Box Office: Sherlock Holmes Detects a Winner in the Theaters

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows kicked off the Christmas holiday rush at the Box Office, claiming the Number 1 slot and an estimated $40 million tally. That's down from the $62 million that the first movie in this franchise opened with two years ago, but still nothing to sneeze at. Taking the Number 3 slot was Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol with an estimated take of $13 million. Those numbers reflected a limited release, though, whit its wide release scheduled for Wednesday. You can read more about the weekend Box Office results at this link.

Genre Films at the Box Office the Weekend of December 9-11 (Based on Early Estimates*):
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Rank - 1 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $40.0 MM / Fresh Rating - 60%
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Rank - 3 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $13.0 MM / Fresh Rating - 95%
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Rank - 6 (LW - 3) / Revenue - $4.3 MM / Fresh Rating - 28%
Hugo Rank - 8 (LW - 6) / Revenue - $3.6 MM / Fresh Rating - 96%
Arthur Christmas Rank - 9 (LW - 5) / Revenue - $3.6 MM / Fresh Rating - 92%
The Muppets Rank - 10 (LW - 4) / Revenue - $3.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 98%
The Immortals Rank - 15 (LW - 10) / Revenue - $0.8 MM / Fresh Rating - 38%
Puss in Boots Rank - 17 (LW - 12) / Revenue - $0.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 81%


Source: Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo / Fresh Rating - Rotten Tomatoes

*Box Office results are based on the weekend's early estimates and the chart ranks and revenue can change when the final numbers are tallied.

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