Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ earns $1.5 million in preview screenings

Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ earned $1.5 million in preview screenings ahead of its release.

The dark comedy is a new take on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Ti West.

It marks Depp’s return to a major Hollywood film for the first time since 2018, after he stepped back from Hollywood during his domestic abuse trial against Amber Heard.

His former management firm says he earned more than $650 million during the 13 years it worked with him, from 1999 to 2016.

Much of his reported income came from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” where he received large upfront payments and a share of box-office profits.

‘Ebenezer’ is expected to earn $20 million domestically and $20 million overseas in its opening, while Paramount spent $38 million to make it and $50 million to market it.

Depp’s next film is ‘Day Drinker,’ due in theaters in March, with Madelyn Cline and Penelope Cruz.