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Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Hits the Grid With $14.3 Million Opening Day, Channing Tatum’s ‘Roofman’ Raises $3.2 Million in Second
Tron: Ares opened with $14.3 million including early screenings but fell short of projections, while Roofman earned $3.2 million on day two amid positive critical reception.
- Friday, Tron: Ares earned $14.3 million on opening day from 4,000 locations, including early-access previews that began Wednesday.
- Disney spent a $180 million production budget, but pre-weekend tracking had forecast north of $40 million to $45 million, leaving expectations unmet despite audience favorability on CinemaScore.
- Industry estimates put Tron: Ares on course for roughly a $35 million weekend, with a B+ CinemaScore and Rotten Tomatoes splits near 56% critics and 86% audience.
- The studio needs about $450 million to break even, and is banking on international box office projected at $40-45 million to help recoup its $180 million production budget.
- In the coming weeks, weekend-to-weekend drops and premium formats like IMAX and Dolby will determine if word-of-mouth can extend Tron: Ares' box office momentum.
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Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Hits the Grid With $14.3 Million Opening Day, Channing Tatum’s ‘Roofman’ Raises $3.2 Million in Second
Disney's 'Tron: Ares' is opening atop the box office, above Channing Tatum's 'Roofman' and Jennifer Lopez's 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.'
The film raised several million fewer than expected.
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