Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer Officially Exceeds Box Office Expectations With A- CinemaScore
A strong audience response
CinemaScore audiences gave Depp’s new film an A- grade. The result suggests viewers are responding positively despite the personal troubles he has faced over the past decade. The film combines holiday themes, horror and comedy. Depp portrays Ebenezer Scrooge in the latest adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
A gap in mainstream roles
Depp’s last major mainstream film role was in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which earned more than $620 million worldwide. He was dismissed from its sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which brought in about $400 million worldwide in 2022.
Earlier box office milestones
In recent years, Depp has mainly appeared in European films. He also directed Modì: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, his first movie in nearly three decades.
Key points
- CinemaScore audiences gave Johnny Depp’s new film an A- grade.
- Depp plays Ebenezer Scrooge in a holiday horror comedy adapted from A Christmas Carol.
- His last major mainstream film role was in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
- Depp is in talks to return to Pirates of the Caribbean.