# Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ Comeback: A Smaller $5 Million Salary, Optimistic Theater Owners and More

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/johnny-depps-ebenezer-comeback-a-smaller-5-million-salary-optimistic-theater-owners-and-more/
- Published: 2026-11-10T17:01:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T17:52:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/ebenezer-johnny-depp-salary-comeback-plans-1236943173/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Johnny Depp returns to a major studio film as Scrooge.
- “Ebenezer” is tracking for $20 million in the US.
- Paramount reportedly paid Depp $5 million, plus possible bonuses.

## Summary

Johnny Depp is returning to a major studio film in “Ebenezer”, a new adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” in which he plays Scrooge. The film’s reception will be watched as a measure of whether audiences are willing to see Depp in leading roles again after years of personal controversy and a long absence from Hollywood productions.

The film opens on 13 November and is tracking towards about $20 million in its US debut, with a similar amount expected from 63 overseas markets. Paramount reportedly spent $38 million on production and about $50 million on marketing, while Depp received $5 million, plus potential box-office bonuses. A 2026 audience study placed him among the ten actors most likely to draw people to cinemas; his next planned film is the 2027 action thriller “Day Drinker”.

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