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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Monster Drop-Off

In its second week of release-The monster attack flick Cloverfield is still making news...



From Variety:

'Cloverfield' drops 68% at box office

Paramount's "Cloverfield" may have posted the biggest January opening of all time, but it's turning out to be more of a marketing win than a runaway crowd pleaser at the box office.

While there's no question that the decline is a steep one...Probably more than the crew (pictured on the set) would have hoped for. It's important to remember that, historically at least--repeat business for the sci-fi/horror genre is pretty hard to come by-particularly when dealing with a non-franchise effort.

For my thoughts on Cloverfield-You can read my review

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