Many thought Little Fockers (movie review) would be a huge mistake, and that it may have been for the critics but not the piggy bank. The third movie in the Meet the Parents franchise brought in over $34 million this Christmas weekend. The Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro movie was followed by the new Coen’s western True Grit (movie review). Unfortunately Tron Legacy wasn’t intriguing enough to keep up it’s number one spot even before it made back half its money, people must be a bit disappointed.

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Twenty years later, the world gets Tron: Legacy (read review). The much anticipated film opened this weekend and it topped the box office charts with $43.6 million. The Warner Bros. animated film Yogi Bear (read review) came in at No. 2, but didn’t make anything close to the Sci-fi film which stars Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlund, and Olivia Wilde.

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Today Tron Legacy finally debuts in theaters after 3 years of heavy campaigning from Disney Studios. The follow up to their 1982 feature Tron is expected to introduce a new generation to the mythology surrounding Kevin Flynn and his son Sam. According to Deadline, the movie is off to a good start by earning $3.5 million at midnight screenings on Thursday night.

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After 28 long years, Disney has decided to make a follow up to the 1982 film Tron. Even though the original wasn’t a box office hit, it spawned a very successful video game, and the film eventually became a cult classic. The sequel Tron Legacy is a father-son story that takes all the things we loved about the first movie and adds modernized special effects, a kick-ass soundtrack, and of course the return of Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn. Find out if Tron Legacy lives up to the hype in our review…

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This weekend Joseph Kosinski will pick up where Steven Lisberger left off nearly 30 years ago when he directed Tron. The sequel Tron Legacy has been infused with new blood both in front and behind the camera. Kosinski is one of the most sought after up and coming directors and he has a lot riding on Tron Legacy’s release. With so much pressure hinging on one project, when we interviewed him we made sure to ask the important questions. Check out our interview…

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This week Tron Legacy will finally debut in theaters 28 years after the original. The movie has been five years in the making, and Disney has spent three years marketing it to the public. Even though it’s a big budget tentpole, Tron Legacy was a passion project for everyone involved. The cast and crew wanted to push the boundaries of visual effects and utilize today’s technology to bring the story of Kevin and now Sam Flynn to a new generation. We recently had the opportunity to speak to Tron Legacy co-producer Justin Springer about this labor of love, and he gave us some pretty good insight into how it went from the page to the screen…

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We’ve got one more week until the long awaited sequel Tron Legacy debuts in theaters. To push the movie’s marketing over the edge Disney has released a new clip from the film that features Michael Sheen as the eccentric Castor. Not only that but if you look closely you can catch a peek of score composers Daft Punk in their strategically placed cameo. Check it out…

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Today is Tuesday and you know what that means — new Tron Legacy stuff! This week the focus has been put on the soundtrack which features new music from electronic/dance duo Daft Punk. They’ve released a music video for their song “Derezzed,” which debuted this morning on MTV. Like all of Daft Punk’s tunes this is a definite club banger. Check it out…

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Disney has spent a ridiculous amount of money promoting their upcoming 3D flick, Tron Legacy. The film has been at San Diego Comic-Con three years in a row, and billboards started popping up this summer even though the movie doesn’t open until mid-December. Add an over the top viral campaign and multiple preview screenings and you’ve got one of the most expensive marketing campaigns ever. Unfortunately, that still might not be enough according to some box office tracking reports.

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