The adventure sequel, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, made $40m (£25.8m), down on the $62.3m (£40.2m) opening the first Holmes had in 2009.
Holmes sequel leads US box office - BBC News
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked came in at two with $23.5m (£15.2m) - about half of what its two predecessors made in their opening weekends.Check out underwear elastic products.
Following the worst box office weekend in three years, overall business was down again - about 12% lower than the same weekend in 2010. "The momentum we have lost over the past few weeks has taken its toll on the bottom line," said box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian.Find elastic tapes and related product listing.
Holmes sequel leads US box office - BBC News
