It would seem that Christmas found both members of the former couple of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston fortune and even more fame, as both of the actors' new films were in top slots on Christmas Day.Aniston's Marley & Me, a feel-good movie costarring Owen Wilson, about a young family and their mischievous dog, took the top spot, grossing $14.8 million - the highest one-day total ever for a film opening on Christmas Day.
Pitt's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was only just barely behind, grossing $11.8 million - the second highest one-day total for a film opening on Christmas Day. Curious Case tells the story of a lifelong romance between Pitt - who ages in reverse - and Cate Blanchett.
According to Variety, both films exceeded ticket sales expectations by 40-50 percent.
Also performing well on Christmas Day was the new Adam Sandler film, the kid-friendly Bedtime Stories, which grossed $10.5 million. Valkyrie, the new Tom Cruise movie about an assassination plot against Adolf Hitler, also did well - although receiving mixed reviews, the film grossed a solid opening day total of $8.5 million.
The only underperformer of the holiday was Frank Miller's newest graphic novel adaptation, The Spirit, starring Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson, which grossed around $4 million.
Source: The Celebrity Cafe
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