New york marketwatch after a disappointing opening weekend, walt disney co. With despicable me 2 dominating the fourth of july box office, it was no holiday for the lone ranger. The character of tonto is problematic at best for all americans, not just the native ones. The film stars armie hammer as the lone ranger and johnny depp as tonto. That allows verbinski the opportunity to bookend his story with two. A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. Armie hammer and johnny depp make for an appealing pair of leads, but theyre not enough to make up for the lone ranger s bland script, bloated length, and. Red harrington is the dramatically coiffed, ivorylegged.
Featurette the mask the lone ranger synopsis native american spirit warrior tonto and man of the law john reid join forces to battle greed and corruption. Of course, it didnt help when critics largely panned the lone ranger before its opening. Armie hammer as the lone ranger, bryant prince as danny reid and ruth wilson as rebecca reid in the lone ranger. To television viewers, clayton moore was the lone ranger. Its going to be a long, steep climb to the breakeven mark. Jul 07, 20 the steve carell comedy sequel had a huge holiday weekend %27the lone ranger%27 sputtered out of the gate and could end up being one of the year%27s biggest flops.
A posse of six members of the texas ranger division, led by captain dan reid, pursued a band of outlaws led by bartholomew butch cavendish, but are betrayed by a civilian guide named collins. Jul 08, 20 jerry bruckheimers bloated turd of a lone ranger movie tanked this weekend while despicable me 2 won the day, which is crazy, because from everything ive read about children, they just adore. The disney western starring armie hammer as the titular character and. The lone ranger is a 20 action western film directed by gore verbinski and distributed by walt disney pictures.
Finale william tell overture licensed to youtube by. My second reaction was, i really hope young people dont see this movie and think tonto is real. Heres what killed disneys the lone ranger the motley. The lone ranger epic movie flops pictures cbs news. The opening narration of the original lone ranger radio program invited listeners to return with us to the thrilling days of yesteryear.
The animated 3d film had a lot to celebrate over the long independence day weekend. The lone ranger is officially a box office train wreck. With klinton spilsbury, michael horse, christopher lloyd, matt clark. The steve carell comedy sequel had a huge holiday weekend %27the lone ranger%27 sputtered out of the gate and could end up being one of the. The lone ranger looks like it will flop business insider. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements. Jul 07, 20 the lone ranger seems to be riding into the sunset on its debut weekend.
The wild west sideshow where young will meets the elderly tonto is called the thrilling days of yesteryear. While details differ, the basic story of the lone rangers origin is consistent in most versions of the franchise. Made for finer things yet possessing the grit and independence of any frontiersman. This flick that wavers between irony and seriousness follows the adventures of the ranger, his white stallion silver and his american indian pal tonto, as they attempt to bring local criminals to justice. Tonto was played by, among others, john todd, roland parker, and in the television series, jay silverheels. Johnny depp ready to return lone ranger star armie hammer is signed on for a couple sequels assuming they happen, while johnny depp says hes all ready to reprise as tonto. A lot of it can be seen in this tv spot, but it really needs to be seen on the big screen to appreciate. Jun 25, 20 1981 lone ranger pic galloped quickly into oblivion film was both a notorious flop and a public relations debacle before the movie even opened. The lone ranger and why it matters to indian country. The lone ranger is a 20 american western action film directed by gore verbinski and written by justin haythe, ted elliott and terry rossio. His path fatefully crosses with that of the wounded young lawyer john reid, whom he transforms into the lone ranger. Johnny depp, armie hammer blame critics for lone rangers u.
Let me explain is opening in less than theaters, but it has a shot at reaching the top ten during its opening weekend. A native american spirit warrior, tonto johnny depp, recounts the untold tales that transformed john reid. Jul 08, 20 the lone ranger shows that not even johnny depp is a sure thing. Few directors working today on this scale are able to stage so fluid an action set piece as verbinski. The sole surviving texas ranger klinton spilsbury of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader major bartholomew butch cavendish christopher lloyd returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, the lone ranger. The lone ranger, the new johnny depp blockbuster directed by gore verbinski, falls cleanly into the third category. The film is told through tontos memories of the duos earliest efforts to subdue local villainy. Despite the lone ranger, which marks the third bigbudget studio disappointment of the summer, the threeday postindependence day holiday weekend far outscored last years box office top. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars armie hammer in the title role and johnny depp as tonto and explores the duos efforts to subdue. Box office despicable me 2 opens big against lone ranger. Daily weekend weekly monthly quarterly yearly seasons holidays. Jul 03, 20 the wild west sideshow where young will meets the elderly tonto is called the thrilling days of yesteryear. The action in lone ranger mirrors the sweeping seabound sequences in the best of the pirates of the caribbean movies only in a saddle.
A running theme of the lone ranger is the emergence of the locomotive as a means of connecting towns on the american wests frontier. The lone ranger shows that not even johnny depp is a sure thing. The lone ranger is the sole survivor of a group of six ambushed texas rangers. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars johnny depp as tonto, the narrator of the events and armie hammer as john reid, the lone ranger. The disney western starring armie hammer as the titular character and johnny depp as tonto was outpaced 3 to 1 by universal. Domestic 2020 weekend 15 april 1012, 2020 week year. The lone ranger is a 20 american western film produced by walt disney pictures and jerry bruckheimer films and directed by gore verbinski. Looking forward, there are a dozen films opening wide in july, more or less. There will be much debate and handwringing over the relative box office failure of disneys the lone ranger over this past july 4th weekend. With johnny depp, armie hammer, william fichtner, tom wilkinson. Native american warrior tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed john reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the lone ranger near you. Fifty mil may sound like boffo bux to you and me, but the lone ranger cost roughly a third of a billion dollars to make and market. The difference between world war z and the lone ranger.
The lone ranger is an actioncomedy in which the masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Johnny depp, armie hammer blame critics for lone rangers. As the threat of war grows, ites up to the masked man and his faithful companion, tonto, to keep. Jul 07, 20 with despicable me 2 dominating the fourth of july box office, it was no holiday for the lone ranger. A celebration in lone pine brings out fans and clayton moore, the tv actor who played the. The lone ranger shows that not even johnny depp is a. Jerry bruckheimers bloated turd of a lone ranger movie tanked this weekend while despicable me 2 won the day, which is crazy, because from. The lone ranger 1949 1957 opening and closing theme. Week rank lw release gross % lw theaters change average. A series of events will change him into the enigmatic hero, the masked lone ranger.
Weekend weekly monthly quarterly yearly seasons holidays. Jul 05, 20 finale william tell overture licensed to youtube by. The lone ranger seems to be riding into the sunset on its debut weekend. May 28, 20 the west becomes wild when a greedy rancher stirs up trouble with a local native american tribe. However, the first weekends results also revealed a more troublesome trend for the aspiring franchise.
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