Worldwide Box Office: Johnny Depp’s “Ebenezer” richest abroad with a bow of 42 million dollars

Regarding Johnny Depp’s comeback movie Ebenezer, moviegoers abroad weren’t as cheap as American audiences who gave it a discount with a $19 million opening. The foreign public put to the test $23 million in 62 markets for one $42 million worldwide opening, which, in Scrooge and Paramount’s ledgers, is pretty good for a film that cost $38 million net before worldwide P&A expenses.

Lineups are tough here since we haven’t had a ton of live-action Christmas movies at major studios post-Covid (there were Red which recorded an offshore start of $26.6 million across 75 markets). At $23 million abroad, Ebenezer is ahead of Halloween-themed films like Goosebumps ($20.7 million openings abroad at constant scope), The house with a clock in its walls ($19 million) and Haunted Mansion ($16.7 million foreign departure)

As in the United States, an older, family-oriented audience showed up in most territories, and where Christmas Carol wasn’t popular (i.e. Mexico and Japan), Depp’s draw was in effect. The United Kingdom was rich, shelling out $5.4 million at 633 locations for the feature film Ti West of Charles Dickens’ short story. The legs are expected given the love for Depp and the IP. Juicing Grosses There was a world premiere in London that transformed Leicester Square into a winter-themed setting. The UK campaign featured a custom trailer that emphasized the film’s British casting, humor and Dickensian themes. There were holiday activations at Tower Bridge, Leadenhall Market and Potters Fields featuring singers and seasonal activities, while a ghost tour in London welcomed creators with a combined reach of more than 75 million people. Partnerships included Branston, Ferrero Rocher and Aunt Bessie’s.

Ebenezer was beaten by a local film in France by nickels and dimes, we understand, with $2.5 million in 505 locations plus paid previews. Ebenezer was #1 Saturday and Sunday and got a goose from the opening on Armistice Day November 11th. The French edit of the film included an end credits song by Mylène Farmer and pop-up advertisements in financial publications and the Paris metro. Depp appeared on the French show Star Academy and TF1.

Scrooge was #1 in Italy ($2 million from 365 locations), Mexico ($1.7 million from 855 locations), Spain ($1 million from 23 locations), Poland ($900,000 from 208 locations plus paid previews; long legs expected since it’s a Christmas movie), Belgium ($372,000 from 72 locations plus paid previews) and Panama/Central America ($340,000 at 125 locations, including paid previews). It was No. 2 in Germany ($1.5 million from 512 sites where it was beaten by a local title), as well as Brazil ($475,000 from 589 sites), the Netherlands ($416,000 from 103 sites) and Colombia ($262,000 from 204 sites). Ebenezer was #3 in Australia with $650,000 from 295 sites, #4 in the UAE with $222,000 from 53 sites with a Middle East take of $600,000. Scrooge was beaten by a large number of local films in Japan to No. 6 with $450,000 from 265 locations.

Regarding the photo’s international campaign, local advertising placements were carried out with the Premier League, La Liga, Europa League, Liga MX and Bundesliga, as well as entertainment programs including The Great British Pastry, The Masked Singer, glasses box And The voice.

Market-specific initiatives included a Day of the Dead-themed marigold activation in Mexico City, past Ghost of Christmas appearances in Spain and Italy, holiday-themed mall and cinema acquisitions in Germany, and a collaboration with Japanese comedian Jun Itoda.

Sony and Prime Focus Studio Ramayana: The Rise of a Legend saw its worldwide box office climb to $147.5 million with a $38.1 million second weekend worldwide, the majority of which came from abroad with 32.6 million dollars. After 11 days of release, the Namit Malhotra-directed film is the seventh highest-charting Indian film of all time.

The overseas rollout included six new markets, bringing the foreign total to 42. This included Indonesia ($573,000), Cambodia ($286,000) and Mexico with record openings for an Indian film.

India topped all markets with a gross of $97.2 million fueled by the second highest weekend in local history (₹223 crore/$23.6 million). Other top-grossing international markets to date include the United Kingdom ($5.5 million), UAE ($4.7 million), Australia ($4.2 million), Thailand ($1.5 million), Malaysia ($1.4 million) and Germany ($1.1 million).

Upcoming market releases: Brazil (November 19), Italy (November 19), Ukraine (November 19), Hungary (November 19), Poland (November 20), Argentina (November 26), Central America (November 26), Colombia (November 26), Ecuador (November 26), Peru (November 26), and Czechia (November 26).

Toho did not release foreign figures for the second global weekend of Godzilla minus zero but we hear it made $13.2 million overseas, a 43% drop for a cumulative overseas total of $55.1 million. Add that second weekend to the domestic market’s sharp $8.3 million drop and we arrive at an estimate $21.5 million second global frame, -66% from its previous #1 global opening of $63 million. Run Global Cume here is $104.8 million on the film which cost around $20M before worldwide marketing.

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation The Cat in the Hat published a global weekend of $17 million after a strong hold in the United States of $11.4 million, or -43%, with foreigners only delivering $5.6 million. The cumulative total is $55.8M WW with $38.2 million from North America and $17.6 million overseas. The top market totals are Mexico ($2.1 million), Spain ($1.8 million), Italy ($1.8 million), Poland ($1.2 million) and China ($1 million) – nothing so dazzling for an international BO family.

Laika Wildwood increased its global consumption to $70 million after a $3 million foreign weekend FilmNation sold out territories and another $4.5 million for its fourth domestic weekend. The current foreign total is $22 million with several territories yet to open, including France on December 9 and $48.4 million for Fathom’s domestic release. The film is set to surpass Travis Knight’s previous stop-motion film Laika from 2016, Kubo and the two strings ($76.2 million WW).