Box Office Review: Lone Ranger Gets Unhorsed, As "Despicable Me 2" Rides On To The Weekend Top Spot

This week’s box office isn’t offering any surprises – the adorable yellow minions of Despicable Me 2 dominated the chart, while Lone Ranger went into the weekend hoping to minimize losses. On Friday, three days into its release, the animated feature had clocked in at $59 million, with the prediction of weekend sales putting it at a comfy $130 by the end of the five day period, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Even the presence of Johnny Depp couldn’t save Disney’s crack at a Western from getting knocked off the saddle (or, in this case, the top of the box office.) On Friday, the Armie Hammer starrer had raked in just $30 million (an average of $10 million for each day since its release) and predictions are placing it below the $70 million mark by the end of the weekend. While these earnings would ensure the movie stays put at a comfortable second place after its first week, they are nowhere near meeting the studio’s expectations. Despicable Me 2’s opening now marks it as the film with second highest July 4 opening earnings – after Michael Bay’s Transformers.