Tron: Ares To Overperform at Box Office Despite Mixed Reviews

With Tron: Ares leading a packed release slate and several newcomers hitting theaters, the box office race is heating up. The sci-fi sequel eyes a strong debut while Roofman and Kiss of the Spider Woman compete for audience attention across genres.

Tron: Ares box office could open with $50 million

Variety reports that Disney’s Tron: Ares will open with $45 million to $50 million across North American theaters. Directed by Joachim Rønning, the sequel depicts humanity’s first contact with artificial intelligence beings when a digital program enters the real world. International projections place the film’s earnings between $40 million and $45 million, bringing its potential global debut to as high as $95 million.

The projection matches Tron: Legacy’s 2010 opening of $44 million, unadjusted for inflation. The franchise began in 1982 with Tron, which grossed $50 million worldwide against a $17 million budget. Tron: Ares, carrying a reported $180 million production cost, is now the most expensive entry in the series. Despite mixed early reviews, holding a 53% Rotten Tomatoes score based on 97 critics, tracking indicates stronger-than-expected audience interest.

Jared Leto leads the cast as Ares, joined by Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, and Gillian Anderson. Jeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn from the earlier films, such as Tron: Legacy. Nine Inch Nails composed the soundtrack, which Interscope Records will release.

Elsewhere, Paramount will release Roofman this weekend, featuring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, and it expects an $8 million to $12 million debut. On the other hand, Kiss of the Spider Woman, led by Jennifer Lopez, is projected to open between $1.5 million and $3 million. It also features Diego Luna.

Tron: Ares hits theaters on October 10, 2025, more than four decades after the original film Tron’s 1982 release.

Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net