kh27dr.jpg The J.J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield struck box office gold over the weekend with an estimated haul of $41 million — almost twice what industry experts predicted, and rather surprising given the fact that the cast contains no big stars.

27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl, debuted at No.2 with an estimated $22.4 million in ticket sales. Mad Money, the Katie Holmes-Diane Keaton-Queen Latifah vehicle, was the only other new release in the top 10, holding the No.7 spot with $7.7 million in earnings.

Last week’s box office champ, The Bucket List, dropped down to No.3 with $15.2 million.

Here’s the complete Top 10:

  1. Cloverfield, $41 million
  2. 27 Dresses, $22.4 million
  3. The Bucket List, $15.2 million
  4. Juno, $10.3 million
  5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets, $8.1 million
  6. First Sunday, $7.8 million
  7. Mad Money, $7.7 million
  8. Alvin and the Chipmunks, $7 million
  9. I am Legend, $5.1 million
  10. Atonement, $4.8 million

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