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The Lone Ranger is one of the biggest tentpole releases of the year. With a trimmed budget of $215 million, it needed to be a big hit for Disney to even break even. But over a five-day opening weekend it made just $48 million, a figure that is shockingly low to those of us who keep an eye on these things. There are plenty of possible reasons why, including the fact that The Lone Ranger doesn't necessarily appeal to younger audiences. But certainly, following the insane success of their Depp-fronted Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Disney was expecting Johnny Depp to be the major draw. But with what looks to be his second flop in as many years, it appears Depp's star power is failing. I say it's his own damn fault. He's overreaching on his star power, thinking he can do no wrong, and that wackier/wilder equals better. It's a costly mistake that Mike Myers made before him, and Depp may be heading for a Myers-like decline. Hear me out.
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It's getting to be pretty easy to see that the charm of Johnny Depp is beginning to wear pretty thin on many people.
I agree with this article for sure.
The Tourist ended up -30mil at least. Rum Diary didn't make 1/2 its budget back. Rango barely broke even. And Dark Shadows didn't make money.
Well im going to guess Depp has done more films then mike
but i guess if you look at what they have in common is applying almost the same essence in thier films not that i have a problem with that depending on the movies
I don't think that's fair Depp has always done lots of films that weren't hugely grossing or blockbusters but he wanted the acting challenge. Only really since Pirates is it now expected of him to make uber millions for every film. If you look back to before he was an A-lister there are plenty roles he took on that weren't a big hit.