Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[MisterPenguin]

Tron Ares should’ve debuted straight to Disney+. This isn’t 2010 anymore.

And miss out on any theatrical income?

 

[Phroobar]

You can always tell if a movie will bomb when there is no advertising at the parks. No Elio character in the parade. No Tron dance party.

 

[Stripes]

And miss out on any theatrical income?

Direct-to-streaming movies also do worse on streaming than theatrical releases.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

And miss out on any theatrical income?

Since when does that matter? They don’t need BO because any piece of hot garbage makes TRILLIONS on streaming now…

Or are we not doing that anymore? I hate it when I miss a goal post shift

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You can always tell if a movie will bomb when there is no advertising at the parks. No Elio character in the parade. No Tron dance party.

It had an uphill climb no matter what…just like the first two did.

They have become VERY stingy in dropping a penny on much these days…it seems?

Not shy about charging them though

 

[Tony the Tigger]

You can always tell if a movie will bomb when there is no advertising at the parks. No Elio character in the parade. No Tron dance party.

Turning the Tron ride red isn’t enough?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Tron: Ares earns a B+ CinemaScore, same as Legacy

That doesn't suggest the movie will have much, if any, legs and the $35-$37 million opening weekend is already below the $44 million 3-week out tracking suggested.

Box Office Mojo estimate shows $33.5 million

 

[Phroobar]

Turning the Tron ride red isn’t enough?

Definitely not. How is anyone supposed to make that relationship between a color change and new movie?

 

[Disney Analyst]

Again, I am just trying to understand why? I don’t think anyone was asking for another movie… just feels like a waste of money… but maybe I’m a biased, as I really could care less about the IP.

 

[TP2000]

Box Office first pass is in for this weekend. Tron: Ares delivered $33 Million domestically.

Maybe it will help that it's Columbus Day weekend and many folks have tomorrow off to go see this one?

On the flip side, The Hollywood Reporter is reminding readers this morning that Tron: Ares debut weekend was $10 Million less than forecasts, and likely ends the attempt by Burbank at "rebooting the franchise".

Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stumbles With $33.5 Million Debut

Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Ares" topped the box office in its debut.

variety.com

Box Office: ‘Tron’ Hits the Skids With $33.5M Opening, ‘Roofman’ No. 2 at $8M

The big-budget 'Tron: Ares' came in $10 million or so behind expectations domestically and likely ends hopes of ever rebooting the sci-fi franchise.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Serpico Jones]

Direct-to-streaming movies also do worse on streaming than theatrical releases.

I don’t buy that for a second. That is the old farts in Hollywood trying to justify a washed up distribution model.

Just look at K-pop: Demon Hunters.

 

[TP2000]

Definitely not. How is anyone supposed to make that relationship between a color change and new movie?

Particularly when Disney did this at DCA for the last one back in the fall of 2010...

Yesterland: ElecTRONica

www.yesterland.com

I still have several Flynn's Arcade game tokens from ElecTRONica! They sat in my change dish in my kitchen for years, then were lovingly packed up when I evacuated moved out of California. And now they sit in my change dish in my kitchen in Utah. For no good reason other than they make me smile and remember that fun marketing thing at DCA that one year. And it's good mental exercise to fish through them when you're just looking for some damn quarters.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Box Office first pass is in for this weekend. Tron: Ares delivered $33 Million domestically.

Maybe it will help that it's Columbus Day weekend and many folks have tomorrow off to go see this one?

On the flip side, The Hollywood Reporter is reminding readers this morning that Tron: Ares debut weekend was $10 Million less than forecasts, and likely ends the attempt by Burbank at "rebooting the franchise".

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Box Office: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stumbles With $33.5 Million Debut

Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Ares" topped the box office in its debut.

variety.com

Box Office: ‘Tron’ Hits the Skids With $33.5M Opening, ‘Roofman’ No. 2 at $8M

The big-budget 'Tron: Ares' came in $10 million or so behind expectations domestically and likely ends hopes of ever rebooting the sci-fi franchise.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Nothing that can’t be tanked these days

 

[Stripes]

I don’t buy that for a second. That is the old farts in Hollywood trying to justify a washed up distribution model.

Just look at K-pop: Demon Hunters.

Netflix had a direct-to-streaming hit and somehow that one example proves theatrical isn’t a boon for streaming movies? The “old farts in Hollywood” includes Amazon, by the way.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/business/media/streaming-movies-theaters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s08.Q15W.4iYM0rxvhTKQ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

[Serpico Jones]

To quote Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos: “Amazon has been in streaming as long as we have and I’m not sure they have anything to show for it. I don’t understand their business and I don’t think they do either”.

 

[Disney Irish]

I don’t buy that for a second. That is the old farts in Hollywood trying to justify a washed up distribution model.

Just look at K-pop: Demon Hunters.

Old farts who make Billions in a single year for that washed up distribution model, way more than you have in your entire lifetime or the lifetimes of anyone here.

Look I'm proponent of the streaming model, but as long as there is still a theatrical market Hollywood will continue to try to squeeze as much out of it until there is nothing left.

Also even Netflix tried get in on it for K-pop as well, and will for future movies too.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

To quote Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos: “Amazon has been in streaming as long as we have and I’m not sure they have anything to show for it. I don’t understand their business and I don’t think they do either”.

I think they understand their business very well: they schlep product 24 hours a day to everyone on the planet and make a killing doing it

 

[Stripes]

To quote Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos: “Amazon has been in streaming as long as we have and I’m not sure they have anything to show for it. I don’t understand their business and I don’t think they do either”.

LOL!

He should’ve just left it at “I don’t understand their business.”

Another big company knows what they doing as well!

Watch F1 The Movie - Apple TV

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed into leading a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentoring a young hotshot driver—while chasing one last chance at red…

tv.apple.com

 

[Prince-1]

You can always tell if a movie will bomb when there is no advertising at the parks. No Elio character in the parade. No Tron dance party.

The majority of people could care less about Tron so I guess they figured why waste the money

 

[Alice a]

I like Tron. I would have happily gone to see this in theatres, as I did the last one, but I’m not going to see a movie with Jared Leto starring.

That’s pretty rare - normally the way an actor or actress behaves outside of a particular film, etc. doesn’t affect my ability to enjoy the story.

But he absolutely makes my skin crawl, and that’s not an uncommon sentiment.
I worked in the music industry for over a decade, and the guy was, at best, a creep.

I’m not sure why Disney has been so ready to work with a leading man who has had some pretty uncomfortable rumors following him around for the majority of his career.

I wonder how many women are avoiding the film?