Dec. 29, 2008
Jen Tops Brad At Weekend Box Office
Aniston's "Marley & Me" Was No. 1, Pitt's "Benjamin Button" Finished 3rd
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Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt in happier times. (AP)
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Photo Essay Holiday 2008 Films There's something for everyone at the movies this season
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Photo Essay Brad And Jen The split of one of the most glamorous couples in showbiz: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.
"Marley and Me," (starring Aniston) the story of a loveable lab and the family who try to control him took the box office crown, taking in $37 million over the weekend -- $52 million since it opened Christmas Day.
Brad Pitt starred in the romantic fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." That film was third at the box office -- hauling in an impressive $27 million for the weekend.
"Audiences were really looking for an emotional movie over the holidays and I tell you, every guy in that theater for 'Marley and Me' that I was at was crying, it did the trick," said entertainment journalist Michael Hundgen. "The other movie, 'Benjamin Button,' was a little longer - almost 2 hours, 45 minutes and because of that it screened on less screens per day."
Maybe so. But for their fans, this was a battle about more than screens per day.
"The gloves came off in this one," Hundgen said. "For the past couple of weeks in the trades and in the glossy magazines, they've been going back and forth."
Another surprise at the box office -- Tom Cruise -- who did better than predicted as his World War II drama "Valkyrie" came in fourth for the weekend despite mixed reviews.
Some solace for Brad Pitt fans - "Benjamin Button" has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, while "Marley and Me" was shut out. Stay tuned …
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- the second movie was probably "Yes Man" starrring: Jim Carrey, great movie too!
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- this article is horrible - who ever wrote it should be fired. what was the #2 movie this weekend? why couldn''t the writer just take a couple of seconds to tell us that!? ridiculous.
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- A kiddy movie outdrew an adult movie over the Christmas holiday and the papparazzi manages to turn it into a ying and yang contest. Enough already!
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- Jen Tops Brad At Weekend Box Office. Yeah, and she needed a dog to do it!!!
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- What movie were you watching? I saw Benjamin Button and was bored to tears. It was an imitation of Forrest Gump!
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- What movie were you watching? I saw Benjamin Button and was bored to tears. It was an imitation of Forrest Gump!
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- I am fed up with the media trying to keep the bitterness fresh between these two. They split up, it happens to lots of people everyday. Let it go. Let them forget and heal already.
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- Um, Brad''s movie requires deep thought, introspection and intelligence. Jen''s movie requires a wet nose. Comparing the two is like comparing Robert DeNiro to David Arquette; pointless.
There IS no connection anymore to those two! They split up YEARS ago. Your comparisons sound desperate. - Reply to this comment
