Washington, December 27: Jennifer Aniston's `Marley & Me' has grossed 14.8 million dollars, beating the 11.8 million dollar-figure raked in by Brad Pitt's `The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' on Christmas Day.

Both movies managed to rock the box office with Aniston's flick earning the highest one-day total ever for a film opening on Christmas while Pitt's movie set the record for the second-highest opening of all-time.

According to Variety, both the films were said to have gone beyond the box office expectations by 40-50 percent, reports People magazine.

Other strong contenders to the number one spot had been Adam Sandler''s `Bedtime Stories', raking in 10.5 million dollars as against the 8.5 million dollars earned by Tom Cruise''s `Valkyrie' in the one-day gross total.

Director Frank Miller''s `Spirit', starring Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson, however, managed to gather around 4 million dollars on its first day. (ANI)