LEGO Lone Ranger 2013

[Marcus70]

Picked up a couple of Tomahawk Indians from Series 10, currently the cheapest way to get the Tomahawk weapon for $2.50 at TRU (as I expect the Tonto poly to be $5). I really like the printing on the fig with both arms have tattoos. The Tomahawk weapon is interesting too, being just one piece (rubber for the blade and plastic for the handle) as I was expecting two pieces.

[Brick & Blue]

Picked up a couple of Tomahawk Indians from Series 10, currently the cheapest way to get the Tomahawk weapon for $2.50 at TRU (as I expect the Tonto poly to be $5). I really like the printing on the fig with both arms have tattoos. The Tomahawk weapon is interesting too, being just one piece (rubber for the blade and plastic for the handle) as I was expecting two pieces.

That's cool to know. I thought the piece would also be two pieces too.

[FenrisAkashi]

Not a fan of the rubber blade...but its an CMF so oh well.

[Neo]

I hope the Lone Ranger movie is a flop, Like Prince of Persia was. Then maybe they'll offer some sets at steep discounts :)

The first review that I've read so far for the Lone Ranger Movie pans the plot and the director - but then again the latest Superman movie , Man of Steel, did well in the box office despite the negative reviews it got from movie critics.

[hatcher]

The movie is not doing well in the opening days. According to the reports I've been reading this movie is going to go the way of John Carter in terms of box office. I haven't seen it myself, but I rarely get to see movies in the theater anyway so whatever. However, if this movie bombs, we might see Lone Ranger sets clearing out sooner rather then later.

[atmail35]

I'm sort of surprised to hear that the LR is doing poorly in the box office. I haven't read any reports on it. I thought Mr, Depp would be able to attract a lot of movie goers. Of course we have not gone to see the movie yet.

My daughter did build the stagecoach set. It is nice, but is it me or do the horses seem kind of small for it?

[NIGELTTF]

I'm sort of surprised to hear that the LR is doing poorly in the box office. I haven't read any reports on it. I thought Mr, Depp would be able to attract a lot of movie goers. Of course we have not gone to see the movie yet.

My daughter did build the stagecoach set. It is nice, but is it me or do the horses seem kind of small for it?

Yes they do

[Brick & Blue]

We don't need different size horses, I like it as is. The stagecoach I think will probably be my favorite set of the year. I got it for $21.50 so I'm really pleased with it, three horses and 5 mini figures. Fun build, looks nice without stickers. A winner even if the movie isn't.

Westerns don't make that much money, and from what I understand the movie didn't know what it's "voice" was. I'm sure it's an OK movie, but there was almost no way that it would make the $215-$250 million the movie cost, plus the tens of millions used for ads.

[skeet318]

Video rentals and word of mouth might help this movie. It doesn't suck. The horse is awesome! I'm partial to westerns though. I have every thing but the silver mine. The stage coach isn't in the movie.

[Brick & Blue]

No one rents movies any more and if it made $50 million it's first weekend it will never make money. It needs to make at least $250 to make a profit.

No one cares about westerns anymore. Come on clearance.

[Edmond Dantes]

No one rents movies any more and if it made $50 million it's first weekend it will never make money. It needs to make at least $250 to make a profit.

No one cares about westerns anymore. Come on clearance.

This is a common mistake. The production companies split the proceeds with the theaters 50/50, so the movie actually has to make $500 million to make a profit (for the production company) if the movie cost $250 million to make.

[Brick & Blue]

It's not as easy as 50/50.

It's like 90-10 the first weekend favoring the studio and but the 5-6th week it's like 20-80. But that's a good point, and then there is the cost of marketing that normally runs much higher than anyone would think. I think it was John Carter was rumoured to have marketing of $150-$180 million. Flop. :)

At least we got some cool sets from the movie, and if they sell well maybe i nthe future LEGO will make a western theme with yellow people.

[NIGELTTF]

We don't need different size horses, I like it as is. The stagecoach I think will probably be my favorite set of the year. I got it for $21.50 so I'm really pleased with it, three horses and 5 mini figures. Fun build, looks nice without stickers. A winner even if the movie isn't.

Westerns don't make that much money, and from what I understand the movie didn't know what it's "voice" was. I'm sure it's an OK movie, but there was almost no way that it would make the $215-$250 million the movie cost, plus the tens of millions used for ads.

Westerns do well; modernd Westerns. Westerns like the remake of True Grit. TLR isn't that. Can't be that. Will never be thought of as that.

[Edmond Dantes]

It's not as easy as 50/50.

It's like 90-10 the first weekend favoring the studio and but the 5-6th week it's like 20-80. But that's a good point, and then there is the cost of marketing that normally runs much higher than anyone would think. I think it was John Carter was rumoured to have marketing of $150-$180 million. Flop. :)

At least we got some cool sets from the movie, and if they sell well maybe i nthe future LEGO will make a western theme with yellow people.

Nope. What you describe used to be the case up until about a decade ago, when a bunch of theater chains went bankrupt. Now it's pretty much 50/50, straight across the board, during all weeks of release. Usually the contracts are written to protect theaters from bombs (so they get more percentage wise if a production loses money), but the reverse is true - the studios make more on a huge success. Since this is the difference between 45% and 55%, it averages out in the end.

[Neo]

I saw the Lone Ranger Movie... I don't think its really as bad as the critics says it is. However, this movie takes a radically new twist to the Lone Ranger storyline and makes it into Tall Tale (told by a very old Native American to a kid in a lone ranger outfit in 1933). Those who were expecting a more tradition western story are likely to be disappointed - especially by the motivation of the Lone Ranger to wear a mask -- almost everyone in the Old Wild West who is in power is corrupt and evil in one way or another making fighting for justice a dangerous and deadly endeavor.

However, if the LR bombs like Prince of Persia for Lego, then Lego western fans are in for some nice discounts on the remaining sets... hmmmm...

[RobertDD]

It's not as easy as 50/50.

It's like 90-10 the first weekend favoring the studio and but the 5-6th week it's like 20-80. But that's a good point, and then there is the cost of marketing that normally runs much higher than anyone would think. I think it was John Carter was rumoured to have marketing of $150-$180 million. Flop. :)

At least we got some cool sets from the movie, and if they sell well maybe i nthe future LEGO will make a western theme with yellow people.

Nope. What you describe used to be the case up until about a decade ago, when a bunch of theater chains went bankrupt. Now it's pretty much 50/50, straight across the board, during all weeks of release. Usually the contracts are written to protect theaters from bombs (so they get more percentage wise if a production loses money), but the reverse is true - the studios make more on a huge success. Since this is the difference between 45% and 55%, it averages out in the end.

I have it on very good authority (a movie theater manager with whom I had a discussion on the subject just a few weeks ago) that it is exactly the way Brick & Blue describes it: 90-10 sliding to 20-80 over several weeks. Every once in a while it even happens that the theater has to pay 110% of the proceeds of the ticket sales to the studio in the first week (the theater must make this up in concession sales, which is where most of the profit is for them anyways).

This is why opening weekends are so important for movies: it's where most of the money is made back for the studios.