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TIL that Tron: Ares is a movie made from the third act of the original, scrapped sequel
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Seriously, i hate when people speak in an authoritative voice when they don't know what they're talking about. By every measure of commercial success that's commonly considered, Tron Legacy did well. It made over 200 million in profit. It was expected to make 40-50 million on its opening weekend, and perfectly achieved that when it took in 43.6 million. It was the number one movie at the box office. It had a 170 million budget and earned 410 million at the box office, netting 240 million profit just on ticket sales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Legacy
I don't even care much about the movie, i just hate when someone talks in an authoritative voice about something they're completely wrong about
This is hate speech against reddit users
The $170 million budget is just movie production, it doesn't include marketing and distribution. The $410 million at the box office is gross, not net. It's what the tickets cost the customers not how much made it back to the production company. They almost certainly made a profit, but not nearly as big of one as the $200 million you propose.
Nah, the film grossed 240 million. Even if they spent 100 million on marketing then the movie still earned 140 in profit. If you like you can even throw another 40 million in there to account for any other costs, and that means it still pulled in 100 million in straight profit. By every commercial measure the movie was a financial success.
You're still confusing net and gross there. Let's say they spent $70 mil on marketing and distribution. $170+$70=$240 million in costs. Let's also say they get 75% of box office sales. 410*.75=$307.5. 307.5-240 = $67.5. $67.5 million in profit. Again, they almost certainly made a profit, but not nearly as big of one as the $200 million you proposed.