This week we’ve got a new take on the action film, some love stories, a movie about a choir, Madonna‘s directorial debut, and the Men in Black. It’s not a bad week for releases – all things – with some great catalog titles to replace old DVD editions (if that’s your thing).
Mark Wahlberg‘s heist thriller Contraband took the top spot from Paramount’s moneymaker The Devil Inside. Contraband is off to a slow start, but it did manage to best the 3D version of the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, which took us by surprise, as we thought Beast would definitely take the top spot. Marky Mark’s film brought in $24.1 million, while Beauty and the Beast brought in $18.4 million. The Devil Inside dropped all the way down to No. 6 bringing in only $7.9 million. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol came in after Beast with $11.5 million; Dolly Parton‘s new musical with Queen Latifah Joyful Noise came in at No. 4 with $11.3 million; and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows rounded out the top 5 with $8.4 million.
Check out the numbers…
After last weekend‘s surprising show from The Devil Inside, what may be most interesting this weekend is to see how steep the decline is on the film. 70% seems likely, but it’s possible the film could fall even further. January is not the bad movie dumping ground it once was, so it will be interesting to see how well Beauty and the Beast and Contraband fare against Joyful Noise. Let’s start guessing, shall we?
