Contraband (2012 movie)

Contraband is an American action crime thriller movie. It was directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It stars Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale. The movie is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic movie Reykjavík-Rotterdam which starred Kormákur. Contraband was released on January 13, 2012 in the United States by Universal Pictures. Filming took place in New Orleans, Louisiana and Panama City.[3] Contraband was released to DVD on April 24, 2012 with a rating of R.[4]

Contraband
Directed byBaltasar Kormákur
Screenplay byAaron Guzikowski
Based onReykjavík-Rotterdam written by
Arnaldur Indriðason
Óskar Jónasson
Produced byTim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Baltasar Kormákur
Stephen Levinson
Mark Wahlberg
StarringMark Wahlberg
Kate Beckinsale
Ben Foster
Giovanni Ribisi
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
Edited byElísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music byClinton Shorter
Production
companies
Relativity Media
Working Title Films
Blueeyes Productions
Leverage Entertainment
Closest to the Hole Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[1][2]
Box office$96,262,212[2]

Release Dates
CountryPremiere
 Kazakhstan12 January 2012
 Malaysia12 January 2012
 Russia12 January 2012
 Singapore12 January 2012
 Slovenia12 January 2012
 Thailand12 January 2012
 Bulgaria13 January 2012
 Canada13 January 2012
 Pakistan13 January 2012
 United States13 January 2012
 United Arab Emirates19 January 2012
 Israel19 January 2012
 Cambodia19 January 2012
 Kuwait19 January 2012
 Ukraine19 January 2012
 Estonia20 January 2012
 Iceland20 January 2012
 Romania20 January 2012
 Taiwan20 January 2012
 Egypt25 January 2012
 Indonesia25 January 2012
 Philippines25 January 2012
 Czech Republic26 January 2012
 India26 January 2012
 Lebanon26 January 2012
 Slovakia26 January 2012
 Syria26 January 2012
 Poland27 January 2012
 Hong Kong9 February 2012
 Mexico17 February 2012
 Australia23 February 2012
 New Zealand23 February 2012
 Portugal1 March 2012
 Netherlands8 March 2012
 Belgium14 March 2012
 Germany15 March 2012
 Greece15 March 2012
 Croatia15 March 2012
 Austria16 March 2012
 Spain16 March 2012
 Finland16 March 2012
 United Kingdom16 March 2012
 Ireland16 March 2012
 Norway16 March 2012
 Turkey16 March 2012
 South Africa16 March 2012
 Denmark22 March 2012
 Hungary22 March 2012
 South Korea22 March 2012
 Lithuania23 March 2012
 Nigeria23 March 2012
 Brazil27 April 2012
 France16 May 2012
 Peru17 May 2012
 Venezuela18 May 2012
 Ecuador15 June 2012
 Uruguay29 June 2012
 Bolivia12 July 2012
 Italy25 July 2012
 Qatar21 March 2013
 Japan15 June 2013

Cast

References
  1. "Weekend Box Office: Audiences Smuggle Contraband Into The Number One Spot Over 'Beauty & The Beast 3D". indieWire. January 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2012. this is a solid win for Universal, who spent $40 million on the Mark Wahlberg project, gambling that the film would open uncharacteristically big for an R-rated January offering.
  2. "Contraband (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  3. "Extras needed for 'Contraband' in New Orleans". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  4. "Contraband - CompleteSeasonDVDs.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

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