Box Office Breakdown: He’s Just Not That Into You Debuts on Top

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have returned home with more losses this weekend, but Jennifer Aniston was a big winner.

For the third time in a row, the Friends star found herself in a familiar position. Although it is technically an ensemble piece, He’s Just Not That Into You became the 39-year-old’s latest chart topper. (The Break-Up and Marley & Me also debuted at #1.) The adaptation’s $28 million gross helped push another romantic comedy offering, New in Town, completely out of the Top Ten. (The Renee Zellweger film had only been there for one week.)

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Two of the other entries this week coincidentally had one thing in common: Dakota Fanning. The 14-year-old currently stars in both Coraline and Push - films at opposite ends of the spectrum. Coraline, the stop-motion animation feature from Henry Selick, pulled in $16.8 million and one of the best per screen averages from the past three days. Meanwhile, Push, a Heroes-esque sci-fi thriller, earned $10.1 million and a 6th place finish.

1. He’s Just Not That Into You, New Line, $27,785,487 (avg. $8751)
2. Taken, 20th Century Fox, $20,547,346 (avg. $6453)
3. Coraline, Focus Features, $16,849,640 (avg. $7329)
4. The Pink Panther 2, Sony, $11,588,150 (avg. $3573)
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Sony, $10,884,825 (avg. $3435)
6. Push, Summit Entertainment, $10,079,109 (avg. $4358)
7. Slumdog Millionaire, Fox Searchlight, $7,177,270 (avg. $4163)
8. Gran Torino, Warner Bros., $7,155,339 (avg. $2645)
9. The Uninvited, Dreamworks, $6,262,651 (avg. $2672)
10. Hotel for Dogs, Paramount, $5,711,229 (avg. $2089)

(You can review last week’s numbers here.)