Despite middling reviews and star Jared Leto 's divisive relationship with the audience, Disney's Tron: Ares is falling slightly short of expectations in its debut weekend at the domestic box office. The movie arrives 15 years after Tron: Legacy grossed over $400 million globally but was deemed unsuccessful by Disney's lofty standards. The new film is a soft-reboot that only brings back original star Jeff Bridges , but flips the script by being mostly set in the real world, as opposed to the digital universe of the previous two installments. Tron: Ares grossed around $14 million on opening day , which includes the nearly $5 million it made in Thursday previews.

The film is projected to gross under $40 million over its first weekend of release, although this num

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