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Tron: Ares has passed two major box office milestones during its third weekend in theaters. Ares, which debuted on October 10, is the third Tron movie. The cult sci-fi franchise kicked off in 1982. While Jeff Bridges is the only returning actor with a major role, the movie boasts a star-studded cast that includes Jared Leto, Evan Peters, and Greta Lee.
Per Variety, as of Sunday morning, Tron: Ares is expected to close its third weekend in theaters by hitting a cumulative global box office total of $123 million. This comprises $63 million at the domestic box office and $60 million from international markets.
Because it is set to earn a 3-day total of $4.7 million at the domestic box office by the end of Sunday, this means that the weekend of October 24 is seeing Tron: Ares passing both the $60 million domestic milestone and the $120 million global milestone more or less simultaneously.
2025's Tron: Ares is now the 27th movie of the year to pass $60 million in North America, outgrossing a number of prominent titles such as The Naked Gun, Ballerina, Karate Kid: Legends, and Paddington in Peru.
Similarly, it is the 28th movie of the year to pass $120 million worldwide, outstripping The Accountant 2, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, The Amateur, and more.
However, Tron: Ares' overall total still fails to match its enormous reported budget of $180 million. It is looking less likely that it will even hit that raw total by the end of its run, let alone its estimated break-even point, which could be as high as $450 million.
Blockbuster movies often need to earn back two and a half times their budgets in order to break even in theaters, because cinemas keep roughly half of ticket sales and production budgets do not account for advertising costs.
While Tron: Ares reviews have been mixed, earning it a score of 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, this may not be the reason it is underperforming. After all, its 2010 predecessor Tron: Legacy has a score of 51% and still managed to gross $400.1 million worldwide by the end of its run.
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43 7.7/10 4/10 Tron: Ares 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed PG-13 Science Fiction Adventure Action Release Date October 10, 2025 Runtime 119 minutes Director Joachim Rønning Writers Jesse Wigutow, David DiGilio, Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird Producers Jared Leto, Jeffrey Silver, Sean Bailey, Steven Lisberger, Emma Ludbrook 7 Images Close Cast See All Jared Leto Ares Greta Lee Eve Kim
Prequel(s) TRON, TRON: Legacy Franchise(s) Tron Main Genre Sci-Fi Executive Producer(s) Russell Allen, Joseph Kosinski Powered by Expand Collapse