Overview
- Ebenezer led North America on opening day with $6.7 million after $1.5 million in Thursday previews and is tracking to open roughly $18–20 million domestically and about $38–40 million worldwide.
- Audiences have warmed to the film, giving it an A‑ CinemaScore and 4.5/5 on PostTrak while roughly half of ticketbuyers said they saw the movie for Johnny Depp.
- Critics were mixed, with Rotten Tomatoes hovering in the low‑50s percent, producing a clear split between critic reaction and audience approval.
- Paramount produced the film for about $38 million and spent roughly $50 million on marketing, so its path to profit depends heavily on international box office and staying power through the holiday season.
- Early demographics showed an older skew—about 62 percent of Thursday preview viewers were over 30—making word‑of‑mouth and holiday family audience turnout the key tests for whether studios will re‑embrace Depp for more mainstream projects.