BOX OFFICE: THE LONE RANGER Opens With $2M In Tuesday Night Showings

BOX OFFICE: THE LONE RANGER Opens With $2M In Tuesday Night Showings

With a $65-70M five-day opening being predicted, Disney's The Lone Ranger has opened with $2M in late night showings on Tuesday. However, the action western starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer will be no match for Despicable Me 2 this week.

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By PaulRom - Jul 03, 2013 08:07 AM EST
Filed Under: The Lone Ranger
Source: The Hollywood Reporter



The Lone Ranger hasn't exactly been well received by critics, as Disney's $250M action western currently has a 24% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 108 reviews. However, the Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer starrer will still do decent business this week, and opened last night with $2M. Its main competition, Universal's Despicable Me 2, grossed an impressive $4.7M. The animated sequel is on track for a $110M gross by Sunday, with Lone Ranger predicted to make $65-70M. That's a decent opening for the Gore Verbinski-directed blockbuster (which many have predicted would be one of the biggest box office disappointments of the year), but it will have to do very well overseas and have strong legs domestically to cover its massive budget. Disney is hoping to create a potential franchise after previously working with Depp, Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer on the multi-billion Pirates Of The Caribbean series. What do you plan on seeing this weekend?

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JoshBerger
JoshBerger - 7/3/2013, 8:53 AM
First to comment first to get laid...oh and [frick] this movie,piece of shit excuse for a movie,Depp is shit and Hammer sucks.
PapaSmurf1
PapaSmurf1 - 7/3/2013, 8:53 AM
first!!!! the Lone ranger is going to S.U.C.K.
PapaSmurf1
PapaSmurf1 - 7/3/2013, 8:53 AM
This Lone Ranger movie Smurfing sucks!!!
ScarletJack
ScarletJack - 7/3/2013, 8:55 AM
Well that was poor planning on Disney's part. Despicable Me 2 is going to kill them in the BO this week. Ranger will have to rely on the older teen crowds...and adults w/o kids who still dig westerns. And what I've seen not a very good western.
CrimsonFlash
CrimsonFlash - 7/3/2013, 8:57 AM
Flop like a fish even with their overt attempt to connect this with pirates.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 7/3/2013, 8:59 AM
And here comes odinstomp to start another MOS debate.
kalelhawj
kalelhawj - 7/3/2013, 9:02 AM
@OdinStomp, Unlike The Lone Ranger MOS was actually really good and the GA love it with 82% user Rating. As for The Lone Ranger it sets at 73% with user liking it. WOM for The Lone Ranger doesn't look good and will not have MOS WOM to earn any BO money.
Kolossus
Kolossus - 7/3/2013, 9:05 AM
MoS butthurt continues...
tonytony
tonytony - 7/3/2013, 9:06 AM
incredible how no one seems to factor in competition with release dates. skyfall opened in october last year but still earned over a billion over a 3 month run. its not all about cramming everything into summer people. if its a good movie and you manage to get a week to yourself then you have a hit. If you manage to get two weeks without top competition you have a really big hit. In addition to having good movie you need to have good release dates too as it helps almost as much.
Mysterion
Mysterion - 7/3/2013, 9:07 AM
Lone Ranger will be this years John Carter
HugoStrange87
HugoStrange87 - 7/3/2013, 9:07 AM
I don't really see this doing so well honestly. But Disney certainly has money to burn. They could waste money on movies and not lose too much sleep over it.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 7/3/2013, 9:10 AM
@Mysterion
John Carter made $73mil domestic TOTAL. This is going to make that opening weekend.
Mysterion
Mysterion - 7/3/2013, 9:11 AM
and BTW...MOS will make a killing with DVD & bluray sales.
Mmasoldier
Mmasoldier - 7/3/2013, 9:12 AM
I'll be Checking this out I'd rather make my own assumption if the movie is good or not.
jcfrommars9
jcfrommars9 - 7/3/2013, 9:13 AM
@kalelhawj

You have seen the Lone Ranger?

@Mysterion

Financially it certainly seems that way at the moment. However, I actually liked John Carter. I thought it was very underrated.
Whiteandgold
Whiteandgold - 7/3/2013, 9:15 AM
It will do well internationally. Its johnny depp.
darkrider1
darkrider1 - 7/3/2013, 9:16 AM
DESPICABLE ME 2 & LONE RANGER ARE PIECE OF SHIT MOVIES, MAN OF STEEL RULES 2013 & MAN OF STEEL IS GREAT NO MATTER WHAT ANY RETARD SAYS.
Mysterion
Mysterion - 7/3/2013, 9:17 AM
@BackwardGalaxy
John Carter ended with with 283 million worldwide...I could see Lone Ranger ending around that amount. What helped John Carter break even was the international box office...and Lone Ranger will do poorly overseas
Mysterion
Mysterion - 7/3/2013, 9:20 AM
@jcfrommars9
I actually liked JC...its a shame how bad it tanked.
marantaz
marantaz - 7/3/2013, 9:22 AM
Drop can't save this...that tells you how bad it is.
mctrinket
mctrinket - 7/3/2013, 9:25 AM
marantaz
marantaz - 7/3/2013, 9:26 AM
On the one hand the anti MOS Trolls are annoying and tiresome..on the other hand, I remember a lot of IM3 Trolls on this site... payback's a bitch aint it?
give it a rest, trolls.
Ocelot
Ocelot - 7/3/2013, 9:40 AM
No one cares about westerns outside of America, which is why they do far better in America. Django was a Tarantino film first before a western so that doesn't count. Lone Ranger will do crap overseas.
Liverpool4life
Liverpool4life - 7/3/2013, 9:49 AM
@Darkrider1

Watch what you say. If you have a special needs child some day when you grow up, you realize there are more civil ways to address those you disagree with.
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 7/3/2013, 9:58 AM
It better hope it can do some World War Z box office worldwide because no way it can beat a kids movie on 4th of July weekend.
third3ye
third3ye - 7/3/2013, 10:05 AM
John Carter 2013
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 7/3/2013, 10:35 AM
What was Disney thinking doing a Lone Ranger film?

Why would you want a franchise of such a shitty character?

And what did they think could be funny in a Lone Ranger film?

TheAbomination
TheAbomination - 7/3/2013, 10:37 AM

Shit movie.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 7/3/2013, 10:40 AM
I don't get why Disney had to have this movie come out in the summer. I don't get why all studios for that matter only want to bring out movies in May, June & July. There is nine more months in the year. With having movies all coming out around the same time there will be less money they could have made. I could have seen that the Lone Ranger would have done better closer to the end of the year maybe around October.
CPBuff22
CPBuff22 - 7/3/2013, 10:44 AM
YAY Despicable Me 2!!!! Such a fun movie!
Kyos
Kyos - 7/3/2013, 10:49 AM
John Carter could have been better, but it wasn't nearly as bad as people said it was. Lone Ranger on the other hand...
Dangermouse78
Dangermouse78 - 7/3/2013, 11:03 AM
John Carter was a great film. Poorly scored by 'critics' again, while teeny shite storms like the Hunger Games got great reviews. Proves critics are somewhat unreliable
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