Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
“The game is afoot.”
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mystery
Studio
Village Roadshow Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows performed
Budget
$125.0M
Worldwide Gross
$334.6M
Gross Profit
$209.6M
Return
2.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$45M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr.
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. John Watson
Jude Law
Dr. John Watson
Madam Simza Heron
Noomi Rapace
Madam Simza Heron
Professor James Moriarty
Jared Harris
Professor James Moriarty
Irene Adler
Rachel McAdams
Irene Adler
Inspector Lestrade
Eddie Marsan
Inspector Lestrade
Mary Morstan
Kelly Reilly
Mary Morstan
Mycroft Holmes
Stephen Fry
Mycroft Holmes
Colonel Sebastian Moran
Paul Anderson
Colonel Sebastian Moran
Mrs. Hudson
Geraldine James
Mrs. Hudson
Constable Clark
William Houston
Constable Clark
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
Wolf Kahler
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
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