Box Office: "Mission: Impossible" Outwits "Sherlock Holmes"

Ringing in the holiday by grabbing ahold of first place status, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" shot to the number one spot at the box office over the Christmas weekend of December 24-26, 2011. The Tom Cruise spearheaded action caper pulled in $9.7 million on Friday while expected to garner a total of $25.8 million during its second weekend of release. Situated in the runner-up slot is the Guy Ritchie directed sequel "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," as the Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr fronted film pulled in $6.7 million on Friday with an estimated weekend take of $16.7 million. Rounding out the top five at the box office in estimated weekend totals are the family friendly film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" ($12.8 million), along with the much-hyped picture "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" ($13.5 million) and theatrical newcomer "The Adventures Of Tintin" ($8.8 million). Also of note, the just-released Scarlett Johansson/Matt Damon movie "We Bought a Zoo" finds itself in the sixth position while on track to close out opening weekend with $7.6 million. Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/movies/box-office-mission-impossible-outwits-sherlock-holmes-571331Emma Heming

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