Cloverfield sets monster record in US
'Cloverfield' has become the commencement freak strike of 2008 after making $41m (€28m) in the US last weekend, a criminal record opening for January according to studio estimates.
Watch an extended clip from 'Cloverfield' here.
The tale of a hulk reptilian causing chaos in Newly House of York City surpassed the $35.9m premier weekend of the 'Star Wars' special version in 1997, the previous best for January.
Featuring a draw of unknowns, 'Cloverfield' tells its monster story from the perspective of a partygoer's hand-held video photographic camera, which captures the mayhem as the wight crying through the urban center.
The plastic film benefited from cryptic marketing that sent moviegoers on a scavenger william Holman Hunt to decode clues roughly the movie's game, images and even its title, which was not confirmed until presently before its exit.
'Cloverfield' is released in Ireland on 1 Feb.
