February 12, 2012

Marley & Me Wins Box Office Again

by Andrew Gnerre | Published January 5, 2009

Another weekend and another win for the dog. Marley & Me, the David Frankel-directed, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston-starring family flick, netted $24.1 million over the weekend pushing it over the $100 million mark ($107 million, to be exact) in 11 days. Finishing the weekend in second with a $20.3 million weekend was Bedtime Stories, directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray) and starring Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce and Russell Brand.

Rounding out the top five were David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($18.4 million), Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie ($14 million) and Peyton Reed’s Yes Man ($13.8 million).

Edward Zwick‘s Defiance, the lone new release of the weekend, pulled in $198,000 in only two theaters. That gives the World War II drama, starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell, an astounding per theater average of $60,500. (For comparison, Marley & Me‘s per theater average in its first weekend was $10,448.)

This week moviegoers get the releases of Bride Wars, directed by Gary Winick (13 Going on 30) and starring Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson and Candice Bergen; The Unborn, directed by David S. Goyer (writer on The Dark Knight) and starring Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good and Carla Gugino; and Not Easily Broken, adapted from a T.D. Jakes novel and directed by Bill Duke. So, as always, to find out if anyone can dethrone a dog, check back here next week for the Top of the Box Office report.

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Comment by Collin on 12/12/09 at 12:12 am

JAniston and Owen did it again, this time with the cute dog.Actually I watched the movie and its a nice movie.Watched it.
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Comment by henry on 12/13/09 at 9:52 pm

J. aniston and Owen are good actor and actress. I like them both.
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Comment by roy on 12/19/09 at 12:05 pm

They are both good actress and actor of hollywood.They have good chemistry though.I like the beauty of JAniston.
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Comment by seo company canada on 4/26/11 at 12:10 am

So that’s what happened at the theaters this weekend. Now I plan to resume my weekend watching NFL games here in frozen Canada. See you later this week with another Reject Report where, hopefully, I’ll have something to say about these movies coming out.

Comment by Reputation Management on 5/22/11 at 10:50 pm

One of the things working against both Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett is a question that movie-goers, critics and pundits are all kicking around. “How much of those performances is acting and how much is make-up, special effects and Fincher’s technical virtuosity?” Anyone who has seen the movie knows what I mean. With the exception of Taraji P. Henson who “pops” off the screen, Benjamin Button is a directors’ movie as opposed to an acting piece. For me at least, it is about the big picture in Fincher’s head more than the work of the brilliant Blanchett and the equally good Pitt.

Comment by GulfPearls on 11/11/11 at 1:08 am