I kind of saw this coming with the suspense this movie dragged through the weeks before its showing on Valentine's day. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' earned an estimated $81.7 million from 3,646 theaters in its first three days, smashing valentine's day and President's day weekend box office records in the US. In addition to destroying the weekend records,
'Fifty Shades of Grey' has also become the second-highest February debut
ever, behind "Passion of the Christ's" $83.9 million opening in 2004.
Internationally, director Sam Taylor-Johnson's adaptation of E L James'
book earned an estimated $158 million from 9,637 locations in 58
territories.
When
compared to other films with female directors, 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
now holds the record for having the largest North American box office
opening. And the North American audiences were 68 percent female.
The
chart-topping film cost a modest $40 million to produce. Starring
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey,
it could be on track to earn over $90 million across the four-day
holiday weekend.
Nick Carpou, Universal's President of Domestic
Distribution,
was especially pleased that audiences in large, mid-size, and small
markets turned out to see the film despite weather challenges in the
Northeast.
i am going to see this movie today.... been hearing so much about it.
ReplyDeleteits overrated..the book is a lot more detailed to me
ReplyDeleteI still haven't finished d book lolzzz. I'll try and watch this movie
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