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Cloverfield Crushes Box Office

Low-budget monster pic smashes holiday weekend records

By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 20, 2008 6:15 PM CST

(Newser) Cloverfield stomped box-office records by banking an anticipated $50 million through the holiday weekend, the Los Angeles Times reports. Shining reviews and an online viral campaign drew more older fans than expected—45% were over age 25—as the low-budget monster pic smashed January and...   Read full story »

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