Contraband

`Underworld' slays the box office with $25.3M (AP)

Mark Wahlberg could have prevented 9/11?

Methinks a certain A-list action hero is getting a little too Method. In February’s Men’s Journal, Mark Wahlberg noted that he was booked on one of the flights that was hijacked on 9/11. Though his flight was rescheduled, the Contraband star insisted, “If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘Okay, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.’” Wait, what?

'Contraband' does legitimate business at box office

'Contraband,' starring Mark Wahlberg, opens at No. 1, ahead of the 3-D 'Beauty and the Beast' reissue and 'Joyful Noise.'

Mark Wahlberg had the biggest opening of his career as an action star this weekend, as his crime thriller "Contraband" was the No. 1 pick at the box office.

The film about the ugly world of drug smuggling was the most popular movie over the four-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend, grossing a solid $28.8 million domestically, according to an estimate from distributor Universal Pictures.

'Contraband' takes weekend box office with $28.8M (AP)

AP - The Mark Wahlberg smuggling drama "Contraband" stole the top spot at box office away from the 3-D rerelease of "Beauty and the Beast" and the musical comedy "Joyful Noise" with a $28.8 million debut haul, while "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" earned $14.2 million in its fifth weekend to take third place.