Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg started strong in 2012.
Wahlberg’s new movie “Contraband” took the first place in the tough weekend box office race in North American cinemas.
According to reports, “Contraband” produced by Universal Pictures earned a whopping $24 million last week to top the race.
Based on internet data, the movie is about a reformed smuggler.
Last week’s top earning movie “The Devil Inside” slid to number race in the race after it only earned $7.9 million last week.
The second spot in the weekend box office race goes to Disney’s 3-D movie “Beauty and the Beast” who earned $18.5 million in ticket sales.

Here is the complete lost of the top earning movies in North America last week:

1. “Contraband,” $24 million ($1.5 million international).
2. “Beauty and the Beast,” $18.5 million.
3. “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,” $11.5 million ($16.8 million international).
4. “Joyful Noise,” $11.3 million.
5. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” $8.4 million ($27.4 million international).
6. “The Devil Inside,” $7.9 million.
7. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” $6.8 million ($16.5 million international).
8. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” $5.8 million ($14.4 million international).
9. “War Horse,” $5.6 million ($8.5 million international).
10. “The Iron Lady,” $5.3 million ($3.4 million international).