28 December 2008 2:24 PM, PST | From /Film | See recent /Film news
Warner Bros reaches $1.74 billion domestic surpassing Sony’s record set in 2006!; Marley & Me headed for $51.8M 4-Day with Ben Button at $39.1M & Bedtime Stories at $38.6M!; Rev Road with Best PTA of 2008!
Dog lovers everywhere united to make Fox’s Marley & Me the #1 Christmas weekend movie with an expected $51.18M in the Thursday-thru-Sunday period for a Per Theatre Average of $14,888. Pre-opening industry tracking pointed to a clear win for Bedtime Stories (Disney), but it was the lovable lab who finished on top.
As an aside, all of us who read John Grogan’s extraordinarily well-written novel should have seen this coming. The book is a joy, and anyone who has a dog, or has ever had a dog, could easily identify with the struggles and pleasures of having a 4-legged member of the family.
The success of Marley slightly mitigates a disastrous year for Fox. Its
Steve Mason
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