“Cloverfield,” J.J. Abrams’ monster flick, set January box office records with an opening weekend of $41 million. Katherine Heigl’s “27 Dresses” ($22.4 million), “The Bucket List” ($15.2 million), “Juno” ($10.3 million), and “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” ($8.1 million) finished second through fifth. “Indie” flick “Juno” continues to win over audiences, to the tune of $85 million so far.
Alicia Keys “As I Am” reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” fell to No. 2, followed by the “Juno” Soundtrack, Mary J. Blige’s “Growing Pains,” and “Taylor Swift” by Taylor Swift. In its 69th week on the charts, Fergie’s “The Dutchess” crept back into the top 10.
Several newcomers made their way onto next week’s New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. Madeleine Albright and Bill Woodward’s “Memo to the President Elect” came in at #4, “Geography of Bliss” by Eric Weiner at #8, and “Liberal Fascism” by Jonah Goldberg at #10. “Plum Lucky” by Janet Evanovich takes the #1 spot in its first week on the fiction bestseller list.