"The Lone Ranger" Budget is Out of Control, Here's Why

John Carter all over again. I mean, how the f*ck do you let a film about a guy on a horse and his f*cking injun pal exceed 250 million? Does Lone Ranger have f*cking robots or something?

Disney has some SERIOUS problems.

I've never understood budget issues like this before. I understand it's a Western/fantasy action/adventure, but $250 mil....really?

Also, if the budget is $250 million, why does it need to gross $800 million to "break even"? Wouldn't it need to gross $250 million to break even?

^Jews don't count money like you and I, bro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbp_JQ7RxqM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

you've got to take into account the marketing budget for the film, which could easily be 150-250 million but as stated westerns dont do that well (johnny depp or not)so this film will probably lose money and turnout to be yet another reason that disney is f*cked! There goes that avengers money......oh well

This sh*t is gonna bomb so hard.I cant wait

Wat the f*ck is an armie hammer

I imagine keeping all those tonto's in Lysol can't be cheap.

"Wat the f*ck is an arnie hammer"

Wat da maid got when she bent ova'.

what a waste

@mink... lol. Nice.

With all the crappy decisions Disney's making they might gamble away all their money before getting to "Avengers 2". Stan Lee needs to go and regulate those retarded mofo's before all the marvel films end up in limbo.

Mink wins this thread!! lol

Let's assume that the marketing budget will be $100 mil. Which is a f*cking lot.

Let's say studio gets 55% of box-office revenue (except for China with their 15-25%, who don't seem to give much f*ck about westerns anyway).

We get approx. $650 mil. this movie needs to break even. Maybe $700 mil. But $800 mil.?

Disney must've lost A LOT more than reported $200 mil. on John Carter.

Just stick to original Pixar films that aren't sequels, with the exception of "Incredibles 2".

@ Mink...

Your first post is so spot-on.

250M That's f*cked... even johnny depp couldn't bring 800M To this garbage

"Also, if the budget is $250 million, why does it need to gross $800 million to "break even"? Wouldn't it need to gross $250 million to break even?"

Exhibitors (ie theaters) collect half of the box office and the other half goes to Disney. So 800 mill is actually 400 M. which would be the cost when prints and advertising is added in.

Isn't this the plot to Tropic Thunder? Over budget after 2 weeks of shooting.

I guess whatever load of money Avengers made, Disney will have lost it with John Carter and this film combined.

Theyr overcompensating for the gahbage writing

I wonder if Verbinski knows that the horse is not actually made of silver

Who f*cking knows how much they actually spend on these flicks. Studios will never tell the truth because the higher the expenses/losses seem the less taxes they pay at the end of the year.

Focus on the Incredibles 2, leeching c*ntbags.

Incredibles 2 would probably make more money.

that bird taking a poop on depp's head cost 20 million...

^DAASSSAGOOODWON

Maybe they have aliens in this movie and then it would be Cowboys an...oh wait that was already made.

cowboys and faggots...

ang lee will orgasm

If the budget is out of control, remove Gore Verbinski, trim down the budget and hire somebody who is competent enough to bring a great Lone Ranger movie.

Well, that's obviously the only use of dumb-ass superhero movies: to trick stupid fat Americans out of their measly cash - which is then to be used on GOOD movies, like the Verbinski ones. :)

Which, I must say, works well enough.

You gotta do whatcha gotta do (with stupid people).

how the f*ck do you spend that much money on a western?!?!?!

"$800 Mil"

Disney would save money by breaking contracts & flushing this where it belongs.