<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $225--$250 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $260.5 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American western action film directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio . Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events, and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger . It relates Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West . William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson, and Helena Bonham Carter also are featured in supporting roles . It is the first theatrical film featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto characters in the more than 32 years following William A. Fraker's 1981 film, The Legend of the Lone Ranger . </P> <P> Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and Depp's Infinitum Nihil, filming was plagued with production problems and budgetary concerns, which at one point led to the film's premature cancellation . The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 3, 2013 . </P>

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