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LOS ANGELES — “Contraband” managed to steal the top slot away from competitors at the weekend box office.
The action-drama film starring Mark Wahlberg, right, as a reformed smuggler debuted above expectations with $24 million, and Disney’s 3-D re-release of “Beauty and the Beast” waltzed into the No. 2 position with $18.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
“Joyful Noise,” the musical comedy starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, opened below expectations with $11.3 million in the No. 4 spot, behind “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,” which earned $11.5 million in its fifth week, bringing the total haul of the fourth installment of the Tom Cruise action franchise to $186.7 million.
The Associated Press
