Despicable Me 2 looks promising to take over The Lone Ranger this week

The box-office is going to face a tough combat between two contenders this week, Universal's Despicable Me 2 and Disney's The Lone Ranger. Over the long holiday period of Independence Day, it has been predicted that Despicable 2's minions will be taking charge over Johnny Depp’s The Lone Ranger.

As the pre-release statements reveal, Despicable 2 would reach the $110 million by Sunday, after struggling with the big-budget project by Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. The Lone Ranger is aiming to create a new live-action franchise for Disney targeting families including teens and adults. The expected opening of the film is $70 million, which means it will need strong support from domestic as well as international box-offices for a long run. The star factor of Depp matters the most for Disney this time.

Despicable 2 is already announced to be a winner as it is a follow-up to a family hit. It has been three years when the first instalment of the series created a storm at the box-office, which was also a creation of Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment. In the overseas market Despicable 2 is already running on a high withan outstanding collection of $48 million from only seven territories. In the feature, Steve Carell gives his voice again to Gru, the master of minions while Kristen Wiig lends voice to Agent Lucy Wilde. The holiday week will also see the release of Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and The Way, Way Back. The previous releases, The Heat and Monsters University, will definitely maintain their stature as tough competitors.