Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol

Paramount · PG-13

Opens Nov 13, 2026

Nov 13

Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.

Budget: $38.0M–$40.0M
Opening forecast: $15.0M–$24.0M; Box Office Theory, Oct 23
Domestic total forecast: $60.0M–$125M
Needs to make (est.): $95.0M–$125M

About the film

Ti West's take on the Dickens classic: Johnny Depp is Ebenezer Scrooge, visited one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of past, present and future.

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Break-even

Production budget: $38.0M–$40.0M
Marketing (estimated for a major studio): $22.8M–$40.0M
Total cost: $60.8M–$80.0M
Studio's share of each ticket dollar: 44¢
Later: home, streaming and TV: +20¢
Break-even worldwide: $95.0M–$125M

Total cost ÷ 64¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.1× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 40% from the US and Canada, typical for a major studio.

Projection

Before release, the projection uses the middle of the forecast domestic total ($60.0M–$125M).

Domestic finish: ~$92.5M
Worldwide finish: ~$231M

Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 40%, until real international numbers come in.

Verdict: Hit. How verdicts work