Johnny Depp's "Ebenezer" Opens at No. 1 With $42 Million Worldwide

Johnny Depp's new film, "Ebenezer," opened at No. 1 at the box office, taking $42 million worldwide in its first weekend. The figures come from studio estimates reported by Variety. Studio estimates are preliminary numbers released on Sunday, and they are usually revised once final actuals arrive on Monday.

The film took $19 million from 3,535 theatres in the United States and Canada, which the trade calls the domestic market. Overseas, it earned $23 million from 63 markets. Together, those two totals make up the $42 million global figure.

Its closest rival on the chart was "How to Rob a Bank," which debuted at No. 7 with $5 million from 2,810 theatres. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz and Pete Davidson.

"Ebenezer" is directed by Ti West. Paramount spent $38 million to produce it, according to Variety. That figure is the production budget, the cost of making the film, and it does not include the money spent on advertising and prints. Depp was paid $5 million for the role, plus bonuses linked to how well the film sells tickets, Variety reported.

Audience and critic responses have been mixed so far. The film holds a 53% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which gathers reviews from critics and turns them into a percentage. On CinemaScore, which polls opening-weekend moviegoers as they leave the cinema, it earned an "A-" grade.

For Depp, the film marks a return to big studio work. Variety notes it is his first major movie role in eight years, since 2018's "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald."

His next film is already on the calendar. Lionsgate has scheduled "Day Drinker," an action thriller, for 2027. Penélope Cruz co-stars.

Opening-weekend numbers are only the first measure of a film's run. Weekday ticket sales, word of mouth and the size of later weekends will show whether audiences keep coming back. For now, "Ebenezer" has taken the top spot, and "How to Rob a Bank" has settled in at No. 7.