Contraband (2012 movie)

2012 film by Baltasar Kormákur

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 change

Country Premiere
  Kazakhstan 12 January 2012
  Malaysia 12 January 2012
  Russia 12 January 2012
  Singapore 12 January 2012
  Slovenia 12 January 2012
  Thailand 12 January 2012
  Bulgaria 13 January 2012
  Canada 13 January 2012
  Pakistan 13 January 2012
  United States 13 January 2012
  United Arab Emirates 19 January 2012
  Israel 19 January 2012
  Cambodia 19 January 2012
  Kuwait 19 January 2012
  Ukraine 19 January 2012
  Estonia 20 January 2012
  Iceland 20 January 2012
  Romania 20 January 2012
  Taiwan 20 January 2012
  Egypt 25 January 2012
  Indonesia 25 January 2012
  Philippines 25 January 2012
  Czech Republic 26 January 2012
  India 26 January 2012
  Lebanon 26 January 2012
  Slovakia 26 January 2012
  Syria 26 January 2012
  Poland 27 January 2012
  Hong Kong 9 February 2012
  Mexico 17 February 2012
  Australia 23 February 2012
  New Zealand 23 February 2012
  Portugal 1 March 2012
  Netherlands 8 March 2012
  Belgium 14 March 2012
  Germany 15 March 2012
  Greece 15 March 2012
  Croatia 15 March 2012
  Austria 16 March 2012
  Spain 16 March 2012
  Finland 16 March 2012
  United Kingdom 16 March 2012
  Ireland 16 March 2012
  Norway 16 March 2012
  Turkey 16 March 2012
  South Africa 16 March 2012
  Denmark 22 March 2012
  Hungary 22 March 2012
  South Korea 22 March 2012
  Lithuania 23 March 2012
  Nigeria 23 March 2012
  Brazil 27 April 2012
  France 16 May 2012
  Peru 17 May 2012
  Venezuela 18 May 2012
  Ecuador 15 June 2012
  Uruguay 29 June 2012
  Bolivia 12 July 2012
  Italy 25 July 2012
  Qatar 21 March 2013
  Japan 15 June 2013

Cast change

References change

  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. 2.0 2.1 "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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