{"id":151727,"date":"2025-10-29T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/151727\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:05:08","slug":"jeff-bridges-shares-perspective-on-tron-ares-box-office-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/151727\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bridges Shares Perspective on Tron: Ares Box Office Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/tron-ares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tron: Ares\u2019<\/a> <\/strong>underperformance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/jeff-bridges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jeff Bridges<\/a> shared an interesting perspective on box office failures.<\/p>\n<p>Tron: Ares was positioned as a huge fall blockbuster for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/disney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disney<\/a>. With an estimated budget of $220 million, Tron: Ares needs to make at least double that to be considered somewhat profitable. Released on October 10, Tron: Ares opened to $33.5 million domestically and $60.5 million globally. These figures are well below the initial projections of $45 million domestically and $90 million globally.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Tron: Ares has grossed $124 million worldwide. Estimates have the movie stalling at $160 million. If that happens, the third Tron movie is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/movies\/634729-tron-ares-real-budget-disney-loss-box-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">net a loss of $132.7 million<\/a> for Disney.<\/p>\n<p>What did Jeff Bridges say about the box office failure of Tron: Ares?<\/p>\n<p>Bridges, who played Kevin Flynn in Tron: Ares, recently spoke about the discouraging opening and how it should not be the only factor in a movie\u2019s perception. Bridges compared Tron: Ares to another famous flop and how time can change the narrative. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s interesting, though, how movies are received at opening weekend,\u201d Bridges told <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeff-bridges-tron-ares-underwhelming-box-office-performance-11839016?taid=690141dc7add8a0001c5d30d&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. \u201cI remember Heaven\u2019s Gate was considered, you know, very disappointing or a flop, but nowadays it\u2019s considered kind of a masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bridges noted that Heaven\u2019s Gate still has special screenings in theaters today. \u201cIt\u2019s interesting how things can grow on you,\u201d Bridges said.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 1980, Heaven\u2019s Gate was an epic Western and Michael Cimino\u2019s follow-up to The Deer Hunter. Critics destroyed Heaven\u2019s Gate, and the movie made $3.5 million on a $44 million budget. Since the initial failure, Heaven\u2019s Gate has been reassessed in a more favorable light, with a re-edit of the film garnering a positive response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven as an individual, often, I have not liked a movie,\u201d Bridges added. \u201cAnd then a couple weeks or months later, I\u2019ll see it again. I\u2019ll say, \u2018What was I thinking?\u2019 As the Dude would say, \u2018That\u2019s just, like, your opinion, man.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tron: Ares is still in theaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the wake of Tron: Ares\u2019 underperformance, Jeff Bridges shared an interesting perspective on box office failures. 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