'Despicable Me 2' Flourished While 'The Lone Ranger' Flopped Over the July 4 Weekend (DIS)

Two films that opened over the July 4 holiday weekend had drastically different results along with drastically different budgets. One movie scored big and one will likely find company with the biggest Hollywood flops ever. First, the winner. “Despicable Me 2” brought in $142.1 million from Wednesday to Sunday. The impressive