Weekend Box-Office

Two new films performed well above expectations over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

"Contraband", starring Mark Wahlberg, debuted in the top spot, taking in $24 million. And "Beauty and the Beast" came in second with an estimated $18.5 million.

Last week's No. 1, "The Devil Inside", only managed a paltry $7.9 million, a 76.6 percent drop from the previous week, while "Joyful Noise", starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, underperformed in its debut week, finishing in fourth place with an $11.3 million take.

Here's the top ten.

"Contraband" ($24)
"Beauty and the Beast" ($18.5)
"Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol) ($11.5)
"Joyful Noise" ($11.3)
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" ($8.4)
"The Devil Inside" ($7.9)
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" ($6.8)
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" ($5.8)
"War Horse" ($5.6)
"The Iron Lady" ($5.4)