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Analyst: 'Rango' Box Office Boosts Paramount's Case Over DreamWorks Ani Distribution Fees

1:49 PM PST 3/7/2011 by Paul Bond

The $38 million debut of Johnny Depp’s animated film was below expectations, but the kid-friendly feature should ultimately gross $159 million domestically.

Rango might have opened a tad light, but it will ultimately score $159 million domestically, and that’s enough to bolster Paramount’s case as it negotiates distribution fees with DreamWorks Animation, a Wall Street analyst wrote Monday.

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