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deion30296 · Greenhorn Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

I dunno. Cloverfield is a very good opening and has much potential. The producers just gotta play there cards right. Maybe get some calls out. Maybe some more advertising.

On TV they should post like a huge attack that seems so real but then at the end static comes up and then Cloverfield comes up. I thought it was real at first on the commercial then they said the movie date. Me and my girlfriend

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

ARE

going to see it. If I have to pick her up in my arms and take her I will!

(Maybe like 40 feet then I'll stop.)

It has a slight chance with Spiderman 3. I didn't like Spidey 3 because he was cocky.

One thing I hate is cocky superheroes. Like Superman... I HATE HIM!

**Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:56 pm

SkareKrow · Account Disabled Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 15

I'd say this film will set a high opening weekend for January, but that's about it.

Honestly, I think it's just a monster smashing things up movie. Not a HUGE demographic for that sort of thing.

The ARG has given a relatively small group of people more involvement, but the movie-going public won't have that. If they find some way to tell a real story through the random camera footage, maybe, but I think we're looking for a significant second weekend drop off.

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:17 am

kosmopol

**Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:47 am

JookNy21

Cloverfield is up against some bad movies so it will definitly be #1 that weekend... the movies that debut that same weekend are:

Mad Money- chick flick
27 Dresses- chick flick
Fan Boys
Teeth

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:32 pm

deadtotheworld564 · Decorated Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 200

Literally everyone in my school wants to go

"yo dat cloverfield looks hot"
"i wanna see dat"

I also hear
"HAVE FUN IN JAPAN ROB"
"Hi Rob"
etc

and my favorite

"we can die here (points to Calculus Class) here (gym) or here (the lunch room)"

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:38 pm

dalphx

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:38 pm

CloverfieldClues.com · Entrenched Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 757

I don't think Cloverfield will be the highest grossing film opening weekend, but it could be one of the most profitable.

Spiderman made $150 million in the opening weekend, but it cost $258 million to make. It took two weeks for Spiderman to break even.

$258 million gross = $0 profit!

Along Came Polly has the highest January opening weekend at $32 million, but it cost $42 million to make.

I Am Legend had a $76 million opening weekend, and a $150 million budget.

If Cloverfield can pull in half of what IAL did in it's opening weekend, it will have already made a profit. I think it will do a little better than that.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:06 pm

dalphx

Saying 80-100 Million opening weekend...It will do better then IAL.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:08 pm

lulu86 · Boot Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 17

I think Cloverfield is going to do damn well at the box office. Not sure if it will be record breaking but I think it will do better than we think it will. A lot of people have been saying that not enough people know about this movie. I think that is crap. Whenever I turn on the tv nowadays, I will undoubtedly see a cloverfield commerical. I am in college and I have been suprised of the amount of conversations brought up by random people involving Cloverfield. Everyone seems to be like, "this movie looks bad ass" . Since my classes dont begin until January 22nd, right now is kind of down time in the college community. There aren't a lot of parties, people are spending time with their families. One of more inticing things to do is to go see a movie. And what do people want to see?? Well i'll give you a hint: It involves a very angry monster and a lot of destruction Wink

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:19 pm

Nighthawk

Hate to compare it, but The Blair Witch Project cost about $30K to make. It would have made a profit if only one theater on the planet was showing it.

Heck, do you know that *every* SNL-based movie except one made a profit, and decent profit at that?

Just in case you're wondering, the one that didn't is...

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:21 pm

Some Thing

I think that Cloverfield will break at least three records:

1) Highest Jan opening weekend
2) Hightest of any Jan weekend
3) Hightest grossing film opening in Jan

My best guess would be that it'll make about $40m on it's opening weekend and $170-180 million total.

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:24 pm

starshiptrooper

4. Highest grossing monster film NOT starring Godzilla

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:29 pm

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kwotto

im gonna bet 250 million

**Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:30 pm