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It was sold for 5 shillings (British Money)
anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 Dollars depending on condition and authenticity -
Bob Cratchit makes 15 shillings a week in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
It was priced by Dickens at 5 shillings (UK money pre-decimalisation) which he believed most people could afford.
A Christmas Carol grossed $177,853,834 worldwide.
When it was first published in 1843, a copy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol would have cost around five shillings, which was considered relatively expensive for a short novel at that time.
Disney's A Christmas Carol grossed $323,743,744 worldwide.
The Muppet Christmas Carol grossed $27,281,507 worldwide.
Disney's A Christmas Carol grossed $137,855,863 in the domestic market.
The Muppet Christmas Carol grossed $27,281,507 in the domestic market.
Initially Dickens paid for the first 6000 copies to be printed as publisher felt the story would not attract much interest. The 6000 sold in a week and more were commissioned this time by the publishers
Both Charles Dickens and Ebenezer Scrooge are characters created by Charles Dickens. However, Dickens is the author of the story while Scrooge is a character in "A Christmas Carol." They are not the same person.