Thanks to the fantastic start of Despicable Me 2 in the United States, a record was set for the Independence Day weekend. This is reported by Deadline. Total holiday gross totaled $ 220 million, of which Despicable Me 2 a little over $ 140 million. The weekend was marred by the initial failure of The Lone Ranger, which earned about $ 50 million by the end of the first weekend. Thus, the picture of Gore Verbinski became the next big-budget failure of the Walt Disney company and the second failure for Johnny Depp in a row. Recall that earlier the movie `` Dark Shadows '' featuring the actor also failed at the box office. The Topic of Article: Despicable Me 2 helped set the record for Independence Day. |