Tron: Ares has collected $64.3 million at the North American box office, which has pushed its global total closer to this Ridley Scott film.

The dramatic downturn in North America is due to a scarcity of product and the failure of fall event pics to connect with audiences, including the ill-fated 'Tron: Ares' and the Dwayne Johnson starrer 'The Smashing Machine.

As underwhelming as it may have been so far, the latter is still climbing slowly up the box office ranks and hitting small milestones. After earning just shy of $5 million from US theaters on its third weekend,

Tron: Ares is on its way to crossing the $150 million mark at the worldwide box office. The film is closing in on the global total in a critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg-helmed film, which is counted among his lowest-grossing films. The movie features Eric Bana and Daniel Craig in key roles. Keep scrolling for the deets.

From director Tatsuya Yoshihara, this feature sequel to the first season, Chainsaw Man had already been playing at the international box office, as we’ve reported. This session, it added cinemas in North America and another $14.7M from 46 offshore Sony markets.