Cloverfield Articles

Kyle Chandler, Super 8 If studio estimates are correct, J. J. Abrams' Super 8, a Spielbergian horror flick co-produced by Steven Spielberg himself, performed better than expected at the North American box office this weekend (June 10-12), raking in $38m — including $1.5m from Thursday sneak/midnight screenings — at 3,379 locations, according to estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Starring Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, and [...]

With an estimated US$41 million take, Cloverfield destroyed its competition at the North American box office this weekend. Paramount's monster movie directed by Matt Reeves and produced by J. J. Abrams soared past the $35 million record opening of the Star Wars 1997 rerelease. Cloverfield focuses on a small group of friends trying to escape Manhattan while a massive creature rips through the city. New [...]