It’s good news, bad news for Johnny Depp.
“Ebenezer” will not give him his lowest opening ever.
There are plenty of contenders for this honor. Too many, in fact, including “London Fields” and “Mordecai.” or “Corpse Bride.” Or the butchering of “Sweeney Todd.”
So that’s the good news.
The bad news is, “Ebenezer” is a bust. It made $1.5 million last night. On the high end, it could do $20 million. But with bad weather, and terrible reviews, i think not.
“Ebenezer” looks more like a $15 million opening weekend.
Plus, those reviews! Rotten Tomatoes is at 52%.
Maybe word of mouth is better. But also on Rotten Tomatoes, one verified audience member wrote: “Definitely not a Christmas movie. Depp plays Ebenezer very well, but I won’t be taking any young kids to see it.”
Lucky for this observer, the movie will not be in theaters by Christmas.
