FlixPatrol alongside Disney+, whenever the television remote is accessible, one of the House of Mouse’s top box-office disappointments of 2025 has found renewed life on the streaming service, likely due to its impressive visuals, audio, and well, that’s pretty much it.
Debuting in theaters on October 10, 2025, “Tron: Ares” was both a critical and financial dud. Scoring just 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, this third chapter in the Grid-based saga, which was far from scientifically accurate, was labeled by Mashable as “heavy-handed, dunderheaded, and overly sincere, yet also sometimes amusing, endearing, alluring, and exhilarating” and according to Kermode and Mayo’s Take on YouTube, “one of the most tedious experiences I’ve encountered in a very long time… I had no investment in any character or situation at any moment.”
Sadly, the box office performance for “Tron: Ares” during its theater run was equally dismal. “Ares” amassed a mere $142.2 million against an approximate production cost of close to $220 million, rendering it a significant failure for Disney. So what does this threequel possess that justifies its secure position on Disney+’s watchlist?