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Movie math is incredibly confusing. Many, many factors go into what a movie costs beyond just its production, and how much money it makes goes well beyond just its box office. That’s why, while a film like Tron: Ares may have reportedly cost about $175 million to make, and it just crossed $100 million at the worldwide box office, the …

EXCLUSIVE: There’s more bleeding red neon than imagined coming out of Disney‘s Tron: Ares. Deadline has learned from sources that the third chapter in the 43-year-old video game matrix protagonist story actually cost $220 million net, not the reported $170 million-$180 million that was floated out there. This means that the Jared Leto-Greta Lee-Jeff Bridges light cycle movie is headed …

Leah Gallo/DIsney There is no good news for Disney when it comes to “Tron: Ares.” The long-awaited third “Tron” film was met with lousy reviews from critics, which teed it up for an underwhelming debut at the box office. However, these things can sometimes be marathons and not sprints, with movies occasionally …

Jared Leto. Illustration: Leah Gallo/Disney AI isn’t generating a profit, even at the box office. Deadline reports that Tron: Ares is set to lose $132.7 million for Disney. Previous reporting put the cost of the Jared Leto–led legasequel at $170 to 180 million, though it actually may be as high as $220 million. Combined with its 67 percent domestic drop-off …

Jared Leto may have gotten the Grid shut down for good. A new report from THR alleges that Disney is considering the nuclear option for the Tron franchise in the wake of Tron: Ares‘ struggling box office performance. The latest movie in the franchise opened last weekend to a $33.2 million domestic opening and only brought in around $60.2 million in …

Disney Reviving long dormant franchises is always going to be something of an uphill battle, especially if there’s not a lot of mainstream support behind it. The arrival of “Tron: Ares” comes about 15 years after Joseph Kosinski’s “Tron: Legacy,” which was itself 28 years removed from the original “Tron” (the Steven …

Despite being atop an iconic Light Cycle, Tron: Ares may be the end of the road for Jared Leto. The controversial Oscar-winner takes the lead in Disney’s latest attempt at rebooting the 80s franchise which, despite some stunning special effects and a heart-thumping soundtrack from Nine Inch Nails, has crashed at burned at the box office. Following the apparent failure …

Disney It was a no good, very bad weekend for Disney at the box office, as the very expensive, flashy “Tron: Ares” flopped. Though these things are often viewed as marathons and not springs, it’s crystal clear after the blockbuster’s first frame in theaters that this is going to go down as …

Tron: Ares ends with a couple of big questions about what could come next on the Grid and beyond. Unfortunately, the biggest of those after opening weekend is whether any of them will ever get answered. The film experienced a tepid opening, failing to outgross its 2010 predecessor, meaning the world of Tron may be officially dead. And yet it …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney’s third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations. Despite some favorable reviews — including a three-out-of-four-star one from The Associated Press — the new “Tron” film starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee and Jeff Bridges earned $33.5 million, according …