Disney was hoping to make a big splash at the box office with the release of their sequel/reboot Tron: Ares , but fans didn't quite flock to the multiplexes as they expected. Box office analysts were predicting an opening weekend as low as $35 million and as high as $50 million, but it ended up much lower than that.

It debuted with an estimated $33.5 million domestic and just $27 million international for a global opening of $60.5 million, which is quite the disappointing return for Disney. The production budget is estimated at $180 million , which doesn't take into account the untold millions the studio poured into publicity and advertising either.

There is no one reason why a big-budget studio movie succeeds or fails, with multiple factors contributing to a film's success o

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