Box Office: Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer Rings Up $7.1M on Friday
Paramount's Ebenezer, Johnny Depp's first major Hollywood release in eight years, took $7.1 million on Friday including previews. Projections point to a $20 million-plus domestic weekend, with another $20 million expected from 63 overseas markets.
Paramount's Ebenezer, starring Johnny Depp, took in an estimated $7.1 million on Friday, November 13, 2026, including previews, putting the film on course for a domestic opening of $20 million or more. It is Depp's first major Hollywood release since 2018.
Thursday previews alone brought in $1.5 million. Paramount projects roughly $20 million domestically and another $20 million from 63 overseas markets, among them Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.
How the numbers compare
The $20 million mark is close to where two earlier Depp non-franchise films started. Black Mass opened to $22.6 million in 2015, and Public Enemies to $25.2 million in 2009. Both were R-rated. Ebenezer is PG-13 and plays at 3,535 theaters, including Dolby Cinema, 4DX and other premium large-format screens.
Christmas comparisons are scarce. Ebenezer's previews trailed the $3.7 million of Red One and the $2.2 million of the 2018 animated The Grinch. Red One leaned on action; Ebenezer is spooky, which makes the comparison a loose one.
Cost and reception
Ti West directed this darkly comedic take on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Paramount spent $38 million to produce it and another $50 million to market it.
Critics are lukewarm, with a 53% rotten score. Audiences are warmer: opening-night exit polling gave 4.5 stars and a 63% definite recommend.
Rupert Grint plays Scrooge's employee Bob Cratchit. Ian McKellen, Daisy Ridley and Sam Claflin also star, with Andrea Riseborough as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Tramell Tillman as Christmas Present and Robert Strange as Christmas Yet to Come.
The rest of the chart
The Cat in the Hat is projected second with $12 million, down 40%, for a running total of $38.7 million by Sunday. Godzilla Minus Zero is falling harder than expected. It is heading for about $8 million in its second weekend, down 74%, and a ten-day total of $48.5 million.
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is projected fourth with $5 million, down 44%, for $23.6 million overall. Fifth place is a toss-up between You Can See Everything at $4.5 million and Ghost Soldier at about $4 million. Ghost Soldier opened Wednesday, and its five-day total is estimated at $7.1 million.
Depp's next release is the revenge thriller Day Drinker, due in theaters in March. Madelyn Cline and Penelope Cruz co-star.
