year ago

I'm a huge Tron fanboy but I mean it's always a surprise when they bring the franchise back. Lets face it the first two films flopped, the tv series was cancelled, the games never sold well and they were all great.

but I mean setting the film in the real world simply because of the ending of the last movie wasn't it. they COULD have had Quorra and Sam in it to see how it's working out for them but instaed you just a couple of pictures of them both. that's it. in the last film you literally have the revelation that Rinzler is Tron and then in this film, called Tron Ares, there's no Tron what so ever.

Legacy set up a third film beautifully and the writer/director for Ares was all "we're not having that". How do you have a Tron movie without Tron. why even call it Tron?

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ininewcrow 10 points a year ago

Yeah, I don't think superhero movies will do good for a while.

The current climate of the world is in people realizing that superheros and hope doesn't exist and good guys don't win. So when you see another superhero movie where the good guys win .... it rubs you the wrong way when you know that this isn't the reality in the real world.

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simple 53 points a year ago

weird take considering tron isn't a superhero movie and superman/fantastic 4 still printed money this year

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Zahille7 9 points a year ago

Superhero movies do well because real life is so shit. We need that escape.

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iAmTheTot 7 points a year ago

I saw it yesterday only because it was BIL's birthday pick.

It was... Not good. Soundtrack was a banger though. Literally the only positive thing I have to say about the movie.

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QueenMidna 2 points a year ago

I found the soundtrack to be incredibly boring and generic

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iAmTheTot 1 point a year ago

Ah well, no accounting for taste!

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xyzzy 7 points a year ago
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recklessengagement 6 points a year ago

I, uh... I liked it.

I am sorry.

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gnawmon 3 points a year ago

it's okay, i found joker 2 to be somewhat enjoyable

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prettybunnys 1 point a year ago

Ohhhhhh you kiss your mother with that mouth?

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IWW4 5 points a year ago

Of course it did. Both of the other Tron movies were flops.

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njm1314 4 points a year ago

That's like twice as strong as I thought it was going to be.

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Bonus 4 points a year ago

It's weird they keep trying to give Jared Leto a chance when every comment ever written ought to let them know no one wants him to get another chance.

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ech 2 points a year ago

Lol

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DrSleepless 1 point a year ago

Ha ha!

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