CLOVERFIELD: A Monster Hit at the US Box Office!

CLOVERFIELD: A Monster Hit at the US Box Office!

LONDON, January 21/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paramount Pictures' eagerly-anticipated 'CLOVERFIELD', generated monstrous figures at the US box office this weekend, grossing an estimated US$41m in its first three days of release. Directed by Matt Reeves and produced by JJ Abrams, the film averaged US$12.020 from 3,411 theatres and broke the 11-year-old record for the biggest opening weekend gross for a film debuting in January. It also set a new opening weekend record for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

"I think this movie defines what we want to do at Paramount," said Vice Chairman Rob Moore. " It is a movie that took a big creative risk. We really wanted to be in business with J.J. and his team, who came up with a really creative execution. And the marketing and distribution team were able to execute a great campaign."

Paramount Pictures Presents A Bad Robot Production "Cloverfield" starring Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T. J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yustman. The film is directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. The producers are J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk. The executive producers are Guy Riedel and Sherryl Clark. The director of photography is Michael Bonvillain, ASC. The production designer is Martin Whist. The editor is Kevin Stitt, A.C.E. The costume designer is Ellen Mirojnick. The visual effects are by Double Negative and Tippett Studio.

On the eve of his departure for Japan, Rob (Michael Stahl-David) sees his going-away party as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends. His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revellers. The crowd quiets down to watch news reports of an earthquake, then rushes to the roof to assess the damage. A fireball explodes on the distant horizon. A power failure follows. Confusion gives way to panic as the partygoers stumble through the blackout and into the streets.

Amid the human screams and one inhuman roar, Rob and his friends must traverse a landscape that has changed, overtaken by something otherworldly, terrifying, monstrous...

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'CLOVERFIELD' will open across the UK & Ireland on February 1st, 2008.

Source: Paramount Pictures (UK)

For further information please contact: Debbie Turner, Head of Publicity, Paramount Pictures UK, T: +44(0)207-534-5221, email: debbie_turner@paramount.com

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