Monday, December 8, 2025

Jeff Bridges Talks Tron: Ares Field Workplace Flop Standing: “Issues Develop On You”


Tron: Ares didn’t fairly sparkle on the field workplace in the way in which that Disney had hoped, failing to herald the cash such a franchise ought to maybe be bringing in and has now been labelled a flop that may lose the studio tens of millions. However star Jeff Bridges doesn’t see it that manner, and doesn’t suppose the third movie is the flop many have written it off as.

The Oscar Winner – who performs Kevin Flynn for the third time within the new movie – was chatting to Leisure Weekly for a brand new interview the place he spoke of the movie’s underwhelming field workplace up to now, and says its “attention-grabbing” that the movie has already been labelled a flop after only some weeks.

“It’s attention-grabbing, although, how motion pictures are obtained at opening weekend,” he mentioned. “I keep in mind ‘Heaven’s Gate’ was thought of, , very disappointing or a flop, however these days it’s thought of type of a masterpiece.”

Within the chat, Bridges additionally talked concerning the infamous flop that was 1981’s Heaven’s Gate – which price over $50million and solely made $3.5million and which Bridges starred in – has a screening of the director’s month subsequent month, highlighting that regardless of its failure, it nonetheless has an viewers who loves it over 4 many years later:

“Because the Dude [from ‘The Big Lebowski’] would say, ‘That’s similar to, your opinion, man.’” he added.

Launched earlier this month, Tron: Ares grossed solely $60 million throughout its opening weekend on the international field workplace, which has now risen to over $ 125 million. Nevertheless, the movie’s manufacturing was reportedly between $180-$220million, to not point out different prices, and will lose the studio over $130million after its theatrical run.

Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock informed TheWrap, that the third movie was doubtless a tough promote to start with, given it was “laborious to peg” the “mass attraction” for the film:  “It’s not as brainy because the previous movies and tries to attraction to the multiplex lots, however there simply isn’t something there that instantly tells audiences there’s one thing they haven’t seen earlier than.”

Is that this a case of Hollywood’s obsession with sequels and franchises slowly coming to an finish in gentle of viewers urge for food modifications, or did anybody actually need a third Tron film?

Tron: Ares stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Hasan Minhaj alongside Bridges, and is in cinemas now.



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