‘Marley & Me’ sets Christmas Day record

‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ ‘Bedtime Stories’ also did well

	Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star in "Marley & Me." According to Twentieth Century Fox, the film earned $14.75 million on Christmas Day.
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updated 8:19 p.m. ET Dec. 26, 2008

Twentieth Century Fox says “Marley & Me” has set a Christmas Day record with $14.75 million at the box office.

That breaks the previous mark of $10.2 million, set by “Ali” in 2001, according to Media By Numbers LLC.

And “Marley & Me” may not be alone: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Bedtime Stories” were also expected to move past the previous Christmas Day mark, according to some studio estimates.

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Even “Valkyrie” had a strong Yuletide opening with more than $8 million, those numbers show.

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