Weekend Box Office: 'Sherlock Holmes 2' Takes The Top Spot

 

As expected, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" is the No. 1 movie in America -- but with only $40.2 million. Warner Bros. did not believe the movie would open as well as its 2009 predecessor, "Sherlock Holmes," but more optimistic observers figured the film would take in at least $10 million more than it did.

Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" finished in second place, grossing an estimated $23.5 million -- just short of the studio's pre-release expectations for the G-rated film.