old-timey sherlock holmes always smoked a pipe. he didn't just smoke a pipe, he was also a cocaine addict. that's true in the novels he was like -- [laughter] he's like -- i could solve this. [laughter] he's like oh, please senor ding-a-ling. why would you cast robert downey jr.? >> no, i like -- i like robert downey jr. i like him. he's been through a lot. and i like that he's hope about his troubles. but i'll tell you this -- you cannot solve crimes when you're on cocaine. my own research has proved that you can't. you can however, commit crimes. take that, statute of limitations. oh, please, senor ding-a-ling. some people are upset that sherlock holmes is played with robert downey. we put up with an english batman and superman. we're the ones that should complain for these english people taking over our jobs! are you having a hard time with this, dude? hey, wait a minute. [laughter] robert downey jr. is a natural for this role because in the movie "iron man" he was a crime fighter, with a beautiful assistant played by gwyneth pa

sherlock holmes took in $40 million. how many of the checkbox for second place at more than $23 million. mission impossible, coast protocol, new year's eve is the center round out the top-five. >>> the contents of the whole michael jackson died and has sold nearly $2 million at auction. among the highlights, the chalkboard with the message of jackson's children. it sold for $5000. and are more on which jackson revenue to him so sold for thousand dollars. the headboard from the dead in which jackson died was

how does this sherlock holmes stack up with a real sherlock holmes? this is one of the experts on if sherlock holmes. she wrote an entire series of books about sherlock holmes and his companion mary russell. thank you for joining us. >> how are you going to object to the idea on if there is a sherlock holmes. that amount obviously there is. carbamide le a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a r a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a uh uh uh uh a unassigned hall health >>stanley: blah or sell a genial, and this is interesting, this of this is a martial arts. we always think sherlock holmes is those a little, but it is actually more than that. >> it is interesting to come to the stories themselves and look at them and say, who is this your third? the studies and a red suit. >> it is an obscure martial arts. he also studies is singlestick and boxing. you think of him as being physically and he certainly was. >>henry: in some ways the movie could be closer to true sherlock holmes. >> the version that they are showing on the bbc is interest

"sherlock holmes." that's -- sherlock holmes is a character that a lot of people take very seriously, true? >> yeah. >> jimmy: the books, and you have to be -- you have to do things -- did sherlock holmes do martial arts in the books? >> yes, he did. he was a boxer, a single stick fighter and a master of the art of baritsu, which doesn't exist. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yes. >> jimmy: it's easy to be a master then. >> correct. a british guy named david barton went to japan and studyidyiedy went to japan and studyidyiedy dyied and doyle changed it so it could be whatever he wanted it to be when he needed it. >> jimmy: you have a man on the set who makes sure you're being accurate to the book? >> we have an expert. it turns out the sherlock holmes expert is a tax lawyer who lives in malibu. i was like, where is this guy? i'll go anywhere i have to, pittsburgh, where is he? they go, he's about eight miles away from you. so i went up, he's fantastic. his name is les clinger and he's written all kinds of book

"sherlock holmes: a . >>> sherlock holmes' biggest challenge is a declining box office. sherlock holmes opened on top of the box office this weekend, but the take was down 36% from the previous holmes movie two years ago. sherlock holmes took in $40 million. another sequel alvin and the chipmunks chip wrecked was in second place with more than $23 million. mission impossible ghost protocol, new year's eve, and the sitter round out the top five. >>> i don't know, jim, maybe one of the problems is it's too nice outside. either shopping or playing outside, not going to the movies. >> that's possibly one of the problems there, as it has been a george weather pattern for the last month, month and a half. no rain to speak of, nor is there any in the forecast, at least not for central california. we will continue this dry and mild pattern. mostly clear across the evening. chilly fog bank, kind of cold along, continued cool, fog bank reforms and becoming patchy first thing in the morning. cool and dry pattern for the rest of the week, and probably through next weekend as well. c

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sherlock holmes took in $40 million. how many of the checkbox for second place at more than $23 million. mission impossible, coast protocol, new year's eve is the center round out the top-five. >>> the contents of the whole michael jackson died and has sold nearly $2 million at auction. among the highlights, the chalkboard with the message of jackson's children. it sold for $5000. and are more on which jackson revenue to him so sold for thousand dollars. the headboard from the dead in which jackson died was withdrawn its families request's request. >>> children at christmas early. the event took place in richmond. children between two and 12 years old received gifts and organizers expect more people to attend this year because of the weak economy. >>> catch me if you can. take the look of this football field spectacle. our runaway electric cart made its way to the middle of the field at cowboys stadium. it happened after texas championship game. workers had been using it to remove things from the field. the card did ente

is back as sherlock holmes. jude law plays watson. >> i really like friendships that are born out of -- out of a task, out of a job. >> i love the way they work. they are very open. we worked close as a team. we had so much fun. >> they're banking on their chemistry to make the sherlock holmes sequel into a holiday blockbuster. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. lots of holiday movies coming out that that will be fun to see. >> i'm mike hydeck. that looks like a good one. >> i really liked it. >> here's monika. >> hey, howard. >> good morning. how are you doing? >> we're fine. >> it is a good-looking morning out there. it is mild. nothing too cold. >> nobody is scraping any windshields. kids will be ok at the bus stop. there is a slight wind chill. even the wind chills are up around 40. so, that's not too shabby at all to start this thursday. let's get going. day planner has clouds around. we'll have a couple of showers this afternoon. grab the

sherlock holmes. >> who? >> the detective. >> professor presbury, my card. >> 221b, hardly an address to inspire confidence. >> i have never sought to inspire confidence in others. i have quite enough of my own. may i introduce my colleague, dr. watson? >> you may leave at once, the pair of you. >> they are here at our request. >> but not mine, edith. and you, bennett. you should have consulted me before resorting to such methods. a common detective and his accomplice. really. now, sir, allow me to escort you from the premises. my assistant had no authority to engage you in this matter. kindly enquire into it no further. should you persist, i shall have no hesitation in calling the police. lestrade of the yard is well known to me, so beware. >> i would hesitate in calling lestrade, professor, if you wish to have the mystery solved. [dog growling] >> there is no mystery, sir. none. [growling and snarling] now be gone with you. or would you have me release my dog? believe me, he'll not distinguish between a hir

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sherlock holmes took in $40 million. alvin and the chipmunks, chip wrecked was in second place with more than $23 million. capitalize on last-m . >>> so we are in the final week of holiday shopping, and retailers are hoping to capitalize on last-minute shoppers. analysts say 40% of holiday shopping is typically done in the last 10 days before christmas. the national retail federation is optimistic increasing sales projections to 3.8% over last year, and a record breaking $470 billion for the season. >>> and if you still need to ship gifts to someone, there's just a few days left according to the u.s. postal service. shipments heading out by first class mail need to be at the post office no later than tuesday. priority mail has to be out on wednesday. and express mail has to be out at the post office by thursday. fed ex and ups will still guarantee delivery by christmas until december 23. >>> tomorrow is a spare the air day. the bay area air quality management says the cold, stillwater, plus pollution close to the ground

as sherlock holmes. this time facing off his arch nemesis, professor james moriarty. >> jude law, right? >> no. that's played by jared harris. jude law plays watson, his long-suffering sidekick. >> 3 have you notice i'd haven't seen the series yet. let's take a peek. let's look. >> oh, by the way, they're not pursuing me. they're escorting me, instead of three there seems to be -- four. >> steady hands with that. >> oh, i don't think it's my hands you have to worry about. now, be careful with the face, boys. we do have a dinner date tonight. don't fill up on bread. >> okay. so -- what do you think? is it witty and charming as i guess the previous one was said to be? >> yes. i really enjoyed this movie. it's a lot of fun. now, i have to say, those people he don't like what director guy ritchie has done with the sherlock holmes. i don't of people don't like they've turned him into an action figure. i really liked the first one. if you liked the first one, you'll like this one chances are, it's basically th

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"sherlock holmes: a game of shadows" debuted on top with $40 million. that's some 20 million bucks less than many estimates. yeah, way to do some math there, though. this year's movies attendance has dipped to its lowest level in 16 years. >>> "alvin and the chipmunks" "chip-wrecked," gets points for a creative name, but did even worse, opening in second with about $23 million, about half the business the first two chipmunk movies did when they debuted. the bright spot was, who knew, tom cruise's action sequel "mission impossible: ghost protocol," playing in a handful of imax and speciality cinemas. it finished third with a whopping $13 million. it's sad when that's something that will get you third place, but i guess that happens the week before christmas. >> i guess, but there's usually a lot of releases on christmas, go the week after, kids are off of school, so i think next week will be the big week. >> everybody's shopping, doing the last-minute grab. >> way too many things filling up, holiday parties. >> i'm lynn berry and this is "first look" on

sherlock holmes movie. and a new baby on the way. and he'll be here to talk with you, robin. >> jude law yesterday. a rough week. >>> let's turn to josh and the developing stories. >> hi. we're going to begin with the moving ceremony at baghdad airport, marking the noformal e to the war in iraq. a time-honored tradition, at the end of a mission, the flag of the u.s. forces in iraq, officially retired. 1 million troops served there during the nine-year war. some 32,000 were injured. defense secretary leon panetta said it was not in vain. >> the sacrifice will help the iraqi people begin a new chapter in history. free from tyranny. and full of hope or prosperity and peace. >> 4,000 troops remain in iraq. but they will be gone by month's end. >>> we're following another breaking story overseas. powerful images of what appears to be a massive burning inside two skyscrapers in hanoi, vietnam. heavy smoke, you can see billowing from the towers. the fire broke out at 4:30 in the afternoon, raising obvious concerns that there could be many p

"sherlock holmes: a game of shadows" opened on top of the box office this weekend. but the take was down 36- percent from the previo rs >> sherlock holmes opened at the top of the box office but the take was down from two years ago. it took in $4 million. alvin squ th chip munk and the chipmunks was in second. >>> the contents of the home michael jackson died in sold for nearly a million dollars at auction, nearly three times the estimate. an armoire on which he wrote a message to himself sold for $19,000. >>> the power of tebow, the denver quarterback with an amazing winning streak. people all over the world caught up on tebow mania on one knee. >> coming up tonight on game day, a topsy turvy day. the warriors looked for a center but their best option may have been here all along. over 30 years ago the 49ers and steelers were almost postponed on monday night. the debate and the decision, it's all coming up on game day right after this. ,,,, [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for th

"sherlock holmes: game of shadows." robert downey jr. reprising his role. jude law, his role as watson his partner. it's basically -- directed by guy ritchie. and the sequel to the 2009 film. let's take a listen. >> are you happy? >> are you here for another reason? i think we are. can we get on with it? >> simple question. >> will we wait for them to come back around? >> what time is it? >> 3:15. >> over there should be a telegraph office. send this. be back here on the hour. >> so if you like sherlock holmes, one, you will like two. got very good reviews. saying it is better than the first one. production design fantastic, costume design, supposedly fantastic. "los angeles times" says it is something you should go see. >> robert downey jr. is such a good actor. good guy. >> made it his own like johnny dent and jack sparrow, "pirate of the caribbean." >> good holiday movies. more coming up next. fdfdfdfdfdfd >>> this morning on "world news now"-- the final stand. candidates for the republican nomination went toe to toe

not even "sherlock holmes" could come out with a win. they brought in $20 million less than estimates. this year's movie attendance has dipped to the lowest level in 16 years. alvin and the chipmunks "chipwrecked" opened in second with about $23 million. >>> and the weekend's only bright spot was tom cruise's action sequel "ghost protocol" finished third with a whooping $13 million. i had absolutely no idea there was another mission impossible. >> yes, you did. >> i had no idea. i don't think on friday we mentioned that. >> it's a limited release. they're getting the buzz going. >> it's such a big movie. >> they're being cagey about it, they're being smart. >>> this comes to us from rally, north carolina, where in nearby johnson county helping others was the only request on one teen's birthday wish. mckenzie's sweet 16 bash didn't resemble the sweet 16 party we've seen thrown so many times. instead, this birthday girl wanted to give. she told party gusts to come with donations for the toys for tots charities. a little showing of it can b

not even "sherlock holmes" could come out with a win. they brought in $20 million less than estimates. this year's movie attendance has dipped to the lowest level in 16 years. alvin and the chipmunks "chipwrecked" opened in second with about $23 million. >>> and the weekend's only bright spot was tom cruise's action sequel "ghost protocol" finished third with a whooping $13 million. i had absolutely no idea there was another mission impossible. >> yes, you did. >> i had no idea. i don't think on friday we mentioned that. >> it's a limited release. they're getting the buzz going. >> it's such a big movie. >> they're being cagey about it, they're being smart. >>> this comes to us from rally, north carolina, where in nearby johnson county helping others was the only request on one teen's birthday wish. mckenzie's sweet 16 bash didn't resemble the sweet 16 party we've seen thrown so many times. instead, this birthday girl wanted to give. she told party gusts to come with donations for the toys for tots charities. a little showing of it can b

sherlock holmes a game of shadows debuted on top with $40 million weekend. that is off 36% from the first installment $62 million opening two years ago. >> alvin chipmunks followed by mission impossible and new year's eve and the sitter is the weekend's top five. >> that will do it for us for "abc 7 news." >> shu and leigh, thanks for joining us. we'll see you tonight another 11:00. good night everyone.

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just this it weekend mission impossible and sherlock holmes took in nearly $50 million between the two. we bought a zoo is a box office disappointment, not even in the top five. we went to find why people aren't going to the movies as much. >> reporter: you know it's a cold night here -- this is robust crowd, just not as hollywood would like to see. it's the day after christmas. what would you rather do? stay in pajamas and play with your new video games? or bundle up and go to the movies? >> movies. >> games. . >> reporter: many are picking the theater but not as many as last year or the year before. north american box office also make about ten billion dollars this year. that's 4.5% down from last year. the combined total shows box office receipts down 11% for 2010 and 2011. mission impossible is doing very well but other december releases like sherlock holmes have missed the mark and several summer movie that were supposed to go block buster were lack luster. of course there are video games, some major releases over the last few months have helped sales. >> video games if you beat i

case of my career. >> sherlock holmes "game of shadows" opened at the top this weekend but down 36% from the previous holmes movie two years ago. it took in $40 million. another sequel alvin and the chipmunks, chip wrecked was in second place with more than $23 million. "mission: impossible" ghost protocol new year's eve and the sitter rounded out the top five. >>> let's talk sports now. the raiders -- >> sherlock holmes it's a mystery how they screwed it up. >> take it away. >> unbelievable. they led almost the entire game. but not quite long enough. they couldn't hold a 13 point lead. the raiders returned a fumble for a touchdown to make it 27- 14. less than eight minutes left. the lions quarterback engineered two long scores drives hit johnson in the end zone with 39 seconds left. calvin johnson had 214 yards receiving for the game and the lions beat the raiders 28-27. >>> the new england patriots snapped. tim tebow on the broncos six- game win streak. patriots down 16-7 but won 41- 23. the broncos had three fumbles and the patriots converted those turnovers into 13 points. new e

the sherlock holmes sequel was top at the box office. it sold $40 million worth of tickets. another franchise cold and 23 million. mission impossible, goes a protocol made $13 million. >>vicki: the broncos had this charming halftime spectacle. there you go. enough said. good night.

let's begin with "sherlock holmes: a game of shadows." set it up for me. then we'll watch a little clip. >> it's the return of robert downey, jr., as sherlock holmes. this time, he's facing his arch nemesis. >> that's jude law, right? >> no, that's played by jared harris. jude law is his long-suffering side kick. >> have you noticed i haven't seen the series yet? let's take a peek. let's look. >> oh, by the way, they're not pursuing my. they're escorting me. instead of three, there seems to be four. >> steady hands with that. >> i don't think it's my hands you have to worry about. now, be careful with the face, boys. we have a dinner date tonight. don't fill up on bread. >> okay. so what do you think? is it witty and charming as the previous one was said to be? >> yes. i really enjoyed this movie. it's a lot of fun. i have to say there, those people who don't like what director guy richie has done with "sherlock holmes," a lot of people don't like they've turned him into an action hero. i, for one, think it's a great idea. i really like the first movie. i

"sherlock holmes" is out. we'll talk about that. >> looking forward to that. >>> and also, it's a trend that angelina has done. lots of moms are doing it. it's gone mainstream. it's a tattoo, celebrating your child. remember the mom, the heart on your bicep. now, moms are doing that. and juju chang is here to talk about the latest trend. what happened to the good, old photo album. we'll take a look at that, coming up. >> hmm. >>> i guess -- i don't know. >> sam voted. >> let's get to our big, bright showdown. the brightest lights in the i skies are probably robin. in your neighborhood. you need to send them to us. you saw two families go head-to-head on tuesday. and you voted all day. we can now reveal that the zinakowskis are headed to the finals. today's matchup. we start off with the gioves family. they play music that you can get in your car. the house dances to the music there. and it's about 60,000 l.e.d. lights, all computer choreographed to the music. >> you're saying, i could find it on my -- >> on th

. >> rose: his new movie is called "sherlock holmes: a game of shadows." it's the secret to "sherlock holmes" which opened in 2009. here is the trailer. >> what do you see? >> everything. that is my curse. oh, how i've missed you, holmes. >> have you? i've barely noticed your absence >> this is the most important case of my career. >> what are we up against here? >> the most formidable criminal mind in europe. professor james moriarty. >> it should prevent the collse of western civilization no pressure. >> who are you two? >> concerned citizens. >> mr. holmes? i have a feeling you're in danger. >> are you sure you want to play this game? i'm afraid you'd lose. >> oh, dear. >> i agree, it's not my best disguise. >> you kw my methods. shall we go to work? >> your clock is ticking. >> do you trust he? >> no. >> that's my wife! >> i timed it perfectly! >> just follow my lead. >> make it count! >> i'd say that counts. >> you do seem excited, manic... >> i am. >> verging on psychotic. you should have brought you a sedative. >> rose: i am pleased to have jude law

is an international man of mystery in sherlock holmes: game of shadows. the sequel to the 2009 smash reteams downey with jude law to investigate the suicide of an austrian prince. not only do they find his own death was not by his own hand, but that he was murdered by a criminal mastermind who is the intellectual equal of the famous detective. "sherlock holmes: game of shadows" is rated pg-13. >> they will hang the bombing on and you your team, unless you were to escape after assaulting us. >> tom cruise escapes after assaulting brant and the other guy in "mission impossible: ghost protocol." the president has disavowed ethan hunt and his unit after a bombing in russia, so he wants to clear his name and take out the real terrorists before they strike again. jeremy renner, paula patton and simon pegg co-star. it's pate pg-13. >> i'm the king of the world! alvin and the chipmunks in "chipwrecked." it's rated p.g. that's the box office preview. >> guess which one i'll probably be seeing this holiday season. >> i'm thinking you're a "mission. impossible" pers