But the movie will have to contend with a number of action films in the coming weeks , including `` Haywire , '' `` Underworld : ` ` Contraband '' earned an estimated $ 24.1 million over the standard three - day weekend . In second was ` ` Beauty and the Beast , '' with $ 18.5 million for the three - day frame . ` ` Joyful Noise , '' drew a smaller congregation with $ 7 million .
` ` Contraband '' earned an estimated $ 24.1 million over the standard three - day weekend . In second was ` ` Beauty and the Beast , '' with $ 18.5 million for the three - day frame . ` ` Joyful Noise , '' drew a smaller congregation with $ 7 million .