'Marley & Me' bites competition at Friday b.o.
Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 2:03PM | By
Franck Tabouring
David Frankel's big-screen adaptation of "Marley & Me" clung to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office Friday with $9.7 million in ticket sales.
The family comedy starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston lifted its domestic total to $92.2 million after only one week in release.
Following at No. 2 was Walt Disney's family adventure "Bedtime Stories," which earned another $$8.6 million and brought its total haul to $73.7 million. Starring Adam Sandler, the film follows a handyman whose bedtime stories comes to life the next day.
Meanwhile, David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" picked up $7 million in third place, reaching a cumulative gross of $67.7 million after a strong one-week run.
Jim Carrey's comedy "Yes Man" took home $5.5 million at No. 4 for a total of $71 million, while Tom Cruise's WWII drama "Valkyrie" also pulled $5.5 in fifth place for a cume of $52.1 million
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)







Reader Comments (1)
Marley and Me is money to a great extent because Jennifer Aniston is money; Owen Wilson is... not so much