Ebenezer Tops U.S. Box Office With $6.7 Million

The Paramount Pictures release debuted at number one on opening day, with Thursday previews adding $1.5 million.

Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Film — General

Bold flat-color graphic illustration of a frosted townhouse window at night with a faint spectral glow, in deep indigo and gold, evoking a holiday ghost story. — Disney-adjacent holiday film Ebenezer opened at number one at the U.S. box office with $6.7 million on opening day, including $1.5 million from Thursday previews. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Ebenezer debuted at number one at the U.S. box office with $6.7 million on opening day, Friday, November 13, 2026, including $1.5 million from Thursday previews. The film also reached the top spot at the Spanish box office on its first day.

Why it matters

The opening-day result puts the film on track for a projected $18 million to $20 million domestic opening weekend. Its performance will be watched against its $38 million production budget and roughly $50 million in promotion costs.

The opening-day gross of $6.7 million includes $1.5 million from Thursday previews across 3,535 North American theaters, and the film is projected to reach $18 million to $20 million domestically over the weekend. Whether those projections hold will not be clear until the weekend totals are reported.

The players

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures is a major American film studio and the distributor of Ebenezer.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is an American actor whose salary for the film was reduced to $5 million with performance-tied bonuses.

The details

Ebenezer, directed by Ti West and distributed by Paramount Pictures, stars Ian McKellen as Jacob Marley alongside Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley. The film was released simultaneously in the United States and Spain under the title 'Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas.'

Thursday, November 12, 2026: Thursday previews began across 3,535 North American theaters.
Friday, November 13, 2026: Ebenezer debuted at number one at the U.S. box office.

Industry Dynamics

Opening-weekend grosses are typically judged against a film's combined production and promotion costs, which for Ebenezer are $38 million and about $50 million. The film's early domestic and international projections will be measured against that cost base.

Viewers in North America can see Ebenezer in theaters, where Thursday previews ran across 3,535 locations before the Friday release. The film's theatrical availability is the practical route for audiences to watch it now.

The takeaway

Opening-day box office figures give an early signal, but full-weekend totals will show whether Ebenezer meets its projections. Readers tracking film performance should watch the weekend reports for the confirmed results.