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Johnny Depp‘s new film, ‘Ebenezer’, debuted at number one at the U.S. box office on Friday, November 13 after grossing $6.7 million on its opening day. This figure marks his return to mainstream Hollywood cinema after eight years and gives him his first number one in the United States since ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ (2018).
Friday’s $6.7 million includes the $1.5 million earned in Thursday previews across 3,535 theaters in North America. According to data published by Variety, the film is on track to close its opening weekend with between $18 million and $20 million domestically, plus another $20 million in international markets (bringing the global total to nearly $40 million).
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The production also reached the top spot at the Spanish box office on its first day
Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film had a moderate production budget of 38 million dollars (in addition to around 50 million in promotion). To ensure the project’s financial viability, Depp accepted a reduced salary of 5 million dollars with bonuses tied to performance.
On its opening day, it comfortably outperformed other recent releases, such as the heist comedy ‘How to Rob a Bank’ (2.2 million) and the action film ‘Ghost Soldier’ ($800,000 on Friday), as well as surpassing earlier releases like ‘The Cat in the Hat’ (2.2 million) and ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ (2.1 million).
Directed by Ti West (the filmmaker behind the ‘X’ trilogy), the adaptation features a cast that includes Ian McKellen as Jacob Marley, Rupert Grint, and Daisy Ridley. It is worth noting that the film, released simultaneously under the title ‘Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas’, has also reached the top spot at the Spanish box office on its first day.
