Overview
- Depp stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s gothic take on A Christmas Carol, and the film opens wide on Friday, Nov. 13.
- Reports say Depp was paid $5 million up front, the production cost about $38 million and Paramount has spent roughly $50 million on marketing with trackers projecting about $20 million domestic and $20 million international for opening weekend.
- Early reactions from test screenings and exhibitors are mixed, with some audience members enthusiastic and others indifferent, producing cautious box‑office expectations rather than clear momentum.
- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has expressed interest in working with Depp again and Depp told Entertainment Tonight he would consider returning as Jack Sparrow only under specific conditions to give the character a proper sendoff.
- Ebenezer’s performance will shape how studios weigh the financial and reputational risk of placing Depp front‑and‑center again after his high‑profile legal battles that cost him earlier franchise roles.