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Report: Marley Chewed Up B.O. Record
26 December 2008 1:33 AM, PST
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Movie theaters throughout the country reported brisk business on Christmas
Day and said that Marley & Me was beating out the the Adam
Sandler comedy Bedtime Stories, which box-office forecasters had
regarded as a shoo-in to take first place. In an email message, box-office
tracker Paul Dergarabedian of Media by Numbers said that it looked like the
total box office for the day would be around $75 million, "which is pretty
incredible." He added: "Obviously people love going to the movies on
Christmas day and with virtually all other businesses closed, it creates a
major opportunity for the film industry to grab a massive audience of people
looking for something fun to do outside of the home on that day." In fact,
Nikki Finke, who writes the Deadline Hollywood Daily blog, claimed today
that Marley & Me and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were each setting all-time records for the holiday. Citing unnamed studio
sources, Finke said that Marley earned $15 million on Christmas Day
and Button, $11 million. Bedtime Stories came in third with
$10 million. Last year Alien vs. Predator: Requiem earned $9.5
million during its Christmas premiere. The current record for a Christmas
opening is held by 2001's Ali, which earned $10.2 million.
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