Pooch Pic Breaks Record

Box Office

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 4:37PM EDT / Published Dec. 26, 2008 3:21AM EST

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What do you get when you cross Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and a teary tale about a dog? The highest Christmas opening in Hollywood history. According to Nikki Finke, Marley and Me pulled in $15 million in 3,480 theaters on a day that also saw big ticket sales for Brad Pitt’s The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Adam Sandler’s Disney flick Bedtime Stories. The rest of the top five was rounded out with Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie and Jim Carrey’s Yes Man. All-told, it was an “enormous” day for the movie industry and an even bigger day for Jen, who, for once, has beat Brad.

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Pooch Pic Breaks Record

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