Follow-up: 'Ebenezer' heads for an estimated $20 million first weekend atop the North American box office
Paramount's 'Ebenezer' opened in 3,535 North American theatres on November 13 and is projected to finish its first weekend with about $20 million, topping the North American box office, according to Deadline's weekend estimates. The film earned $6.7 million on Friday, including Thursday previews.
Directed by Ti West and starring Johnny Depp, 'Ebenezer' adapts Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol'. Paramount puts the production cost at about $38 million, and the film is expected to add roughly $20 million overseas, for a global opening weekend of between $38 million and $40 million.
Warner Bros Animation's 'The Cat in the Hat' is projected to take second place with $12 million in its second weekend, down about 40 percent, for a North American total of about $38.7 million by Sunday. 'Godzilla Minus Zero' is projected third with about $8 million in its second weekend and a ten-day total of about $48.5 million.
All figures are weekend estimates; final numbers will follow the studios' official counts.
Source: Deadline
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