Afro FM 105.3: Mark Wahlberg's 'Contraband' Claims Champion Title on Box Office

Mark Wahlberg's 'Contraband' Claims Champion Title on Box Office
================================================================================
Henok  on 17/01/2012 11:15:00
 
Universal Pictures' action film "Contraband" claims the top spot on the North
American box office. The Mark Wahlberg-starring R-rated movie, which cost an
estimated $25 million to produce, grosses around $24 million on its opening
weekend. Landing on the runner-up place is the 3D re-release of Walt Disney
Pictures' "Beauty and the Beast". "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" secures
the third place on the chart. Another newcomer this week, "Joyful Noise",
finishes on number four with an estimated income of more than $11 million.
According to AceShowbiz, receiving an "A-" CinemaScore, the comedy stars Queen
Latifah and Dolly Parton. Rounding up the top five is "Sherlock Holmes: A Game
of Shadows".
Top Ten Movies at Box Office for January 13 - 15, 2012:
*"Contraband"      - $24.1 million  	*"Beauty and the Beast (1991)" 3D - $18.5
million  	*"Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" - $11.5 million  	*"Joyful
Noise" - 11.3 million  	*"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" - $8.4 million 
	*"The Devil Inside" - $7.9 million  	*"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)"
- $6.8 million  	*"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked" - $5.8 million  	*"War
Horse"      - $5.6 million  	*"The Iron Lady" - $5.3 million
(AceShowbiz)