'Scrooge' collects $19M, finds weekend receipts surprisingly festive

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Paramount’s Ebenezer leads the box office with $19 million domestically and $42 million worldwide; year-to-date domestic revenue reaches $8.77 billion, up...

Ebenezer Scrooge discovered something he enjoys besides declining invitations to Christmas parties: a No. 1 opening.

Paramount’s (SKYD) Ebenezer led the domestic box office with an estimated $19 million from 3,535 locations, averaging $5,375 per theater. The supernatural Christmas tale, starring Johnny Depp

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