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Film News: Film posts record Christmas haul of $24.9 million — Warner Bros.’ period action pic “Sherlock Holmes” raked in $24.9 million on Chirstmas day.

Film News: Ritchie, Downey let loose at premiere — Reviving an iconic sleuth for the bigscreen was intimidating but nothing “Sherlock Holmes” director Guy Ritchie, pic’s producers and Warner Bros. couldn’t handle.

Film News: Cars’ writer Dan Fogelman wrote screenplay for ‘Office’ star — In a deal worth nearly $2 million against $2.5 million, Warner Bros. has purchased an untitled spec script by “Cars” scribe Dan Fogelman that is a star vehicle for Steve Carell.

Film News: Exec named senior VP of legal and business affairs — Warner Bros. Pictures has promoted Damon Bonesteel to senior VP of legal and business affairs with oversight of worldwide marketing.

Film News: Former WB general counsel joins as partner — Former Warner Bros. general counsel John Schulman has joined Los Angeles-based law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp as a partner, chairman of its entertainment department and member of its governing board, effective Jan. 1.