Robert Downey Disappointed.LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sherlock Holmes faces his worst enemy: reduce crowds in theaters, such as dips involving domestic film this year to the lowest in 16 years.
The Robert Downey Jr 's then "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" debuted on top with a $ 40 million weekend from 36 percent from the first installment of $ 62,300,000 opening two years ago, according to the studio estimates Sunday.
The first film opened on Christmas weekend, one of the busiest times for cinemas. Distributor Warner Bros provides the «Holmes» sequel, which pits detective against archrival Downey Professor Moriarty, you are lost ground during the holidays.
"The plan is different," said Dan Fell man, head of the studio's distribution. "What you put in the bank that nine days before the official time for play on Christmas, which is the difference between opening us to a bigger number of days of Christmas and the opening earlier this year. At the end of the holiday season, we should be in the same place. "
The "Holmes" then opened in six foreign markets, including natives of Britain's detective, and was $ 14.7 million to bring a worldwide total of about $ 54,700,000.
After two previous weekends was the worst of Hollywood this year, total turnover fell back, nearly 12 percent below the same weekend in 2010 as Hollywood struggles to the public interest at large at year-end releases.
Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, estimated that the number of tickets sold on the domestic market in 2011 will come to 1.3 billion below.
This would be the lowest presence since 1995, when imports totaled 1.26 billion. Domestic participation in the modern era peaked at 1.6 billion Euros in 2002 and has been generally falling since.
"These low participation numbers take gas from the tank," Dergarabedian said. "All the momentum that we kind of came to a dead stop."
The Robert Downey Jr 's then "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" debuted on top with a $ 40 million weekend from 36 percent from the first installment of $ 62,300,000 opening two years ago, according to the studio estimates Sunday.
The first film opened on Christmas weekend, one of the busiest times for cinemas. Distributor Warner Bros provides the «Holmes» sequel, which pits detective against archrival Downey Professor Moriarty, you are lost ground during the holidays.
"The plan is different," said Dan Fell man, head of the studio's distribution. "What you put in the bank that nine days before the official time for play on Christmas, which is the difference between opening us to a bigger number of days of Christmas and the opening earlier this year. At the end of the holiday season, we should be in the same place. "
The "Holmes" then opened in six foreign markets, including natives of Britain's detective, and was $ 14.7 million to bring a worldwide total of about $ 54,700,000.
After two previous weekends was the worst of Hollywood this year, total turnover fell back, nearly 12 percent below the same weekend in 2010 as Hollywood struggles to the public interest at large at year-end releases.
Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, estimated that the number of tickets sold on the domestic market in 2011 will come to 1.3 billion below.
This would be the lowest presence since 1995, when imports totaled 1.26 billion. Domestic participation in the modern era peaked at 1.6 billion Euros in 2002 and has been generally falling since.
"These low participation numbers take gas from the tank," Dergarabedian said. "All the momentum that we kind of came to a dead stop."
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