It’s been a while since we’ve had a full-bloodied Hollywood tentpole at the fall box office, and the hope is that Disney’s Tron: Ares is exactly that with an $80M-$90M worldwide start. Comscore reports that the current fall box office (post Labor Day through this past Sunday) tallies at $673.8M, +$10.8M from the same frame a year ago. While that’s …
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Will a franchise in its fifth decade be able to activate the box office? That’s the mission for Disney’s sci-fi sequel “Tron: Ares,” which is tracking a debut of $45 million to $50 million from 4,000 North American theaters over the weekend. That’s about even with 2010’s “Tron: Legacy,” which opened to $44 million (not adjusted for inflation) and, of …
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Before Jeff Bridges got to the set of Tron: Ares, he was informed that his co-star Jared Leto would prefer to be addressed by his character, Ares. The Oscar-winner is known for his method acting ways. “He’s one of those guys. Everyone has different methods and modes man,” said Bridges to laughs during Tron: Ares’ laser-heavy presentation at San Diego …
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No, Dr. Doom didn’t show up at this year’s Comic-Con. But Disney sure as hell brought the dazzle with a laser light show that one-upped what they pulled off at CinemaCon, complete with a Tron: Ares logo in full neon red and two Tron-like warriors marching to the front of the stage. “Did you see that entrance?” asked moderator Kevin …
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