Sam Emerson / Paramount PicturesI attended the Cloverfield premiere here in Hollywood Wednesday night, and from the electricity of the crowd, I have a feeling this movie will be big. Monstrous. Okay, bad joke, but take a look at this week's Fandango 5 (based on preshow ticket sales and featured on fandango.com's Fan Buzz Top 10 page). It's neck and neck between Hannah Montana in 3-D (which still doesn't open for weeks!) and the J.J. Abrams-produced event movie.
After that, films like The Bucket List, Juno and 27 Dresses barely round out the list. Look for Cloverfield to put up enormous box-office numbers this weekend and to also have the legs to close out January. I hate to use the word must-see, so I'll tell you this: The first film of 2008 you have to see hits theaters tomorrow. Here's the list:
- Cloverfield: 38 percent of ticket sales
- Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert: 30 percent
- 27 Dresses: 4 percent
- The Bucket List: 3 percent
- Juno: 2 percent