The Break-Up is a Universal Pictures film that was released on June 2, 2006. The Break-Up stars Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Ann-Margret, and Judy Davis.
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| Directed by | Peyton Reed |
| Written by | Vince Vaughn Jeremy Garelick Jay Lavender |
| Produced by | Stuart M. Besser Vince Vaughn |
| Starring | Vince Vaughn Jennifer Aniston Jon Favreau Joey Lauren Adams |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | June 2, 2006 (USA) |
| Language | English |
Plot
Template:Spoilers A bickering couple (Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston) live in a wonderful condo in Chicago, located within the Windy City. Early in the movie, their conflicts cause them to separate. However, neither wants to give up living in the condo. In the end, both mutually agree to separate, selling the condo; Gary (Vaughn) continues to lead a successful Chicago touring business while Brooke (Aniston) travels the world, eventually finding her way back to Chicago. At the end of the movie, they meet again on the streets of Chicago uneventfully.
Box Office
The Break-Up grossed $13.8 million domesticallyTemplate:Fn on its opening day. For its opening weekend, it earned $38.1 million. It has grossed a total of $92,260,160 in 3 weeks in the American box-office. It has grossed a total of $3,747,122 in Australia
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Trivia
- The original ending didn't go down well with test audience due to the couple's split which Aniston fans found upsetting. As a result Universal Studios had to re-shoot.
- According to the Chicago Tribune: "the first ending made basically the same point in a slightly different way"
- One of the film's scenes is set at a concert performed by alternative country band, Old 97's in Chicago's Riviera Theater.
- Brad Ausmus, Todd Hollandsworth, and Derrek Lee are a few of the actual Major League Baseball players seen throughout the movie at Wrigley Field or on Gary's television.
- Among other songs played in the movie's soundtrack, the first song selection, coupled with snapshots of the then-happy couple, was Queen's "You're My Best Friend." Also featured in the film are the songs "Story of My Life" by Social Distortion, "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morisette and "Time Bomb" by the Old 97's.
- "The Tone Rangers" is the name of an actual acapella group in Washington DC, who are thanked in the credits. --Official site
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