'Ebenezer' leads N America weekend box office

'Ebenezer' leads N America weekend box office

Film's performance will reveal if Johnny Depp can still attract moviegoers after his legal travails

‘How to Rob a Bank’ Opens Weak While Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ Tops Box Office

The anti-capitalist film How to Rob a Bank opened to roughly $4 million despite a $120 million budget, while Johnny Depp's Ebenezer topped the box office with more than $20 million.

'Ebenezer' Box Office Opening Falls Short of Expectations, but Johnny Depp's Comeback Isn't a Flop Yet

Johnny Depp spent years away from big studio releases, so the ‘Ebenezer‘ box office opening was always going to be read as a referendum on his comeback. Director Ti West’s dark spin on Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is Depp’s first big screen appearance in 8 years, and he plays Ebenezer Scrooge in the Paramount...

Box Office: Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Leads ($21M+), Audiences Love It More Than Critics Do; ‘How to Rob a Bank' Bombs ($4M+), ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Drops 75%

The film opened in Europe on Wednesday, and the audience scores there have been very strong. Now American audiences agree: an "A-" on CinemaScore and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.