Tron: Ares Posts Major Box Office Losses

Tron: Ares, directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, has opened to mixed-to-negative reviews (about 52–53% on Rotten Tomatoes) and weak box-office returns. The film plunged roughly 65–66% in its second domestic weekend to about $11.1 million, leaving a two-week worldwide total near $103 million. Budget estimates vary — reports cite a $180 million net production cost while Deadline lists production at $220 million — and marketing is estimated at roughly $100–102 million, putting total spend near $347.5 million by Deadline’s accounting. Using those totals, industry projections show the picture could lose about $130–133 million even after ancillary revenue, putting sequel prospects in doubt and adding to Jared Leto’s recent string of underperformers. With a long theatrical-to-PVOD window at Disney, analysts say the film’s best path to mitigate losses is post-theatrical streaming and ancillary markets, but recovery looks challenging.