(RTTNews.com) – If you were expecting "Contraband" to be a dime-a-dozen action-thriller with all the usual elements, you would be right on the money. Though Mark Wahlberg has turned into an effective on-screen tough guy, and is here once again,

Both Universal's Contraband and Warner Bros' Joyful Noise earned 'A-' CinemaScores from audiences which is one reason both films are far exceeding Hollywood predictions for their openings. One note for you snarksters:

Case in point: "Contraband," the new heist flick starring Mark Wahlberg as a reformed smuggler pulled back into the underworld to bail out his hoodlum brother-in-law. The film, a remake of the 2008 Icelandic thriller "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," is receiving

(RTTNews.com) – If you were expecting "Contraband" to be a dime-a-dozen action-thriller with all the usual elements, you would be right on the money. Though Mark Wahlberg has turned into an effective on-screen tough guy, and is here once again,

Helping things out are the Mark Wahlberg crime thriller Contraband, which earned an estimated $9 million on Friday and may reach $30 million by Monday evening. Box Office Mojo was expecting the film to bring in only $18.5 million.