‘Tron: Ares’ Early Previews Generate $4.8 Million at Box Office
Early previews for Disney’s “Tron: Ares” brought in $4.8 million, including limited Wednesday showings and previews beginning Thursday at 2 p.m., signaling potential for a strong opening weekend.
The film’s performance is currently tracking to exceed $40 million for its three-day debut, a crucial benchmark for success in a fall movie season that has seen mixed results for adult-oriented features like “The Smashing Machine” and “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.” “Tron: Ares” faces competition from both Major League Baseball playoffs and NFL games this weekend, but boasts an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, exceeding the 64% achieved by 2010’s “Tron: Legacy.”
The $4.8 million preview total surpasses the $3.6 million earned by “Tron: Legacy” – which benefited from midnight previews, a practice less common today – and is comparable to recent fan-focused reboots such as “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” ($6.6 million) and “Alien: Romulus” ($6.5 million). The film, starring Jared Leto and directed by Joachim Rønning, carried a substantial production budget of $180 million. Elsewhere at the box office, Miramax and Paramount’s “Roofman” collected $1 million from 2,800 locations yesterday, while Sony/Affirm’s “Soul on Fire” earned $575,000 from 1,450 sites. You can find more information about box office performance at Box Office Mojo.
Currently, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” remains the top-grossing film of the week with $34 million, while other films like “One Battle After Another” and “Gabby’s Dollhouse” continue to perform. Disney officials will be closely monitoring the film’s performance throughout the weekend to assess its overall trajectory.
