Johnny Depp’s Surprising Pay Cut for “Ebenezer”

Johnny Depp attends the global premiere of the film “Ebenezer”, in London, Britain, November 9, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Johnny Depp returns to the big screen on Friday in “Ebenezer”.  His payday might surprise you, considering it was just 10 years ago when “Forbes” crowned him the most overpaid actor in Hollywood.

Johnny’s salary to star as Ebenezer Scrooge was only $5 million. The budget for the movie itself was $38 million.

Johnny’s salary for Jack Sparrow in the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie was $10 million, and then for the last one it was $90 million.

Johnny also reportedly earned $68 million as the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland”.  And he only had about seven minutes of screentime.

SOURCE: Page Six