Sherlock Holmes races ahead of Avatar at box office

vIndianz.com ( 27 Dec, 2009) — British director Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes lay down a Christmas Day sales record at the box office in North America, taking a fine lead over last weekend’s winner, Avatar, according to premature estimates released on Saturday.

sherlock-holmes Sherlock Holmes, in which Robert Downey Jr reinvents the abstemious Victorian sleuth as an attractive superhero, earned $24.9 million throughout its first day of release on Friday, distributor Warner Bros Pictures said.

The record for a Christmas Day opening was set previous year when Marley and Me launched with $14.4 million.

Avatar earned $23.5 million on Friday, taking the eight-day total for director James Cameron’s expensive 3-D extravaganza to $160.8 million, said 20th Century Fox.

Fox in addition released Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which opened at No 3 with $14.5 million. The family-oriented follow-up got an early launch on the holiday by opening on Wednesday, and its sum stands at $41.3 million.

Betty Thomas directed the follow-up to the 2007 live-action vibrant hit that grossed over $360 million worldwide.

One more latest release, director Nancy Meyers’ It’s Complicated, followed at No 4 subsequent to earning $7.1 million throughout 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 $3.7 million. Director Jason Reitman’s contemplation on love and loneliness in corporate America has earned $16.4 million as Paramount Pictures released it in 15 theaters on December 4.

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Sherlock Holmes races ahead of Avatar at box office

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