4/10/08

Cloverfield Hits Japan

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The land of Godzilla has officially welcomed the Cloverfield (see our sister site for more) world into their own. For some reason Paramount decided to wait a few months to release Cloverfield in Japan even though it has been seen in surrounding countries like Malaysia and Australia almost 2 months back.

The lag time didn't seem to phase the popularity of the American version of Godzilla as Cloverfield took in a nice sum and looks to draw around $20 Million by the time it leaves.

"Monster pic "Cloverfield" hit No. 1 at the Japanese weekend B.O., following its April 5 bow on 235 screens. The pic earned 26.4 million yen ($2.6 million) Saturday and Sunday. This was 30.2% more than "Dreamgirls," which opened on 287 screens and finished with $19.3 million and only 1.2% less than "Babel," which bowed on 351 screens and ended with $20 million."

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