"December 25-28, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"Marley & Me" #1
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Jennifer Aniston's "Marley & Me" was the #1 movie at the movie box office Christmas weekend, grabbing $51.7 million its first four days in movie theaters.
Jennifer Aniston's ex, Brad Pitt, stole the #2 spot at the movie box office with just over $39 million in "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button."
Adam Sandler - AND DISNEY - seem to be losing their steam. "Bedtime Stories" is Disney's second (somewhat) big screen bomb in a row - after Thanksgiving's "Bolt." The Adam Sandler movie "Bedtime Stories" grabbed only $38 million its first four days in theaters, beating Tom Cruise in "Valkyrie," which scored #4 at the movie box office with $30 million during its first four days in movie theaters.
NOTE - "Marley & Me," "Benjamin Button" and "Bedtime Stories," were the #1, #2 and #3 Best Ever Christmas Day Openings. ( Jennifer Aniston's "Marley & Me" was the #1 movie at the box office on Christmas Day, its first day in movie theaters, grabbing just under $15 million. Jennifer Aniston's ex, Brad Pitt, stole the #2 spot at the movie box office with nearly $12 million in "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button." Adam Sandler - AND DISNEY - seem to be losing their steam. "Bedtime Stories" is Disney's second big screen bomb in a row - after Thanksgiving's "Bolt." The Adam Sandler movie "Bedtime Stories" grabbed only $10 million its first day in theaters, narrowly beating Tom Cruise in "Valkyrie," which scored #4 at the movie box office with $8.5 million its first day in movie theaters).
The only other new wide release, "The Spirit," bombed on opening weekend with a tad over $10 million its first four days.
New in limited release this week; Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslett team up again in "Revolutionary Road." In only three movie theaters around the nation, the film grossed $64,000 per location.
Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office December 25-28, 2008
1 Marley and Me - 3,480 Theaters - NEW $51,675,000
2 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 2,988 Theaters - NEW $39,008,000
3 Bedtime Stories - 3,681 Theaters - NEW $38,598,000
4 Valkyrie - 2,711 Theaters- NEW $30,024,000
5 Yes Man - $21,450,000 - 3,434 Theaters - Gross $49,591,000
6 Seven Pounds - $18,400,000 - 2,758 Theaters - Gross $39,026,000
7 The Tale of Despereaux - $11,368,000 - 3,107 Theaters - Gross $27,945,000
8 The Day the Earth Stood Still - $10,600,000 - 2,402 Theaters - Gross $63,615,000
9 The Spirit - 2,509 Theaters - Gross $10,352,000
10 Doubt - $7,175,000 - 1,267 Theaters - Gross $8,825,000
11 Four Christmases - $7,245,000 - 2,510 Theaters - Gross $111,817,000
12 Slumdog Millionaire - $5,750,000 - 614 Theaters - Gross $19,661,000
13 Twilight - $5,518,000 - 1,849 Theaters - Gross $167,063,000
14 Bolt - $3,649,000 - 1,923 Theaters - Gross $102,761,000
15 Gran Torino - $3,140,000 - 84 Theaters - Gross $4,340,000
16 Milk - $2,330,000 - 311 Theaters - Gross $13,597,000
17 Frost/Nixon - $1,972,000 - 205 Theaters - Gross $3,655,000
18 Quantum of Solace - $1,820,000 - 891 Theaters - Gross $164,347,000
19 Australia - $1,370,000 - 711 Theaters - Gross $44,351,000
20 Madagascar 2 - $1,100,000 - 808 Theaters - Gross $174,870,000
21 The Reader - $850,000 - 116 Theaters - Gross $1,251,000
22 The Wrestler - $510,000 - 18 Theaters - Gross $901,000
NEW IN LIMITED RELEASE
Revolutionary Road - 3 Theaters - NEW $192,000
Last Chance Harvey - 6 Theaters - NEW $132,000
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