Will Smith promoted the hell out of Men In Black III for what seemed like two solid months. It paid off, though. Sort of. MIB III finally dethroned The Avengers and became the #1 film over the holiday weekend with a domestic box office of $55 million. I’m sure Will and producers were hoping for even more money in the opening weekend, but still – at least the box office won’t be an unmitigated disaster and the film will probably make its money back, with a little extra.

For his film promotional duties, Will brought out his wife of fourteen-and-a-half years, Jada. Over the past year (and more), the rumors have been persistent and detailed about Will and Jada’s relationship problems, and it really did seem like they were headed for a split. But something happened. I don’t know what. Some theorize that it was all just a business decision, that their money and power is built on Will and Jada as a happily married couple. But I choose to be optimistic and think that while they were having big problems, they found a way to work through it and come out stronger. That’s what it sounds like:

For Will Smith and his wife of nearly 15 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, it’s all about being supportive.

“We make the effort to always put the family first,” Smith told PEOPLE at last week’s Men in Black III premiere in New York City. “Being there for each other and being present with our kids is the most important thing. I take being a parent very seriously.”

The couple are parents to Trey, 19, Jaden, 13, and Willow, 11, and Will flew back to L.A. from New York nearly every weekend while filming Men in Black III.

They will celebrate their 15th anniversary in December. And despite rumors of marital trouble lately – which Pinkett Smith recently said were ridiculous – Smith says that, as a couple, they’re as strong as ever.

“What’s helped us is being supportive, no matter what the situation is,” he says. “I’m so lucky to have someone like Jada. She’s really an incredible woman, wife and mother.”

What he loves the most about his wife is that “she is just absolutely hardcore, like she absolutely is unfazed by the weight and the pressures of life. She is so calm and cool and easy in any situation. She can bear anything, and I just love that about her.”

[From People]

Does Will sound like he’s reciting a prepared talking points memo that was given to him just minutes beforehand? Sure. Does Will make it sound sort of like they decided to stay together for their kids? Yep. But I also think that whatever happened over the past year was just a bad phase in their relationship, and they’ve worked some sh-t out since then.

That being said, I still find their body language so, so awkward. Remember when they would be all over each on red carpet after red carpet, and it just felt like Will adored his wife? And now it seems like he can barely look at her. But yes, they’re dealing with it.

Photos courtesy of WENN.