Christmas has come early for Ti West\u2019s Ebenezer, which has made $6.7 million ($10 million AUD) on its opening Friday.<\/p>\n
The amount is certainly nothing to sneer at. It puts the production firmly on track to make its projected $18 million over opening weekend in North America alone.<\/p>\n
This adaptation of the Charles Dickens cautionary Christmas classic cost Paramount $38 million to produce. The opening numbers may just be the tip of the iceberg, with Deadline forecasting a potential \u201cslow burn\u201d as silly season gets fully underway.<\/p>\n
Depp himself is pocketing just $5 million for his work on the production which, according to Just Jared, is a far cry from the whopping $90 million he brought home after the most recent instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
Even a small role in the Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts, earned the actor a reported $16 million.<\/p>\n
Depp was fired from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald after The Sun published an article accusing him of beating his then wife, Amber Heard.<\/p>\n
He won the highly publicised defamation case that followed against her.<\/p>\n
By the end of proceedings, Depp was awarded more than $14 million in compensatory damages.<\/p>\n
Heard was awarded $2.8 million in compensatory damages.<\/p>\n
According to critic Frank Scheck, Ebenezer \u201cfulfills its ostensible goal of restoring the actor to A-list status,\u201d he told The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n
Depp told PEOPLE that, in terms of mannerisms, his Ebenezer\u2019s hunched appearance wasn\u2019t because the character \u201cneeds a chiropractor.” The real reason was far sadder.<\/p>\n
“This is a guy who\u2019s trying to make himself invisible to the world,\u201d Depp shared.<\/p>\n
The film has landed well thus far with the public, who have given it 90% on the Popcornmeter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome back Johnny Depp! This version of A Christmas Carol is darker and gritter than the standard which makes Scrooge\u2019s redemption all the more compelling and impactful,\u201d one viewer wrote. That horror undercurrent may be owing to director Ti West’s history with the macabre, having helmed the X series starring Mia Goth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Ti West paints his vision in beautiful dark colours…Charles Dickens would be proud,” a fan noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJohnny Depp doesn\u2019t disappoint,\u201d another admitted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I close my eyes I can picture Jack Sparrow saying Hum Bug.\u201d<\/p>\n
Critics have been less impressed. The film currently holds just 53% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA fairly mediocre version of A Christmas Carol\u2026 ends up being less humbug and more ho-hum(bug),\u201d critic Jack Martin said.<\/p>\n
However, the film fared far better than Amazon MGM Studios’ How to Rob a Bank, which also debuted this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicholas Hoult (who\u2019s also in the running to be the next James Bond) leads, alongside Zo\u00eb Kravitz and Pete Davidson. That social media satire meets heist made just $2.2 million on its opening day, despite costing more than $40 million to produce.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christmas has come early for Ti West\u2019s Ebenezer, which has made $6.7 million ($10 million AUD) on 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