# Johnny Depp’s massive pay cut revealed for comeback ‘Ebenezer’ role

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/johnny-depps-massive-pay-cut-revealed-for-comeback-ebenezer-role/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:21:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T23:25:43+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/10/entertainment/johnny-depps-massive-pay-cut-revealed-for-comeback-ebenezer-role/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Depp reportedly earned $5 million for “Ebenezer”.
- His 2018 studio role paid $16 million.
- The Dickens adaptation is due in cinemas on 13 November.

## Summary

Johnny Depp was paid $5 million to play Ebenezer Scrooge in the upcoming film “Ebenezer”, a reported steep reduction from his past studio salaries. The role marks his first major film since winning his 2022 defamation case against Amber Heard and brings renewed attention to his return to film.

Depp received $16 million for “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” in 2018 and reportedly earned $90 million, including backend profits, for “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”. His reported $50 million for “Alice in Wonderland” and modest returns from its sequel also drew scrutiny over his pay relative to box-office performance. “Ebenezer”, which also stars Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Ian McKellen and Sam Claflin, is due in cinemas on 13 November.

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