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It's Official: 'The Lone Ranger' Was A Flop (DIS)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 12:20pm | 573Disney (NYSE: DIS) is trading lower at the beginning of the trading day Wednesday after investors show mild disappointment in its earnings release but looking at it as a whole, it looks pretty good until you make your way to the studio section. Studio revenue was down but more important, The Lone...
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'Despicable Me 2' Flourished While 'The Lone Ranger' Flopped Over the July 4 Weekend (DIS)
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 8:41am | 574Two films that opened over the July 4 holiday weekend had drastically different results along with drastically different budgets. One movie scored big and one will likely find company with the biggest Hollywood flops ever. First, the winner. “Despicable Me 2” brought in $142.1 million from...
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SLIDESHOW: John Carter, The Lone Ranger and Other Box Office Flops
Sunday, July 7, 2013 - 12:01pm | 227Depending on who you talk to (and which publications you read), different films will be mentioned as the "biggest flops." Many have argued that Zyzzyx Road, the little-known indie flick that stars Katherine Heigl, was the biggest flop of all time. Though the film's exact revenue is unclear, it...
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'Despicable Me 2' Tramples Over 'The Lone Ranger' (CMCSA, DIS)
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 10:07am | 467In a war of minions and super villains versus Johnny Depp and the great grandson of an oil tycoon, moviegoers have made it clear who they will choose. Despicable Me 2, produced by Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Pictures, has already earned more than three times as much money as its nearest...
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Will Disney's The Lone Ranger Produce a John Carter-Sized Flop?
Sunday, February 3, 2013 - 8:56pm | 631At this time last year, Disney (NYSE: DIS) used the Super Bowl to promote John Carter, a film that the company had expected to be one of the biggest of the year. With a budget of $250 million and domestic earnings of just $73 million, however, John Carter turned out to be one of the biggest flops...
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Disney's The Lone Ranger Looks Better than John Carter
Sunday, February 3, 2013 - 7:00pm | 43Disney (NYSE: DIS) followed up its infamous Super Bowl 2012 trailer for John Carter with a much more compelling teaser for The Lone Ranger, the latest in a long line of remakes being produced in Hollywood.