Ebenezer Opens to Estimated $20 Million Weekend

Johnny Depp's Ebenezer leads a weekend box office led by early estimates, while How to Rob a Bank opens to a projected $4.7 million.

Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Film — General

Ebenezer Opens to Estimated $20 Million Weekend

Ebenezer opened to an estimated $20 million at the domestic box office this weekend, according to early estimates from Deadline. How to Rob a Bank opened to a projected $4.7 million over the same weekend.

Why it matters

The opening sets up a test of whether Ebenezer can recover its roughly $88 million combined production and marketing costs. Its overseas grosses will largely determine whether the film turns a profit.

Ebenezer's estimated $20 million opening compares with a $38 million production budget and $50 million in marketing costs, while Black Mass opened to $22.6 million. Final weekend totals and overseas grosses have not yet been reported.

The players

Paramount

Paramount is a major Hollywood studio distributing Ebenezer and hoping the film will hold up over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is an American actor known for his long run of leading roles in major studio films and his lead role in Ebenezer.

The details

Ebenezer stars Johnny Depp in his first mainstream studio role in eight years. Ghost Soldier, starring Jim Caviezel, opened on Veterans Day with an $18 million production cost and brought its total gross to about $8 million.

Veterans Day: Ghost Soldier opened, bringing its total gross to about $8 million.
November 14-16, 2026: Ebenezer and How to Rob a Bank opened at the domestic box office.
Upcoming Thanksgiving holiday: Paramount hopes Ebenezer will sustain momentum.

Industry Dynamics

Ebenezer's early opening is being measured against Public Enemies, which earned just over $25 million in 2009, as studios weigh whether mid-budget star-driven films can still draw theatrical audiences. Its performance will be read as a test of that model heading into the Thanksgiving season.

Ebenezer is playing in theaters now, and moviegoers can see it on the big screen during the Thanksgiving window that Paramount is counting on. Its theatrical run will determine how long it stays available before any later home-release window.

The takeaway

Box office openings are early snapshots, and a film's real performance often depends on how it holds in its second and third weekends. Readers tracking the season should watch the holiday weekend totals before drawing firm conclusions.