Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $186,848,418Details
International Box Office $348,815,025Details
Worldwide Box Office $535,663,443
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $52,882,403
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $33,565,860
Total $86,448,263
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large - Professor James Moriarty - and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may give him an advantage over the renowned detective. Around the globe, headlines break the news: a scandal takes down an Indian cotton tycoon; a Chinese opium trader dies of an apparent overdose; bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna; the death of an American steel magnate... No one sees the connective thread between these seemingly random events - no one, that is, except the great Sherlock Holmes, who has discerned a deliberate web of death and destruction. At its center sits a singularly sinister spider: Moriarty. Holmes' investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany and finally Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead, and moving perilously close to completing his ominous plan. If he succeeds, it will not only bring him immense wealth and power but alter the course of history.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$39,637,079 (21.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,703 opening theaters/3,703 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $281,520,316

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 22nd, 2011 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
Video Release: June 12th, 2012 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2199, 11/23/2011)
Running Time: 129 minutes
Franchise: Sherlock Holmes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Plot point: Cross-Dressing, Private Investigator, Secret Identity, Terrorism, Undercover
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2011 1 $39,637,079   3,703 $10,704   $39,637,079 1
Dec 23, 2011 2 $20,270,555 -49% 3,703 $5,474   $79,024,177 2
Dec 30, 2011 2 $20,881,420 +3% 3,703 $5,639   $130,903,746 3
Jan 6, 2012 3 $13,689,321 -34% 3,603 $3,799   $157,049,382 4
Jan 13, 2012 5 $8,592,657 -37% 3,155 $2,724   $170,192,301 5
Jan 20, 2012 9 $4,515,497 -47% 2,485 $1,817   $178,321,726 6
Jan 27, 2012 16 $2,472,141 -45% 1,530 $1,616   $182,211,057 7
Feb 3, 2012 20 $1,026,005 -58% 857 $1,197   $183,885,123 8
Feb 10, 2012 30 $328,902 -68% 265 $1,241   $184,573,200 9
Feb 17, 2012 20 $553,802 +68% 403 $1,374   $185,271,156 10
Feb 24, 2012 24 $350,335 -37% 333 $1,052   $185,888,953 11
Mar 2, 2012 27 $257,558 -26% 266 $968   $186,271,351 12
Mar 9, 2012 31 $158,193 -39% 208 $761   $186,523,366 13
Mar 16, 2012 42 $85,691 -46% 125 $686   $186,677,304 14
Mar 23, 2012 50 $52,824 -38% 86 $614   $186,764,258 15
Mar 30, 2012 54 $37,776 -28% 55 $687   $186,830,669 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2011 P $1,250,000     1,650 $758   $1,250,000  
Dec 16, 2011 1 $14,607,982     3,703 $3,945   $14,607,982 1
Dec 17, 2011 1 $14,694,463 +1%   3,703 $3,968   $29,302,445 2
Dec 18, 2011 1 $10,334,634 -30%   3,703 $2,791   $39,637,079 3
Dec 19, 2011 1 $4,926,128 -52%   3,703 $1,330   $44,563,207 4
Dec 20, 2011 1 $5,162,067 +5%   3,703 $1,394   $49,725,274 5
Dec 21, 2011 3 $4,283,299 -17%   3,703 $1,157   $54,008,573 6
Dec 22, 2011 2 $4,745,049 +11%   3,703 $1,281   $58,753,622 7
Dec 23, 2011 2 $6,755,371 +42% -54% 3,703 $1,824   $65,508,993 8
Dec 24, 2011 2 $3,898,691 -42% -73% 3,703 $1,053   $69,407,684 9
Dec 25, 2011 2 $9,616,493 +147% -7% 3,703 $2,597   $79,024,177 10
Dec 26, 2011 2 $10,829,958 +13% +120% 3,703 $2,925   $89,854,135 11
Dec 27, 2011 2 $7,321,067 -32% +42% 3,703 $1,977   $97,175,202 12
Dec 28, 2011 3 $6,515,996 -11% +52% 3,703 $1,760   $103,691,198 13
Dec 29, 2011 3 $6,331,128 -3% +33% 3,703 $1,710   $110,022,326 14
Dec 30, 2011 2 $7,628,273 +20% +13% 3,703 $2,060   $117,650,599 15
Dec 31, 2011 2 $6,401,030 -16% +64% 3,703 $1,729   $124,051,629 16
Jan 1, 2012 2 $6,852,117 +7% -29% 3,703 $1,850   $130,903,746 17
Jan 2, 2012 2 $6,006,473 -12% -45% 3,703 $1,622   $136,910,219 18
Jan 3, 2012 2 $2,558,120 -57% -65% 3,703 $691   $139,468,339 19
Jan 4, 2012 2 $2,013,350 -21% -69% 3,703 $544   $141,481,689 20
Jan 5, 2012 2 $1,878,372 -7% -70% 3,703 $507   $143,360,061 21
Jan 6, 2012 3 $4,234,574 +125% -44% 3,603 $1,175   $147,594,635 22
Jan 7, 2012 3 $6,048,847 +43% -6% 3,603 $1,679   $153,643,482 23
Jan 8, 2012 3 $3,405,900 -44% -50% 3,603 $945   $157,049,382 24
Jan 9, 2012 3 $1,052,341 -69% -82% 3,603 $292   $158,101,723 25
Jan 10, 2012 3 $1,343,458 +28% -47% 3,603 $373   $159,445,181 26
Jan 11, 2012 2 $1,102,268 -18% -45% 3,603 $306   $160,547,449 27
Jan 12, 2012 2 $1,052,195 -5% -44% 3,603 $292   $161,599,644 28
Jan 13, 2012 6 $2,407,155 +129% -43% 3,155 $763   $164,006,799 29
Jan 14, 2012 5 $3,496,939 +45% -42% 3,155 $1,108   $167,503,738 30
Jan 15, 2012 5 $2,688,563 -23% -21% 3,155 $852   $170,192,301 31
Jan 16, 2012 6 $1,851,414 -31% +76% 3,155 $587   $172,043,715 32
Jan 17, 2012 6 $651,148 -65% -52% 3,155 $206   $172,694,863 33
Jan 18, 2012 7 $543,359 -17% -51% 3,155 $172   $173,238,222 34
Jan 19, 2012 6 $568,007 +5% -46% 3,155 $180   $173,806,229 35
Jan 20, 2012 9 $1,279,282 +125% -47% 2,485 $515   $175,085,511 36
Jan 21, 2012 9 $2,291,442 +79% -34% 2,485 $922   $177,376,953 37
Jan 22, 2012 10 $944,773 -59% -65% 2,485 $380   $178,321,726 38
Jan 23, 2012 10 $346,085 -63% -81% 2,485 $139   $178,667,811 39
Jan 24, 2012 11 $381,225 +10% -41% 2,485 $153   $179,049,036 40
Jan 25, 2012 12 $331,410 -13% -39% 2,485 $133   $179,380,446 41
Jan 26, 2012 12 $358,470 +8% -37% 2,485 $144   $179,738,916 42
Jan 27, 2012 15 $685,406 +91% -46% 1,530 $448   $180,424,322 43
Jan 28, 2012 15 $1,186,588 +73% -48% 1,530 $776   $181,610,910 44
Jan 29, 2012 16 $600,147 -49% -36% 1,530 $392   $182,211,057 45
Jan 30, 2012 17 $160,168 -73% -54% 1,530 $105   $182,371,225 46
Jan 31, 2012 17 $176,248 +10% -54% 1,530 $115   $182,547,473 47
Feb 1, 2012 17 $150,470 -15% -55% 1,530 $98   $182,697,943 48
Feb 2, 2012 17 $161,175 +7% -55% 1,530 $105   $182,859,118 49
Feb 3, 2012 - $332,109 +106% -52% 857 $388   $183,191,227 50
Feb 4, 2012 - $535,134 +61% -55% 857 $624   $183,726,361 51
Feb 5, 2012 - $158,762 -70% -74% 857 $185   $183,885,123 52
Feb 6, 2012 18 $86,257 -46% -46% 857 $101   $183,971,380 53
Feb 7, 2012 18 $99,194 +15% -44% 857 $116   $184,070,574 54
Feb 8, 2012 18 $84,408 -15% -44% 857 $98   $184,154,982 55
Feb 9, 2012 18 $89,316 +6% -45% 857 $104   $184,244,298 56
Feb 10, 2012 - $94,465 +6% -72% 265 $356   $184,338,763 57
Feb 11, 2012 - $161,958 +71% -70% 265 $611   $184,500,721 58
Feb 12, 2012 - $72,479 -55% -54% 265 $274   $184,573,200 59
Feb 13, 2012 - $26,368 -64% -69% 265 $100   $184,599,568 60
Feb 14, 2012 - $60,637 +130% -39% 265 $229   $184,660,205 61
Feb 15, 2012 - $28,033 -54% -67% 265 $106   $184,688,238 62
Feb 16, 2012 - $29,116 +4% -67% 265 $110   $184,717,354 63
Feb 17, 2012 - $150,098 +416% +59% 403 $372   $184,867,452 64
Feb 18, 2012 - $233,519 +56% +44% 403 $579   $185,100,971 65
Feb 19, 2012 - $170,185 -27% +135% 403 $422   $185,271,156 66
Feb 20, 2012 - $115,345 -32% +337% 403 $286   $185,386,501 67
Feb 21, 2012 - $55,520 -52% -8% 403 $138   $185,442,021 68
Feb 22, 2012 - $47,548 -14% +70% 403 $118   $185,489,569 69
Feb 23, 2012 - $49,049 +3% +68% 403 $122   $185,538,618 70
Feb 24, 2012 - $102,994 +110% -31% 333 $309   $185,641,612 71
Feb 25, 2012 - $165,180 +60% -29% 333 $496   $185,806,792 72
Feb 26, 2012 - $82,161 -50% -52% 333 $247   $185,888,953 73
Feb 27, 2012 - $28,237 -66% -76% 333 $85   $185,917,190 74
Feb 28, 2012 - $34,367 +22% -38% 333 $103   $185,951,557 75
Feb 29, 2012 - $29,401 -14% -38% 333 $88   $185,980,958 76
Mar 1, 2012 - $32,835 +12% -33% 333 $99   $186,013,793 77
Mar 2, 2012 - $71,429 +118% -31% 266 $269   $186,085,222 78
Mar 3, 2012 - $124,327 +74% -25% 266 $467   $186,209,549 79
Mar 4, 2012 - $61,802 -50% -25% 266 $232   $186,271,351 80
Mar 5, 2012 - $21,231 -66% -25% 266 $80   $186,292,582 81
Mar 6, 2012 - $25,393 +20% -26% 266 $95   $186,317,975 82
Mar 7, 2012 - $22,600 -11% -23% 266 $85   $186,340,575 83
Mar 8, 2012 - $24,598 +9% -25% 266 $92   $186,365,173 84
Mar 9, 2012 - $49,728 +102% -30% 208 $239   $186,414,901 85
Mar 10, 2012 - $72,367 +46% -42% 208 $348   $186,487,268 86
Mar 11, 2012 - $36,098 -50% -42% 208 $174   $186,523,366 87
Mar 12, 2012 - $15,162 -58% -29% 208 $73   $186,538,528 88
Mar 13, 2012 - $18,346 +21% -28% 208 $88   $186,556,874 89
Mar 14, 2012 - $16,528 -10% -27% 208 $79   $186,573,402 90
Mar 15, 2012 - $18,211 +10% -26% 208 $88   $186,591,613 91
Mar 16, 2012 - $28,556 +57% -43% 125 $228   $186,620,169 92
Mar 17, 2012 - $38,631 +35% -47% 125 $309   $186,658,800 93
Mar 18, 2012 - $18,504 -52% -49% 125 $148   $186,677,304 94
Mar 19, 2012 - $8,627 -53% -43% 125 $69   $186,685,931 95
Mar 20, 2012 - $8,972 +4% -51% 125 $72   $186,694,903 96
Mar 21, 2012 - $7,986 -11% -52% 125 $64   $186,702,889 97
Mar 22, 2012 - $8,545 +7% -53% 125 $68   $186,711,434 98
Mar 23, 2012 - $16,290 +91% -43% 86 $189   $186,727,724 99
Mar 24, 2012 - $25,123 +54% -35% 86 $292   $186,752,847 100
Mar 25, 2012 - $11,411 -55% -38% 86 $133   $186,764,258 101
Mar 26, 2012 - $6,170 -46% -28% 86 $72   $186,770,428 102
Mar 27, 2012 - $8,059 +31% -10% 86 $94   $186,778,487 103
Mar 28, 2012 - $6,872 -15% -14% 86 $80   $186,785,359 104
Mar 29, 2012 - $7,534 +10% -12% 86 $88   $186,792,893 105
Mar 30, 2012 - $12,587 +67% -23% 55 $229   $186,805,480 106
Mar 31, 2012 - $16,772 +33% -33% 55 $305   $186,822,252 107
Apr 1, 2012 - $8,417 -50% -26% 55 $153   $186,830,669 108
Apr 2, 2012 - $3,228 -62% -48% 55 $59   $186,833,897 109
Apr 3, 2012 - $4,765 +48% -41% 55 $87   $186,838,662 110
Apr 4, 2012 - $4,075 -14% -41% 55 $74   $186,842,737 111
Apr 5, 2012 - $5,681 +39% -25% 55 $103   $186,848,418 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2011 1 $58,753,622   3,703 $15,866   $58,753,622 1
Dec 23, 2011 2 $51,268,704 -13% 3,703 $13,845   $110,022,326 2
Dec 30, 2011 2 $33,337,735 -35% 3,703 $9,003   $143,360,061 3
Jan 6, 2012 3 $18,239,583 -45% 3,603 $5,062   $161,599,644 4
Jan 13, 2012 5 $12,206,585 -33% 3,155 $3,869   $173,806,229 5
Jan 20, 2012 9 $5,932,687 -51% 2,485 $2,387   $179,738,916 6
Jan 27, 2012 16 $3,120,202 -47% 1,530 $2,039   $182,859,118 7
Feb 3, 2012 21 $1,385,180 -56% 857 $1,616   $184,244,298 8
Feb 10, 2012 28 $473,056 -66% 265 $1,785   $184,717,354 9
Feb 17, 2012 20 $821,264 +74% 403 $2,038   $185,538,618 10
Feb 24, 2012 23 $475,175 -42% 333 $1,427   $186,013,793 11
Mar 2, 2012 25 $351,380 -26% 266 $1,321   $186,365,173 12
Mar 9, 2012 33 $226,440 -36% 208 $1,089   $186,591,613 13
Mar 16, 2012 43 $119,821 -47% 125 $959   $186,711,434 14
Mar 23, 2012 48 $81,459 -32% 86 $947   $186,792,893 15
Mar 30, 2012 53 $55,525 -32% 55 $1,010   $186,848,418 16

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Serbia and Montenegro 12/22/2011 $0 0 7 7 $236,257 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $348,578,768
  
International Total $348,815,025 12/29/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Robert Downey, Jr.    Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law    Dr. John Watson
Noomi Rapace    Madam Simza Heron
Rachel McAdams    Irene Adler
Jared Harris    Professor James Moriarty

Supporting

Stephen Fry    Mycroft Holmes
Paul Anderson    Colonel Sebastian Moran
Kelly Reilly    Mary Watson
Geraldine James    Mrs. Hudson
Eddie Marsan    Inspector Lestrade
William Houston    Constable Clark
Wolf Kahler    Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Iain Mitchell    Auctioneer
Jack Laskey    Carruthers
Patricia Slater    Shush Club Maitre D
Karima Adebibe    Shush Club Maitre D
Richard Cunningham    Businessman
Marcus Shakesheff    Hashisheen
Mark Sheals    Cock Fight Referee
George Taylor    University Student
Michael A. Webber    Vicar
Mike Grady    Train Conductor
Alexandre Carril    Twin
Victor Carril    Twin
Thorston Manderlay    Alfred Meinhard
Afif Ben Badra    Tamas
Daniel Naprous    Marko
Lancelot Weaver    Stefan
Vladimir Furdik    Andrzej
Jacques Senet Larson    Gypsy Kid
Nicolas Senet Larson    Gypsy Kids
Sebastian Senet Larson    Gypsy Kid
Alexander Devrient    Gypsies
Fatima Adoum    Gypsy
Stanley Kaye    Stanley
Thierry Neuvic    Claude Ravache
Martin Nelson    Commendatore
Mark Llewelyn-Evans    Don Giovanni
Anthony Inglis    Conductor
Ian Wilson-Pope    Leporello
Pamela Hay    Elvira
Laurence Dobiesz    Servant
Peter Stark    German Officer
Roman Jankovic    German Officer
Frederick Ruth    Ballroom Attendant
Carsten Hayes    Ballroom Photographer
Jonathan Christie    Diplomat
James McNeill    Diplomat
Laurentiu Possa    Rene Heron
Maitland Chandler    Banker
Joe Egan    Big Joe

Cameo

Clive Russell    Captain Tanner

Production and Technical Credits

Guy Ritchie    Director
Michele Mulroney    Screenwriter
Kieran Mulroney    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Susan Downey    Producer
Dan Lin    Producer
Arthur Conan Doyle    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and appear in stories and novels by him.
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Steve Clark-Hall    Executive Producer
Lauren Meek    Co-Producer
Ethan Erwin    Co-Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
James Herbert    Editor
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton    Casting
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Hans Zimmer    Music Producer
Lorne Balfe    Music Producer
Jenny Beavan    Costume Designer
Chas Jarrett    Visual Effects Supervisor
Max Keene    First Assistant Director
Mark Mostyn    Unit Production Manager
Peter Eskelsen    Associate Producer
Christine Blundell    Make-up and Hair Designer
Niall Moroney    Supervising Art Director
James Foster    Art Director
Nick Gottschalk    Art Director
Matt Gray    Art Director
Katie Spencer    Supervising Set Decorator
Alison Harvey    Set Decorator
Chris Munro    Sound
Oliver Tarney    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Holt    Special Effects Supervisor
Paul Jennings    Second Unit Director
Chad Stahelski    Second Unit Director
David Higgs    Second Unit Camera
Alan Stewart    Second Unit Camera
Franklin Hanson    Stunt Coordinator
Markos Rounthwaite    Stunt Coordinator
Chad Stahelski    Stunt Coordinator
Richard R. Ryan    Fight Coordinator
Will Dodds    Second Assistant Director: Second Unit
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large - Professor James Moriarty - and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may give him an advantage over the renowned detective. Around the globe, headlines break the news: a scandal takes down an Indian cotton tycoon; a Chinese opium trader dies of an apparent overdose; bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna; the death of an American steel magnate... No one sees the connective thread between these seemingly random events - no one, that is, except the great Sherlock Holmes, who has discerned a deliberate web of death and destruction. At its center sits a singularly sinister spider: Moriarty. Holmes' investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany and finally Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead, and moving perilously close to completing his ominous plan. If he succeeds, it will not only bring him immense wealth and power but alter the course of history.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$39,637,079 (21.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,703 opening theaters/3,703 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $281,520,316

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 22nd, 2011 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
Video Release: June 12th, 2012 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2199, 11/23/2011)
Running Time: 129 minutes
Franchise: Sherlock Holmes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Plot point: Cross-Dressing, Private Investigator, Secret Identity, Terrorism, Undercover
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Productions, Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2011 1 $39,637,079   3,703 $10,704   $39,637,079 1
Dec 23, 2011 2 $20,270,555 -49% 3,703 $5,474   $79,024,177 2
Dec 30, 2011 2 $20,881,420 +3% 3,703 $5,639   $130,903,746 3
Jan 6, 2012 3 $13,689,321 -34% 3,603 $3,799   $157,049,382 4
Jan 13, 2012 5 $8,592,657 -37% 3,155 $2,724   $170,192,301 5
Jan 20, 2012 9 $4,515,497 -47% 2,485 $1,817   $178,321,726 6
Jan 27, 2012 16 $2,472,141 -45% 1,530 $1,616   $182,211,057 7
Feb 3, 2012 20 $1,026,005 -58% 857 $1,197   $183,885,123 8
Feb 10, 2012 30 $328,902 -68% 265 $1,241   $184,573,200 9
Feb 17, 2012 20 $553,802 +68% 403 $1,374   $185,271,156 10
Feb 24, 2012 24 $350,335 -37% 333 $1,052   $185,888,953 11
Mar 2, 2012 27 $257,558 -26% 266 $968   $186,271,351 12
Mar 9, 2012 31 $158,193 -39% 208 $761   $186,523,366 13
Mar 16, 2012 42 $85,691 -46% 125 $686   $186,677,304 14
Mar 23, 2012 50 $52,824 -38% 86 $614   $186,764,258 15
Mar 30, 2012 54 $37,776 -28% 55 $687   $186,830,669 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2011 P $1,250,000     1,650 $758   $1,250,000  
Dec 16, 2011 1 $14,607,982     3,703 $3,945   $14,607,982 1
Dec 17, 2011 1 $14,694,463 +1%   3,703 $3,968   $29,302,445 2
Dec 18, 2011 1 $10,334,634 -30%   3,703 $2,791   $39,637,079 3
Dec 19, 2011 1 $4,926,128 -52%   3,703 $1,330   $44,563,207 4
Dec 20, 2011 1 $5,162,067 +5%   3,703 $1,394   $49,725,274 5
Dec 21, 2011 3 $4,283,299 -17%   3,703 $1,157   $54,008,573 6
Dec 22, 2011 2 $4,745,049 +11%   3,703 $1,281   $58,753,622 7
Dec 23, 2011 2 $6,755,371 +42% -54% 3,703 $1,824   $65,508,993 8
Dec 24, 2011 2 $3,898,691 -42% -73% 3,703 $1,053   $69,407,684 9
Dec 25, 2011 2 $9,616,493 +147% -7% 3,703 $2,597   $79,024,177 10
Dec 26, 2011 2 $10,829,958 +13% +120% 3,703 $2,925   $89,854,135 11
Dec 27, 2011 2 $7,321,067 -32% +42% 3,703 $1,977   $97,175,202 12
Dec 28, 2011 3 $6,515,996 -11% +52% 3,703 $1,760   $103,691,198 13
Dec 29, 2011 3 $6,331,128 -3% +33% 3,703 $1,710   $110,022,326 14
Dec 30, 2011 2 $7,628,273 +20% +13% 3,703 $2,060   $117,650,599 15
Dec 31, 2011 2 $6,401,030 -16% +64% 3,703 $1,729   $124,051,629 16
Jan 1, 2012 2 $6,852,117 +7% -29% 3,703 $1,850   $130,903,746 17
Jan 2, 2012 2 $6,006,473 -12% -45% 3,703 $1,622   $136,910,219 18
Jan 3, 2012 2 $2,558,120 -57% -65% 3,703 $691   $139,468,339 19
Jan 4, 2012 2 $2,013,350 -21% -69% 3,703 $544   $141,481,689 20
Jan 5, 2012 2 $1,878,372 -7% -70% 3,703 $507   $143,360,061 21
Jan 6, 2012 3 $4,234,574 +125% -44% 3,603 $1,175   $147,594,635 22
Jan 7, 2012 3 $6,048,847 +43% -6% 3,603 $1,679   $153,643,482 23
Jan 8, 2012 3 $3,405,900 -44% -50% 3,603 $945   $157,049,382 24
Jan 9, 2012 3 $1,052,341 -69% -82% 3,603 $292   $158,101,723 25
Jan 10, 2012 3 $1,343,458 +28% -47% 3,603 $373   $159,445,181 26
Jan 11, 2012 2 $1,102,268 -18% -45% 3,603 $306   $160,547,449 27
Jan 12, 2012 2 $1,052,195 -5% -44% 3,603 $292   $161,599,644 28
Jan 13, 2012 6 $2,407,155 +129% -43% 3,155 $763   $164,006,799 29
Jan 14, 2012 5 $3,496,939 +45% -42% 3,155 $1,108   $167,503,738 30
Jan 15, 2012 5 $2,688,563 -23% -21% 3,155 $852   $170,192,301 31
Jan 16, 2012 6 $1,851,414 -31% +76% 3,155 $587   $172,043,715 32
Jan 17, 2012 6 $651,148 -65% -52% 3,155 $206   $172,694,863 33
Jan 18, 2012 7 $543,359 -17% -51% 3,155 $172   $173,238,222 34
Jan 19, 2012 6 $568,007 +5% -46% 3,155 $180   $173,806,229 35
Jan 20, 2012 9 $1,279,282 +125% -47% 2,485 $515   $175,085,511 36
Jan 21, 2012 9 $2,291,442 +79% -34% 2,485 $922   $177,376,953 37
Jan 22, 2012 10 $944,773 -59% -65% 2,485 $380   $178,321,726 38
Jan 23, 2012 10 $346,085 -63% -81% 2,485 $139   $178,667,811 39
Jan 24, 2012 11 $381,225 +10% -41% 2,485 $153   $179,049,036 40
Jan 25, 2012 12 $331,410 -13% -39% 2,485 $133   $179,380,446 41
Jan 26, 2012 12 $358,470 +8% -37% 2,485 $144   $179,738,916 42
Jan 27, 2012 15 $685,406 +91% -46% 1,530 $448   $180,424,322 43
Jan 28, 2012 15 $1,186,588 +73% -48% 1,530 $776   $181,610,910 44
Jan 29, 2012 16 $600,147 -49% -36% 1,530 $392   $182,211,057 45
Jan 30, 2012 17 $160,168 -73% -54% 1,530 $105   $182,371,225 46
Jan 31, 2012 17 $176,248 +10% -54% 1,530 $115   $182,547,473 47
Feb 1, 2012 17 $150,470 -15% -55% 1,530 $98   $182,697,943 48
Feb 2, 2012 17 $161,175 +7% -55% 1,530 $105   $182,859,118 49
Feb 3, 2012 - $332,109 +106% -52% 857 $388   $183,191,227 50
Feb 4, 2012 - $535,134 +61% -55% 857 $624   $183,726,361 51
Feb 5, 2012 - $158,762 -70% -74% 857 $185   $183,885,123 52
Feb 6, 2012 18 $86,257 -46% -46% 857 $101   $183,971,380 53
Feb 7, 2012 18 $99,194 +15% -44% 857 $116   $184,070,574 54
Feb 8, 2012 18 $84,408 -15% -44% 857 $98   $184,154,982 55
Feb 9, 2012 18 $89,316 +6% -45% 857 $104   $184,244,298 56
Feb 10, 2012 - $94,465 +6% -72% 265 $356   $184,338,763 57
Feb 11, 2012 - $161,958 +71% -70% 265 $611   $184,500,721 58
Feb 12, 2012 - $72,479 -55% -54% 265 $274   $184,573,200 59
Feb 13, 2012 - $26,368 -64% -69% 265 $100   $184,599,568 60
Feb 14, 2012 - $60,637 +130% -39% 265 $229   $184,660,205 61
Feb 15, 2012 - $28,033 -54% -67% 265 $106   $184,688,238 62
Feb 16, 2012 - $29,116 +4% -67% 265 $110   $184,717,354 63
Feb 17, 2012 - $150,098 +416% +59% 403 $372   $184,867,452 64
Feb 18, 2012 - $233,519 +56% +44% 403 $579   $185,100,971 65
Feb 19, 2012 - $170,185 -27% +135% 403 $422   $185,271,156 66
Feb 20, 2012 - $115,345 -32% +337% 403 $286   $185,386,501 67
Feb 21, 2012 - $55,520 -52% -8% 403 $138   $185,442,021 68
Feb 22, 2012 - $47,548 -14% +70% 403 $118   $185,489,569 69
Feb 23, 2012 - $49,049 +3% +68% 403 $122   $185,538,618 70
Feb 24, 2012 - $102,994 +110% -31% 333 $309   $185,641,612 71
Feb 25, 2012 - $165,180 +60% -29% 333 $496   $185,806,792 72
Feb 26, 2012 - $82,161 -50% -52% 333 $247   $185,888,953 73
Feb 27, 2012 - $28,237 -66% -76% 333 $85   $185,917,190 74
Feb 28, 2012 - $34,367 +22% -38% 333 $103   $185,951,557 75
Feb 29, 2012 - $29,401 -14% -38% 333 $88   $185,980,958 76
Mar 1, 2012 - $32,835 +12% -33% 333 $99   $186,013,793 77
Mar 2, 2012 - $71,429 +118% -31% 266 $269   $186,085,222 78
Mar 3, 2012 - $124,327 +74% -25% 266 $467   $186,209,549 79
Mar 4, 2012 - $61,802 -50% -25% 266 $232   $186,271,351 80
Mar 5, 2012 - $21,231 -66% -25% 266 $80   $186,292,582 81
Mar 6, 2012 - $25,393 +20% -26% 266 $95   $186,317,975 82
Mar 7, 2012 - $22,600 -11% -23% 266 $85   $186,340,575 83
Mar 8, 2012 - $24,598 +9% -25% 266 $92   $186,365,173 84
Mar 9, 2012 - $49,728 +102% -30% 208 $239   $186,414,901 85
Mar 10, 2012 - $72,367 +46% -42% 208 $348   $186,487,268 86
Mar 11, 2012 - $36,098 -50% -42% 208 $174   $186,523,366 87
Mar 12, 2012 - $15,162 -58% -29% 208 $73   $186,538,528 88
Mar 13, 2012 - $18,346 +21% -28% 208 $88   $186,556,874 89
Mar 14, 2012 - $16,528 -10% -27% 208 $79   $186,573,402 90
Mar 15, 2012 - $18,211 +10% -26% 208 $88   $186,591,613 91
Mar 16, 2012 - $28,556 +57% -43% 125 $228   $186,620,169 92
Mar 17, 2012 - $38,631 +35% -47% 125 $309   $186,658,800 93
Mar 18, 2012 - $18,504 -52% -49% 125 $148   $186,677,304 94
Mar 19, 2012 - $8,627 -53% -43% 125 $69   $186,685,931 95
Mar 20, 2012 - $8,972 +4% -51% 125 $72   $186,694,903 96
Mar 21, 2012 - $7,986 -11% -52% 125 $64   $186,702,889 97
Mar 22, 2012 - $8,545 +7% -53% 125 $68   $186,711,434 98
Mar 23, 2012 - $16,290 +91% -43% 86 $189   $186,727,724 99
Mar 24, 2012 - $25,123 +54% -35% 86 $292   $186,752,847 100
Mar 25, 2012 - $11,411 -55% -38% 86 $133   $186,764,258 101
Mar 26, 2012 - $6,170 -46% -28% 86 $72   $186,770,428 102
Mar 27, 2012 - $8,059 +31% -10% 86 $94   $186,778,487 103
Mar 28, 2012 - $6,872 -15% -14% 86 $80   $186,785,359 104
Mar 29, 2012 - $7,534 +10% -12% 86 $88   $186,792,893 105
Mar 30, 2012 - $12,587 +67% -23% 55 $229   $186,805,480 106
Mar 31, 2012 - $16,772 +33% -33% 55 $305   $186,822,252 107
Apr 1, 2012 - $8,417 -50% -26% 55 $153   $186,830,669 108
Apr 2, 2012 - $3,228 -62% -48% 55 $59   $186,833,897 109
Apr 3, 2012 - $4,765 +48% -41% 55 $87   $186,838,662 110
Apr 4, 2012 - $4,075 -14% -41% 55 $74   $186,842,737 111
Apr 5, 2012 - $5,681 +39% -25% 55 $103   $186,848,418 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2011 1 $58,753,622   3,703 $15,866   $58,753,622 1
Dec 23, 2011 2 $51,268,704 -13% 3,703 $13,845   $110,022,326 2
Dec 30, 2011 2 $33,337,735 -35% 3,703 $9,003   $143,360,061 3
Jan 6, 2012 3 $18,239,583 -45% 3,603 $5,062   $161,599,644 4
Jan 13, 2012 5 $12,206,585 -33% 3,155 $3,869   $173,806,229 5
Jan 20, 2012 9 $5,932,687 -51% 2,485 $2,387   $179,738,916 6
Jan 27, 2012 16 $3,120,202 -47% 1,530 $2,039   $182,859,118 7
Feb 3, 2012 21 $1,385,180 -56% 857 $1,616   $184,244,298 8
Feb 10, 2012 28 $473,056 -66% 265 $1,785   $184,717,354 9
Feb 17, 2012 20 $821,264 +74% 403 $2,038   $185,538,618 10
Feb 24, 2012 23 $475,175 -42% 333 $1,427   $186,013,793 11
Mar 2, 2012 25 $351,380 -26% 266 $1,321   $186,365,173 12
Mar 9, 2012 33 $226,440 -36% 208 $1,089   $186,591,613 13
Mar 16, 2012 43 $119,821 -47% 125 $959   $186,711,434 14
Mar 23, 2012 48 $81,459 -32% 86 $947   $186,792,893 15
Mar 30, 2012 53 $55,525 -32% 55 $1,010   $186,848,418 16

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Serbia and Montenegro 12/22/2011 $0 0 7 7 $236,257 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $348,578,768
  
International Total $348,815,025 12/29/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Robert Downey, Jr.    Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law    Dr. John Watson
Noomi Rapace    Madam Simza Heron
Rachel McAdams    Irene Adler
Jared Harris    Professor James Moriarty

Supporting

Stephen Fry    Mycroft Holmes
Paul Anderson    Colonel Sebastian Moran
Kelly Reilly    Mary Watson
Geraldine James    Mrs. Hudson
Eddie Marsan    Inspector Lestrade
William Houston    Constable Clark
Wolf Kahler    Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Iain Mitchell    Auctioneer
Jack Laskey    Carruthers
Patricia Slater    Shush Club Maitre D
Karima Adebibe    Shush Club Maitre D
Richard Cunningham    Businessman
Marcus Shakesheff    Hashisheen
Mark Sheals    Cock Fight Referee
George Taylor    University Student
Michael A. Webber    Vicar
Mike Grady    Train Conductor
Alexandre Carril    Twin
Victor Carril    Twin
Thorston Manderlay    Alfred Meinhard
Afif Ben Badra    Tamas
Daniel Naprous    Marko
Lancelot Weaver    Stefan
Vladimir Furdik    Andrzej
Jacques Senet Larson    Gypsy Kid
Nicolas Senet Larson    Gypsy Kids
Sebastian Senet Larson    Gypsy Kid
Alexander Devrient    Gypsies
Fatima Adoum    Gypsy
Stanley Kaye    Stanley
Thierry Neuvic    Claude Ravache
Martin Nelson    Commendatore
Mark Llewelyn-Evans    Don Giovanni
Anthony Inglis    Conductor
Ian Wilson-Pope    Leporello
Pamela Hay    Elvira
Laurence Dobiesz    Servant
Peter Stark    German Officer
Roman Jankovic    German Officer
Frederick Ruth    Ballroom Attendant
Carsten Hayes    Ballroom Photographer
Jonathan Christie    Diplomat
James McNeill    Diplomat
Laurentiu Possa    Rene Heron
Maitland Chandler    Banker
Joe Egan    Big Joe

Cameo

Clive Russell    Captain Tanner

Production and Technical Credits

Guy Ritchie    Director
Michele Mulroney    Screenwriter
Kieran Mulroney    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Susan Downey    Producer
Dan Lin    Producer
Arthur Conan Doyle    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and appear in stories and novels by him.
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Steve Clark-Hall    Executive Producer
Lauren Meek    Co-Producer
Ethan Erwin    Co-Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
James Herbert    Editor
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton    Casting
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Hans Zimmer    Music Producer
Lorne Balfe    Music Producer
Jenny Beavan    Costume Designer
Chas Jarrett    Visual Effects Supervisor
Max Keene    First Assistant Director
Mark Mostyn    Unit Production Manager
Peter Eskelsen    Associate Producer
Christine Blundell    Make-up and Hair Designer
Niall Moroney    Supervising Art Director
James Foster    Art Director
Nick Gottschalk    Art Director
Matt Gray    Art Director
Katie Spencer    Supervising Set Decorator
Alison Harvey    Set Decorator
Chris Munro    Sound
Oliver Tarney    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Holt    Special Effects Supervisor
Paul Jennings    Second Unit Director
Chad Stahelski    Second Unit Director
David Higgs    Second Unit Camera
Alan Stewart    Second Unit Camera
Franklin Hanson    Stunt Coordinator
Markos Rounthwaite    Stunt Coordinator
Chad Stahelski    Stunt Coordinator
Richard R. Ryan    Fight Coordinator
Will Dodds    Second Assistant Director: Second Unit
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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