'The Lone Ranger' cost a ridiculous amount of money, especially when I think about the public demand for a Lone Ranger movie. I hadn't even heard anyone talk about the Lone Ranger in casual conversation in all of my life. I don't know what made Hollywood want to spend two hundred and fifteen million dollars on it. I bet most of that went in Johnny Depp's pockets too. Too bad the world has turned their back on him due to all the spousal abuse charges. Things like that tend to hurt a guy's popularity.
'The Lone Ranger' ended up making eighty nine million dollars, which as much as I talk crap about the franchise, is a really good amount of money. It just pales in comparison to the production budget. Maybe next time hire a Native American actor instead.