And the wait for some laughs was over!

Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Ricky Gervais, Hank Azaria and Owen Wilson descended upon the nation’s capital Thursday night for the premiere of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, which is about things that go bump in the museum once the lights go off.

Let’s hope the Brit’s been able to cope with our comedian pastmasters : Ben and Owen are bound to be terrific. We’ll have to see what the box office brings for this promising movie.

Waging on with their seemingly endless European promo tour, Marley & Me stars Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson made an appearance on the German talk show Wetten Dass in Duesseldorf today (March 1).

In front of a live audience, the big screen stars chomped on dog biscuits after losing a bet with the host, Thomas Gottschalk.

On each show, they ask their celebrity guests to bet on where another guest can perform a talent. Jen correctly bet that a woman could identify her dogs by the sound of them lapping up soup. Owen lost the best but managed to rope Jen into eating a dog biscuit as punishment.

Said the 40-year-old actress after chowing down: .They.re a little dry. I guess all German dogs love me now!.

A round of five questions with the leading couple from ‘Marley & Me’ showed how comfortable they are with each other - no wonder Jen spanked Brad at the B.O.

Q: Was there any specific moment when you realized you had great chemistry?

Jen: It was an instant ease when we met and started rehearsing, and I think it’s rare. Sometimes you actually really like the person you are having good chemistry with. We lucked out. It was fun to be at work and play these people.

Owen: I felt extra pressure that we got along because I had so many friends that had worked with Jen, and everybody has said the same thing: how much they loved working with her. I didn’t want to be the one guy she hates!

Q: This couple’s marriage is tested when they get the rambunctious yellow Lab, Marley. Can you relate to that?

Jen: Yeah. But it’s not a happy ending to the story of that relationship. Let’s put it this way: He got to keep the dog. (She declines to say which “he” from her past that might be.)

Owen: When you get a dog as an adult, it is a challenge. But that’s what makes you kind of appreciate it as you bond with each other.

Q: How challenging is it promoting this big, fun family movie when the public seems to be so curious about your own lives?

Jen: I am honestly getting sick of it, and I feel like telling people: “You know what? It’s none of your … business.” Seriously, it’s enough. It’s like we’re appealing to the lowest …

Owen: … the worst in human nature.

Q: What was it like on set? There were so many dogs. That must have been a very fun shoot. I read that one dog, Clyde, ate Jennifer’s sweater.

Jen: Our first meeting, he made a very strong first impression. During a scene — and it’s in the movie — where we come home from Ireland and the sitter is going, “That dog is evil!” And then right at the end of the scene, Clyde lifts his leg and pees on the carpet!

Owen: The trainer started to say, “No!” And (director) David (Frankel) was like: “No! Let Clyde do it!” I forgot about that. That was funny.

Q: Did you get emotional at the tear-jerking points when you watched yourself in “Marley & Me”?

Jen: Yeah. I think it’s something about an animal. If you have one, there is no relationship ever — parents, a friendship, partners or lover — there’s no connection like that ever.

Owen: For that stuff to be effective, you have to feel. You have to think about the warmth and love and fun that you had. What makes it poignant is that you feel like you’ve been on this journey.

Aniston’s dog movie Marley & Me beat the stuffing out of ex-husband Brad Pitt’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Christmas Day box office on Thursday.

Aniston’s flick with Owen Wilson and a canine came in at $14.6 million (a record setter), while Brad’s karmic payback rang up $11.8 million. Maybe it’s because he looked a little creepy as a hobbit? They should have put Tilda Swinton in the forefront. That alien majestrix could sell anything.

“We all want our movie to do well…Can we have a tie?” Aniston joked on Oprah about the competition.

Wonder what Angie has to say to that!

Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, the stars of the new doggy comedy ‘Marley & Me,’ were recently interviewed together. It seems Owen has some bones to pick with some of his scene stealing co-stars!

“They’re like scene stealers,” Owen jokes about his co-stars. “Don’t work with dogs, Jen, or babies if you want any face time.”

The funny man enjoyed not being the main focus of one particular part of the film - a skinny dipping scene!

“That was kind of a good day of filming,” Owen says. “That’s where I got to say it’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it.”

Watch the interview

JENNIFER ANISTON AND OWEN WILSON ON SEXY SCENES AND SCENE STEALERS! - ETonline.com