Editing Scrooged (section)

== Release ==
The film's marketing made references to Murray's role in ''Ghostbusters'', with taglines including "Bill Murray is back among the ghosts, only this time, it's three against one".<ref name="MentalFloss"/> ''Scrooged'' premiered in Los Angeles, California on November 17, 1988,<ref name="Premiere"/> followed by its public release on November 23, 1988.<ref name="SyfyRelease"/>

=== Box office ===
''Scrooged'' was a moderate box office hit on release in the United States.<ref name="Forbes"/> It earned $18.6 million during its release over its [[Thanksgiving]]-extended opening weekend in the United States at 1,262 theaters. It was the highest earning film that weekend, ahead of ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'' ($8.1 million) and ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' ($6.3 million), both in their second weekend,<ref name="BOMOpen"/><ref name="LATimesOliver"/> and made ''Scrooged'' the fourth highest-opening weekend of the year.<ref name="BOMOverall"/>

The second weekend saw an over 40% drop, taking $7.5 million.<ref name="BOMWeekly"/> Over the Christmas holiday period itself, the film had fallen to ninth place, behind ''The Land Before Time'' and ''Oliver & Company''.<ref name="FSR"/> The film left theaters after eight weeks with a total gross of $60.3 million, making it the 13th highest-grossing film of 1988.<ref name="BOMWeekly"/><ref name="BOMOverall"/>

The film grossed $40 million overseas<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 9, 1989|last=Groves|first=Don|page=11|title=UIP Up, Up and Away For Year; Rentals Take Off}}</ref> for a worldwide total of $100.3 million.

=== Home media ===
''Scrooged'' was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1989 and DVD in 1999. The DVD version was scheduled for re-release on October 31, 2006 as the "Yule Love It!" edition. This version was to include commentary by Donner, "On the set with Bill Murray", Murray's message from the [[National Association of Theatre Owners|ShoWest]] exhibitors convention, and other featurettes including "The Look of ''Scrooged''", "Updating Ebeneezer", "Bringing the Ghosts to Life" and "Christmas to Remember". Although Paramount promoted the "Yule Love It!" edition with images of a custom DVD case and a retail price as late as September that year, it missed its release date and it remains unreleased. The reason for this has not been disclosed.<ref name="HomeMediaIGN"/>

''Scrooged'' was released on [[Blu-ray]] on November 1, 2011. The release featured a 1080p resolution transfer of the original film and DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 quality sound. The release was criticized for only including the film's theatrical trailer, with [[Collider (website)|Collider]]'s Phil Brown saying "there must be some incredible behind-the-scenes stories to tell."<ref name="HomeMediaDVDT"/><ref name="HomeMediaCol"/><ref name="HomeMediaHDG"/> In August 2023, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] Home Entertainment announced the 4K version of ''Scrooged'', being released November 7, 2023 for the film's 35th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seibold |first1=Witney |title=Bill Murray's Scrooged Is Getting A 35th Anniversary 4k Release With New Special Features |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1378474/bill-murray-scrooged-35th-anniversary-4k-release-new-special-features/ |website=Slash Film |date=28 August 2023 |access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref>