LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Despicable Me 2” dominated the holiday weekend. It took in more than $142 million across the five-day Fourth of July holiday period. But Johnny Depp’s Western “The Lone Ranger” misfires. The big budget production opens in distant second, with just under 50 mil. The Lone Ranger was put together by the same team at Disney that created the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Studio officials say they’re disappointed The Lone Ranger hasn’t attracted younger movie fans. “The Heat” was third this weekend, followed by “Monsters University” and “World War Z.”
BOX OFFICE: MINIONS MAKE MILLIONS, LONE RANGER BITES A CLOUD OF DUST
