Recorded/Estimated Wordwide Gross

$131.85 / $163.04

US Actual: $82.23 / 50.4%

Intl Est.: $80.81 / 49.6%

Recorded/Estimated Admissions Wordwide

19.7M / 23.9M

US Actual: 11.42 / 47.9%

Intl. Est: 12.43 / 52.1%

Worldwide Release History

100 Days / 6,896 Theaters*

Average Gross/Week: 1,498,250

First Released: 02/10/06 Last Seen: 05/21/06

* as many as, tracking

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Synopsis: story of chief Inspector Dreyfus, who needs an idiot to take over the investigation of the missing legendary "Pink Panther" diamond ring. The person he needs is a fool who will divert public attention that in turn will make him look better when he solves the case himself. He then chooses Inspector Clouseau.

Comment: Sequel. A long-in-the-works attempt to revive the franchise originally created by director Blake Edwards and actor Peter Sellers. Sony pulled from Summer '05 sked and moved to February '06 after mgm purchase.

SBD Review:

Other Reviews:

• Boston Globe [2/4]
• Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) [1.5/4]
• Chicago Tribune
• Comingsoon.net
• E! Online
• Entertainment Weekly [C]
• Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
• New York Post (Kyle Smith) [2/4]
• Newsday [1.5/4]
• One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek) [D+]
• Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson) [2/4]
• Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
• Slant Magazine [1.5/4]
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
• The Arizona Republic
• The Baltimore Sun
• The Hollywood Reporter
• The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel [2.5/4]
• The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis) [4/5]
• Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere) [1.5/4]