Tron Turns in a Lackluster Weekend

 

Another decade, another Tron film that has failed to grip the box office quite the way that Hollywood would like it to. Despite missing its box office projections, however, the film turned in a credible opening weekend supported by some strong holdovers. Here’s the box office latest from Brandon Blake, best entertainment lawyer in los angeles at Blake & Wang P.A.

 


                                                                          Brandon Blake

Crossing $60M

Although earlier projections had foreseen a higher start, Tron: Ares managed to add $60.5M to Disney’s box office kitty, with $27M of that coming from offshore starts at the international box office. Interestingly, the movie is performing better across both audience and critical ratings than its predecessor.

 

Latin America, particularly Mexico and Brazil, and France saw strong starts. The film also took the No. 1 spot in the UK, Spain, Hong Kong, and Australia. Intriguingly, it lost out to local titles in both Korea and Germany. It will be released in China on October 17.

Other Notable Titles

One Battle After Another showed great legs for Warner Bros., dropping just 32% to take a further $15M over 77 markets. Argentina and Korea, alongside Columbia and Poland, were top markets. This brings it to a domestic cume of $83.5M, with a global cume of $138M. It will also open in China this week.

 

Universal and DreamWorks Animation saw openings in 11 new markets, bringing its global cume to $46M. The Conjuring: Last Rites continues to crush milestones, passing the $300M mark in international viewership for a global cume of $473M. And last, but certainly not least, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has slid into the No. 5 spot of this year’s top grossers, now sitting at $648M.

 

The most remarkable box office weekend on record this was not. However, with strong holdovers and audience interest in theatrical experiences remaining high, hopefully this will set the scene for a successful close to the year.

 

 

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