The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday box office was led by Contraband [CNTRB] which looted an estimated $28.8 million over the 4-day weeeknd. The Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] actioner attracted an audience that was 55% over the age of 30.
The Beauty and the Beast 3D [BTB3D] re-release finished a distant second at $23.5 million over the long weekend.
In third place, Mission: impossible - Ghost Protocol [MISS4] banked another $14.2 million to advance its total to $189.4 million.
Joyful Noise [JOYNS] opened at the fourth spot with $13.9 million over holiday weekend. The musical drama brought out older women with 73% of the audience female, and 65% over the age of 35.
Last weekend's top film The Devil Inside [DVNSD] dropped to sixth overall at $9.2 million.
| Title | F-S-S-M | TOTAL | |
| 1 | Contraband | 28,816,095 | 28,816,095 |
| 2 | Beauty And The Beast | 23,507,000 | 23,507,000 |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol | 14,200,000 | 189,446,789 |
| 4 | Joyful Noise | 13,785,000 | 13,785,000 |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows | 10,505,000 | 172,104,644 |
| 6 | Devil Inside, The | 9,170,000 | 47,522,000 |
| 7 | Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The | 8,100,000 | 89,280,849 |
| 8 | Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 7,825,000 | 120,806,288 |
| 9 | War Horse | 7,166,000 | 67,337,963 |
| 10 | We Bought A Zoo | 6,800,000 | 65,288,534 |
| 11 | Iron Lady, The | 6,474,000 | 7,061,621 |
| 12 | Adventures Of Tintin, The | 5,225,000 | 68,930,206 |
Tag(s): CNTRB, MWAHL, BTB3D, MISS4, JOYNS, DVNSD