Jennifer Aniston defeated Brad Pitt.

Reunion at the box office: The ex-couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston made with their new films in the U.S. for a lavish holiday weekend. In Germany, "1 1 / 2 Ritter" is not enough to "Madagascar 2" to beat.
  Los Angeles / Hamburg - The past years have been hard for Jennifer Aniston. While her former husband Brad Pitt with cool blockbusters and independent productions such as film fans critics alike beglückte and along with his new love Angelina Jolie to media phenomenon Brangelina merged, Aniston remained in the public perception on the role of ex limited. That has probably changed now.
With its new comedy "Marley & Me" Aniston was not only the best result of their starting down cinema career, the movie was, according to "Focus on Film" with 51.5 million U.S. dollars shakedown results (3480 copies) to the first four days, also one of the most successful launches Christmas all times.
Aniston comeback had in recent weeks formally announced - at least what the media attention is concerned. The actress graced the cover of the New York Times Magazine "and - with only a tie clothed - the American" GQ ".
In "Marley & Me" Aniston plays alongside Owen Wilson, a journalist couple, the homeless dog Marley record. This family-friendly weihnachtszeit referred the substance of her new film's ex-number two on the box-office charts.
Pitt is currently there with "The Strange Case of Benjamin Button" to see the film in 2988 to restore the 39 million U.S. dollars could. For a drama that critics in advance as "the most expensive Hollywood film art" has been mocked, but a sensational result.
In "Benjamin Button" Pitt plays for the third time under the direction of David Fincher ( "Seven" 1995, "Fight Club" 1999). The nearly three hour film critics believe should have a good chance at this Oscar and Golden Globe awards abzuräumen.
Behind the Spitzenduo Brad and Jennifer landed the Walt Disney fantasy comedy "Bedtime Stories". The movie starring Adam Sandler film came in 3681 at 38.6 million U.S. dollars.
In fourth place came in Germany, including the hotly debated "Operation Walküre - Das Stauffenberg assassination." The movie with Tom Cruise in the lead turned out to be not, as predicted, as a disaster and has played in only four days in 2711 Cinemas 30 million U.S. dollars one. "Operation Valkyrie" has already implemented twice as much money as the first movie studio United Artists under the leadership of Tom Cruise, "From lions and lambs."
"The Yes-Sager" with comedian Jim Carrey Star occupied with 21.5 million U.S. dollars in four days of fifth place and now has 49.8 million U.S. dollars already implemented. First reported in ninth place Frank Miller's comic book adaptation "The Spirit" in 2509 cinemas to just 10.3 million U.S. dollars came from.
"1 1 / 2 knight" too weak for "Madagascar 2"
In Germany was also on the second weekend of the Medieval slapstick "1 1 / 2 Knights - In Search of ravishing Herzelinde" not against the computer-competition from "Madagascar 2" to enforce.
After 682,780 visitors came on the penultimate weekend of the DreamWorks movie at the weekend after Christmas to about 490,000 spectators and could make it to the last days of the year, "James Bond 007: A Quantum Solace" as a top-Film 2008, at least according to figures on visitors round.
Then in second place for "1 1 / 2 Knights - In Search of ravishing Herzelinde" (370,000 viewers), third place went to "Australia". Baz Luhrmann melodrama saw around 360,000 movie-goers (660 copies). Luhrmans movie musical "Moulin Rouge", with Nicole Kidman in the lead role, in 2001 at the start of 248,851 visitors.
The relaunch "Bedtime Stories" wanted to see about 315,000 viewers (516 copies). Thomas Mann adaptation "Buddenbrooks", the top 5 with about 215,000 Kinogängern (242 copies) from.