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- ‘Ebenezer’ was top of the box office this weekend.
- ‘The Cat in the Hat’ stayed second.
- ‘How to Rob a Bank’ didn’t open well.
Johnny Depp’s quest to restore himself in the eyes of the industry and the moviegoing public appears to have met with a small-scale success as ‘Ebenezer,’ the Ti West-directed new version of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ opened at the top of the box office with $19 million, slightly under expectations, which won’t please the titular money-grabbing character.
Dr. Seuss adaptation ‘The Cat in the Hat,’ is holding in second place despite seriously mixed reviews and far-from-stellar box office. Fellow holdover (and last week’s champ) ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ slipped to third.
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Top Five Movies at the Box Office
1. ‘Ebenezer’ -$19 million
2. ‘The Cat in the Hat’ -$11.4 million
3. ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ -$8.3 million
4.‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ -$5.5 million
5. ‘You Can See Everything’ -$5.47 million
What else happened at the box office this weekend?
Of the other new competition, Sony’s ‘Ghost Soldier’ performed best with $8.3 million, while director David Leitch’s new activist heist movie ‘How to Rob a Bank’ faltered on $5.1 million.
‘You Can See Everything,’ meanwhile, continues to earn. Driven by a lot of buzz, it was fifth with $5.47 million.
