Can Tonto Save the New Lone Ranger?

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Although I like this character poster of Johnny Depp as Tonto, I wonder how the movie, The Lone Ranger is going to do at the box office.  My guess is it will either do really well or bomb.

In other words, I have no clue.

Fans of the traditional Lone Ranger (you know, folks old enough to remember the Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels Lone Ranger from the 50s tv series) will probably stay away.  Of course if you’re old enough to remember the tv series, you’re probably not the demographic the movie is aiming for.

The question then becomes will Depp’s Pirate of the Caribbean fans show up?

But wait… is Johnny Depp the only selling point to this movie?  What about Armie Hammer who is starring as The Lone Ranger?

Let me put it to you like this, I don’t think it’s Hammer Time.

If Depp’s fans don’t show up, the box office for The Lone Ranger will limp off in a cloud of dust with a weak, “Hi – No Silver, the Box Office It Got AWAY!”