Disney’s reboot Tron: Ares malfunctioned badly in its box office debut, coming in well behind expectations with a domestic opening of $33.5 million from 4,000 theaters. Unless it can solve its problem quickly, it will once and for all end hopes of rebooting a franchise that began more than four decades ago when the first film became a cult classic.

Overseas — where sci-fi is an ever harder sell — Ares also disappointed with a debut of $27 million for a global start of $60.5 million. It unfurled everywhere save for China.

Disney’s reboot Tron: Ares malfunctioned badly in its box office debut, coming in well behind expectations with a domestic opening of $33.5 million from 4,000 theaters. Unless it can solve its problem quickly, it will once and for all end hopes of rebooting a f

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