The neon-colored sights of "Tron's" virtual world are awe inspiring to say the least. What was really eye-popping about "Tron: Ares," though, was its dismal $33.5 million domestic opening weekend. Coming in significantly behind "Tron: Legacy's" domestic bow from December 2010, "Ares" only performed marginally better than the North American openings of infamous Disney flops like "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "John Carter." Even in the pantheon of October opening weekends, "Tron: Ares" was a major disappointment, debuting below much cheaper October releases like "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," "Five Nights at Freddy's," and "Jackass 3D."

Any way you slice it, this $180 million-budgeted blockbuster is a catastrophic flop. With the film likewise bombing in most international territ

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