Cloverfield (franchise)

Cloverfield franchise
Both films' theatrical posters
Directed by
Produced by
Screenplay by
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
 2008–present
Country United States
Language English
Budget Total (2 films):
$40 million
Box office Total (2 films):
$272,248,707

Cloverfield is an anthology[1] media franchise produced by J. J. Abrams consisting of the films Cloverfield (2008) and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), viral marketing websites linking the films together and a tie-in manga to the first film entitled Cloverfield/Kishin. Cloverfield is a found footage monster horror film released on January 18, 2008, which was well-received by critics. 10 Cloverfield Lane, a spiritual sequel to the first film, is a science fiction psychological thriller film that was released on March 11, 2016, and like its predecessor received positive reviews from critics.

In March 2016, Abrams talked about having come up with an idea of what they could do next with the Cloververse franchise, and that if they are lucky to get it made, "could be really cool that connects some stories."[2][3] Trachtenberg said he considers the ideas of doing a direct sequel to this film or another standalone Cloverfield movie as equally valid.

Films

Cloverfield

Main article: Cloverfield

The first film in the series is about a giant monster of unknown origin that attacks New York City. The film follows Robert "Rob" Hawkins as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Elizabeth "Beth" McIntyre, in spite of the dangerous destruction going on.

10 Cloverfield Lane

Main article: 10 Cloverfield Lane

The second film follows Michelle, who gets into a car accident in rural Louisiana with conspiracy nut Howard Stambler, who believes that there has been a mysterious attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable, and imprisons her in his underground survival bunker allegedly to save her life. Soon, their mutual distrust causes tension between them and the other bunker inhabitant, Emmett DeWitt, who claims that Howard's story is true.

Manga

Main article: Cloverfield/Kishin
Title Publication date(s) Writer(s) Illustrator(s) Note Ref
Cloverfield/Kishin January to May 2008 David Baronoff, Matthew Pitts, Nicole Phillips Yoshiki Togawa Tie-in parallel prequel/sequel manga to Cloverfield

Cast and characters

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Revenue Budget Ref.
U.S. and Canada Other territories Worldwide
Cloverfield January 18, 2008 $80,048,433 $90,715,593 $170,764,026 $25 millon [4]
10 Cloverfield Lane March 11, 2016 $69,784,681 $31,700,000 $101,484,681 $15 million [5]
Total $149,833,114 $122,415,593 $272,248,707 $40 million

Critical response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Cloverfield 77% (199 reviews)[6] 64 (37 reviews)[7] C[8]
10 Cloverfield Lane 90% (223 reviews)[9] 76 (43 reviews)[10] B-[11]
Average 83% 70 C+

References

  1. ↑ Everything You Need to Know About 10 Cloverfield Lane
  2. ↑ Erik Davis. "Exclusive: J.J. Abrams Talks ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ and Its Connection to the Larger ‘Cloverfield’ Universe". Fandango. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cloverfield: J.J. Abrams already knows what the third movie would be - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cloverfield (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cloverfield (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cloverfield reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ "10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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