Box Office Report: 'Lone Ranger' Marks Third Big-Budget Bomb of Summer

Hollywood reporter ^

[SMGFan]

SUNDAY UPDATE: Universal's "Despicable Me 2" nearly triples the dismal $48.9 million earned by the Johnny Depp Western, posting a dazzling five-day North American debut of $142.1 million.

Failing to fire off a silver bullet, Disney's The Lone Ranger posted a grim five-day debut of $48.9 million, far from enough to make up for the high cost of the Johnny Depp-Armie Hammer Western.

Lone Ranger -- costing at least $250 million to produce -- marks the summer's third major disappointment after Will Smith tentpole After Earth and Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum's White House Down -- both Sony pics -- and is almost certain to pose a major financial headache for Disney. White House Down fell to No. 6 in its second weekend, falling 47 percent to $11.2 million for a domestic total of $50.1 million.

[who knows what evil?]

Clayton Moore did two Lone Ranger movies on the big screen back in the late 50’s after the series ended and they were successes.

One of them ran last week here in Red England...classic LR.

[morphing libertarian]

I’ll go tomorrow morning to feed my addiction of LR

I know I will be disappointed as I was at the last one.

But for old times sake:

The Lone Ranger: Hi-yo, Silver, away.
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[first lines for each episode]
Narrator: The Lone Ranger!
[gunshots are fired]
The Lone Ranger: Hi-yo, Silver!
Narrator: A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty “Hi-yo Silver” - the Lone Ranger!
The Lone Ranger: Hi-yo, Silver, away!
Narrator: With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again!

[earliest episodes]
The Lone Ranger: Only you, Tonto, know I’m alive. To the world, I’ll buried here beside my brother and my friends... forever.
Tonto: You are alone now. Last man. You are lone ranger.
The Lone Ranger: Yes, Tonto, I am... the Lone Ranger.
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[repeated line]
Tonto: Um, that right, Kemosabe.
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[llmc1]

My family and I really liked it, too. People are taking it WAY too seriously. The audience enjoyed it and clapped at the end. I think they were mostly a middle-aged crowd. That final train sequence was so fun, I think we’ll go see it again on the big screen.