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'Sherlock Holmes' beats out 'Avatar' at box office
December 27, 2009, Sunday
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BRITISH director Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" set a Christmas Day sales record at the box office in North America, taking a narrow lead over last weekend's champ, "Avatar," according to early estimates released yesterday.
"Sherlock Holmes," in which Robert Downey Jr. reinvents the ascetic Victorian sleuth as a dashing superhero, earned US$24.9 million during its first day of release on Friday, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said.
The record for a Christmas Day opening was set last year when "Marley and Me" launched with US$14.4 million.
"Avatar" earned US$23.5 million on Friday, taking the eight-day total for director James Cameron's costly 3-D extravaganza to US$160.8 million, said 20th Century Fox.
Fox also released "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which opened at No. 3 with US$14.5 million. The family-oriented sequel got an early start on the holiday by opening on Wednesday, and its total stands at US$41.3 million.
Betty Thomas directed the follow-up to the 2007 live-action animated hit that grossed more than US$360 million worldwide.
Another new release, director Nancy Meyers' "It's Complicated," followed at No. 4 after earning US$7.1 million during its first day on Friday. The Universal Pictures comedy stars Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
"Up in the Air" rose three places to No. 5 in its first weekend of national release, with Friday sales of US$3.7 million. Director Jason Reitman's meditation on love and loneliness in corporate America has earned US$16.4 million since Paramount Pictures released it in 15 theaters on Dec. 4.
The studios will release data for the Friday-Sunday period today.
Warner Bros. is a unit of Time Warner Inc. 20th Century Fox is a unit of News Corp. Universal Pictures is a unit of General Electric Co. Paramount Pictures is a unit of Viacom Inc.
"Sherlock Holmes," in which Robert Downey Jr. reinvents the ascetic Victorian sleuth as a dashing superhero, earned US$24.9 million during its first day of release on Friday, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said.
The record for a Christmas Day opening was set last year when "Marley and Me" launched with US$14.4 million.
"Avatar" earned US$23.5 million on Friday, taking the eight-day total for director James Cameron's costly 3-D extravaganza to US$160.8 million, said 20th Century Fox.
Fox also released "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which opened at No. 3 with US$14.5 million. The family-oriented sequel got an early start on the holiday by opening on Wednesday, and its total stands at US$41.3 million.
Betty Thomas directed the follow-up to the 2007 live-action animated hit that grossed more than US$360 million worldwide.
Another new release, director Nancy Meyers' "It's Complicated," followed at No. 4 after earning US$7.1 million during its first day on Friday. The Universal Pictures comedy stars Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
"Up in the Air" rose three places to No. 5 in its first weekend of national release, with Friday sales of US$3.7 million. Director Jason Reitman's meditation on love and loneliness in corporate America has earned US$16.4 million since Paramount Pictures released it in 15 theaters on Dec. 4.
The studios will release data for the Friday-Sunday period today.
Warner Bros. is a unit of Time Warner Inc. 20th Century Fox is a unit of News Corp. Universal Pictures is a unit of General Electric Co. Paramount Pictures is a unit of Viacom Inc.
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