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disney‘s latest action film has had a disappointing start at the box office.
Tron: Ares, The latest installment of the sci-fi franchise only grossed $33.5 million over the weekend; A number that’s far less than the $180 million it cost to make it, not accounting for marketing costs. According to early estimates, the opening weekend was predicted to be between $40 and $50 million. Hollywood Reporter.
Available to see in 4,000 theaters in the US during its opening weekend, the film grossed $27 million overseas, bringing its total to nearly $60 million. However, Tron: Ares It has yet to open in China and will open next weekend.
Tron: Ares It is the third installment of the franchise, which began with the original in 1982. tron (which has since become a cult classic), and starts from 2010 tron: legacy Left. Ares is sent on a risky mission, leaving the digital world for the real world, marking mankind’s first encounter with AI individuals.
After its opening weekend, the film received a 57 percent critic rating. rotten tomatoesBut the viewership is more than 88 percent.
The film, directed by Joachim Rönning, stars controversial actor Jared Leto It made headlines this year after nine women accused them of sexual misconductMany of them were minors when the alleged incidents occurred.
“All allegations are categorically denied,” a representative for Leto said in a statement at the time.
In addition to Leto as Ares, the cast includes Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges.
In a one star review for Independent, Clarisse Loughrey called the latest installment of the franchise “the worst film of the year and a new low for Disney”.
Loughrey complimented the film’s score by Nine Inch Nails, writing, “The music is great, but this Jared Leto vehicle is the terribly written nadir in an otherwise morally dubious, franchise slouch.”
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“However, you are hearing all this while actively watching the most disposable franchise fodder imaginable. Tron: Ares It has the visual flair and thematic depth of a mobile game that forms the core premise of 1982 – Jeff Bridges gets into a computer – Feel like it was written by philosophers.
“It’s especially painful when Jesse Wiguto’s script tries to hint at Ares’s blossoming humanity, with him cracking little jokes and, at one point, a Huey Lewis and news monologue delivered to Leto by Christian Bale. American PsychoHere only about Depeche Mode and without the subsequent murder.