Box Office Beat: Doggie Bests Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler

It may have been a weak Christmas for retail sales, but the box office broke a record. Thanks to a rowdy yellow Lab named Marley (plus Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson), Americans spent $204 million — the highest-grossing three-day Christmas weekend ever. Playing second fiddle to Marley & Me: Adam Sandler‘s kid-friendly flick Bedtime Stories and the Brad Pitt tearjerker The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

1. Marley & Me ($37 million)

2. Bedtime Stories ($28.1 million)

3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ($27.2 million)

4. Valkyrie ($21.5 million)

5. Yes Man ($16.4 million)