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Box Office: Johnny Depp’s ‘Ebenezer’ Leads With $6.7 Million on Opening Day, ‘How to Rob a Bank’ Struggling With $2.2 Million on Friday

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“Ebenezer,” an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge, led the box office on Friday with $6.7 million on opening day. The PG-13 take on the Charles Dickens classic is projected to earn $18 million to $20 million from 3,535 North American theaters in its opening weekend. “Ebenezer” should bring in another […]

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