Sci-Fi Tron: Ares with Jared Leto

[DarthSkywalker]

The sex pest as your lead, really working out...

 

[Lily Adler]

The sex pest as your lead, really working out...

He'll keep getting work regardless.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

‘Tron: Ares’ At $35M-$37M, ‘Roofman’ $8M Underwhelming In Openings – Box Office

Tron: Ares previews at the box office from Wednesday and Thursday are cycling toward $5 million, and now a mid-to-high $30M opening.

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For Tron: Ares, it’s a start that’s under the previous installment, Tron: Legacy ($44M) 15 years ago. Potential moviegoers are fiercely making the decision not to go, meaning there’s no fear of missing out. This is what moviegoing has become: when it’s undeniable, there’s a flood. When it’s meh, whatever. People weigh their wallets, and if it seems like it’s worth waiting at home for, they’ll wait. Tron: Ares gets a B+ CinemaScore the same as Tron: Legacy — what’s the rush? The word isn’t out that this movie is better than the last despite turing a new leaf. Definite recommend at 57% in Screen Engine/Comscore PostTrak is alright, not ecstatic.

Tron: Ares was looked upon as the movie that would get the fall going in some capacity (no one was expecting that Conjuring: Last Rites which remains this season’s top opener at $84M, nor with Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle at $70M), and Disney gave it their all with San Diego Comic-Con neon stunts, a Nine Inch Nails concert the other night at the premiere, etc.

Why isn’t Tron: Ares brighter? Is it because of Jared Leto and the tabloid headlines he generated in the last year? Disney disregarded that noise and boldly trotted him out at SDCC, as well as other functions, strategically positioning the Oscar winner. He’s not the chief reason why most people went to see the movie in PostTrak audience exits at 14%. Those who bought tickets came because it’s a Tron movie (47%), because it’s sci-fi (41%) and the cool VFX (33%).

Some of what’s going on here as to do with the limitations of sci-fi at the box office. While there are amazing instances of Avatar ($77M), there’s something of a ceiling with the genre outside of Star Wars and some Star Trek. What’s happening here with Tron: Ares isn’t different from what happened with another high-hope, pricey starring sci-fi franchise reboot, 2017’s Blade Runner: 2049 at $32.7M, which came in below its expectations (that had its own franchise mythology mishaps in the marketing; the assumption being the audience for the IP was bigger than it was. Also that campaign hid more than it needed to, out of fear of spoilage, which would up being to its detriment). We can also add in Furiosa as an underperforming comp at $26.3M.

It has 15 years of ticket price hikes helping it but at the same time people in general go to the theaters less than 15 years ago.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Just saw it and waiting for One Battle After Another to seat. That one is in 2.5 hrs.

My review of this movie is in a theater, this is a 3.5 out of 5. At home I think this would be a 2.5 out of 5. It's fine more or less as a story. Nothing groundbreaking but not abysmal. Just very stock and standard. But it's visually great. So at a theater with a great sound system and in the best auditorium available, this will be better than watching it at home. This won't translate the same on a home TV.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Simply put all Flash, no substance. End of line man.

 

[The Caped Knight]