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26 December 2008 1:33 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

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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15 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Overseas, I Am Legend continued to burn up the box office, with the Will Smith starrer earning $39.8 million to bring its overseas total to $221.4 million. It has taken in $240 million domestically. Coming in second was National Treasure: Book of Secrets with $15 million. Its total now stands at $126.8 million. Close behind was Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, which pulled in $13.6 million, bringing its overseas haul to $53.2 million.

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2 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

As expected, National Treasure: Book of Secrets remained No. 1 at the box office, taking in an estimated $55.4 million over the five-day New Year's holiday. What wasn't expected was the strong $42.2-million take of Alvin and the Chipmunks, which surged ahead of the Will Smith thriller I Am Legend, which slipped to third place with $38 million. (However, it crossed the $200-million mark in total sales, as it brought its gross to date to $205.1 million.) Also surprising analysts was the poor performance of 20th Century Fox's Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, which took in just $10.1 million. Charlie Wilson's War, which got off to a slow start, continued to show solid results as it tallied $20.5 million in ticket sales. And the comedy Juno made it into the top five with $15.7 million despite playing in just 1,014 theaters. (It posted the highest per-theater average among wide releases.) Opening in just two theaters in New York and Los Angeles, Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, sold out every performance and averaged $92,000 per theater. The holiday box office overall was up 7 percent over last year.

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