TV Review: 24

TV Review: 24

After a subpar "day" followed by a strike-fueled hiatus, "24" gets solidly back to basics -- if by "basics" that means high-tech terrorist threats, shadowy government conspiracies, and torture.
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Marley & Me

Marley & Me This perky, episodic film is as broad as it could be, but delivers on its own terms thanks to chemistry between its stars, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston.

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Daily
Monday, January 5, 2009 (*millions)
  FILM GROSS TOTAL*
1 Marley And Me $1,571,618 $108.2356
2 Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The $1,441,238 $80.7383
3 Valkyrie $1,087,738 $61.8316
4 Yes Man $1,066,197 $80.5735
5 Bedtime Stories $1,039,769 $86.5789
6 Seven Pounds $725,260 $60.8725
7 Twilight $432,295 $177.3551
8 Doubt $411,749 $19.1172
9 Tale Of Despereaux, The $386,375 $44.0481
10 Slumdog Millionaire $382,064 $29.0586
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Monday, December 15, 2008 (*millions)
Top Show Total
Two and a Half Men (CBS) 17.9 mil
Top Shows A18-49
Two and a Half Men (CBS) 5.6/13
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 4.6/11
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 4.2/11
Networks
CBS 4.3/11
NBC 2.6/7
FOX 2.1/5
ABC 1.5/4
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