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1982 · FILM

Tron

A brilliant software engineer discovers his old company's AI has evolved into a rogue virtual intelligence, forcing him to team up with a rival programmer and a brilliant engineer to stop it from seizing control of the world's systems.

“A world inside the computer where man has never been. Never before now.”

Directed by
Steven Lisberger, Lisa Marmon
Written by
Steven Lisberger, Bonnie Macbird
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
96 min
ActionAdventureSci-Fi

Synopsis

When video game creator Flynn hacks into the mainframe of his former employer, he is transported into a striking digital world and becomes part of the game he is developing. As he navigates cyberspace, Flynn faces off against a ruthless Master Control Program and joins forces with Tron, a security program designed to maintain balance within the digital realm.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 176+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jeff GoursonShot by Bruce LoganScored by Wendy CarlosDesigned by Dean Edward MitznerSound by Gordon EckerStunts by Richard E ButlerVFX by Peter W Anderson

Box Office

1982 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$33.0M

Budget$17.0M
Worldwide gross$33.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $33.0M — 100% of worldwide · International: $2K (0%)

Opening weekend: $4.8M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $7.4M — 22% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,091 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (promotional title)Tron: The Electronic Gladiator
  • (Video Title)Tron: The Original Classic
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • CanadaJul 9, 1982
  • United StatesJul 9, 1982
  • JapanSep 18, 1982
  • MexicoSep 24, 1982
  • AustraliaDec 3, 1982

Companies

ProductionWalt Disney Productions, Lisberger/Kushner

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