Release: The Lone Ranger

 

The Lone Ranger

Genre: Western/Action/Adventure

Director: James Mangold

Writer: Dwight Gallo

Based on the characters created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker

Cast: Jacob Elordi, Amber Midthunder, Russell Crowe, Lee Pace, Scott MacArthur, Oliver Platt, Floriana Lima, Wes Studi, Michael Greyeyes

Budget: $85,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $101,048,195

Foreign Box Office: $130,589,403

Total Profit: $65,854,536

Reaction: A solid box office entry for one of Jacob Elordi's first big budget leading man tests, and certainly more successful than Disney's previous Lone Ranger film.

"The Lone Ranger rides again, but this time with grit instead of glitter. Dwight Gallo’s script and James Mangold’s direction steer it closer to Dances with Wolves than Disney spectacle. The pacing is slow, sure, but it builds real emotional weight. When the dust finally settles, the payoff hits hard. A grounded, powerful retelling that makes the wait worth every minute." - Dexter Quinn, Cinematic Observer Newsletter 

"The Lone Ranger is way cooler than expected — gritty, fast, and surprisingly heartfelt. Elordi does fine, but Amber Midthunder steals the show with a badass reimagining of Tonto. The train/heist/hot-air balloon finale is peak Mangold mayhem. Yeah, it leans on classic Western beats, but it leans hard enough to make them hit. Slick, sincere, and way more fun than it sounds." - Riley Storm, The Quibbler

"James Mangold’s The Lone Ranger is a handsomely mounted return to classic Western tropes, but its familiar story of railroad corruption and frontier justice treads well-worn ground. Jacob Elordi is solid, though upstaged by Amber Midthunder’s compelling Tonto. The film’s reverence for genre traditions is admirable, but it never quite escapes predictability. Still, it’s a respectable, if derivative, ride for fans of old-school Westerns." - Arthur Blake, Worthington Daily Globe

Rated PG-13 for Western violence/action, and thematic elements