Marley & Me
Newlywed reporters John and Jenny chase rival newsroom success in South Florida while a wildly out‑of‑control Labrador forces them to confront their dreams of family and stability before their careers—and marriage—tear them apart.
“Heel the love.”
Synopsis
A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity, and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 285+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Mark LivolsiShot by Florian BallhausScored by Theodore ShapiroDesigned by Stuart WurtzelSound by Bob ChefalasCostumes by Cindy EvansStunts by G A AguilarVFX by Victor Dimichina
Box Office
2008 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$255.7M
US & Canada: $143.2M — 56% of worldwide · International: $112.5M (44%)
Opening weekend: $14.4M — 10% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $14.4M — 10% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,480 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Marley & ichde
- Marley und ichde
- Marley et moifr
- Io & Marleyit
- (English)Marley & Me
- (Bulgarian)Марли и аз
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United Arab EmiratesDec 25, 2008
- BrazilDec 25, 2008
- CanadaDec 25, 2008
- United StatesDec 25, 2008
- AustraliaJan 1, 2009
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Cast & Crew
285 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Owen Wilson
as John
Jennifer Aniston
as Jenny
Eric Dane
as Sebastian
Kathleen Turner
as Ms. Kornblut
Alan Arkin
as Arnie Klein
Nathan Gamble
as Patrick (Age 10)
Haley Bennett
as Lisa
Ann Dowd
as Dr. Platt
Clarke Peters
as Editor
Finley Jacobsen
as Conor (Age 8)
Lucy Merriam
as Colleen (Age 5)
Bryce Robinson
as Patrick (Age 7)
Supporting cast
71Ben Hyland
as Conor (Age 5)
Sarah O Kelly
as Neighbor Mom (Nurse)
Keith Hudson
as Big Guy
Haley Hudson
as Debby
Tom Irwin
as Dr. Sherman
Alec Mapa
as Jorge
Sandy Martin
as Lori
Joyce Van Patten
as Mrs. Butterly
Zabryna Guevara
as OB-GYN Nurse
Megan Grace
as Secretary
Haley Higgins
as Shannon
Ana Ayora
as Viviana
Matthew J Walters
as Billy
Nicole Herold
as Sunbather
Paul Tei
as Dude
Natalie Miller
as Realtor
Gaston Renaud
as Metro Reporter
Angelina Barbieri
as Waitress
Emmett Robin
as Boy
Lisa Varga
as Still Photographer
Dylan Henry
as Patrick (Age 3)
Stephen Lee Davis
as Neighbor Steve
Michael Baskin
as Party Guy Michael
Bradley Frishman
as Patrick (Age 20 Months)
Eric Conger
as Newscaster
Almudena Alcazar
as Nanny
Paul Aldanee
as Newspaper Tourist
Frank Apollonio
as Newspaper Employee
Dave Argenti
as Baseball Fan at Marlins Game
Louisa Ballhaus
as Extra
Robert Bizik
as Businessman
Pearce Blair
as Airport Passenger
Gregory R Campbell
as Journalist
John Cimillo
as Pedestrian
Clyde
as Adult Marley
David Collihan
as Newspaper Reporter
Christopher De Stefano
as South Beach Spectator
Eric Ditman
as Reporter
Emilio Estefan Jr
as Self
Gloria Estefan
as Self
Lee Farrell
as Kid on Bus
Patrick H Fox
as Airport Traveler
Richard Graves
as Newspaper Staff
John Grogan
as Cocker Spaniel Owner
Mita Heble
as Business Professional
Debbie Howard
as Airport Traveler
Jonah
as Marley
Erik Joseph
as Sentinel News Reporter
Elissa Kapneck
as Beach Girl
Spencer Kayden
as Beach Woman
Samantha Kelly
as South Beach Spectator
Jamie D Knee
as Girl in Park
Danielle Lilley
as Part Tourist
Claudia Londono
as Rollerblader
Marc Macaulay
as The Police Officer
Tracie Mick Shoemaker
as Baseball Fan at Marlins Game
John Mitchell
as Newspaper Reporter
Keith Moyer
as Pedestrian
Barbara Pergament
as Poodle Lady
Kristin Popelka
as Newsroom Reporter
Elizabeth Powers
as Self
Emily Evan Rae
as Emma
Rudy
as Marley
Robert Schlegel
as Police Officer
Chris Shaw
as Reporter
Keyon Smith
as Newspaper Employee
Jimmy Star
as Airport Passenger
Dan Van Wert
as Journalist
Mike Wilson
as Sports Reporter
Sharon D Wilson
as Beachgoer
Lindsey Zajac
as Newspaper Reporter
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
9Ani Williams
associate producer
Arnon Milchan
executive producer
Gil Netter
Producer, Producers
Guy Botham
visual effects executive producer: Lola Visual Effects
Joseph M Caracciolo Jr
Producers, executive producer (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Karen Rosenfelt
Producer, Producers
Mitchell Ferm
digital intermediate producer
Todd Masters
special makeup effects producer
Victor Dimichina
visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Other crew
192David Rogow
additional editor / first assistant editor
Steve Dale
additional second assistant director
Bob Chefalas
additional sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Arnheim
adr artist
Kenton Jakub
adr editor
Greg Farrell
adr engineer
Lori Berhon
adr loop group
Johnny Gidcomb
adr voice casting
Hans Bjerno
aerial director of photography
Candace B Cothern
animal trainer
Raymond W Beal
animal trainer
W Steven Graham
Art Director
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