Related News
Dominant 'Fifty Shades of Grey' sets box office record
Online Edition
STEAMY bondage romp "Fifty Shades of Grey" dominated the North American box office on its opening weekend, whipping the competition to secure top spot -- and the biggest February opening ever -- industry figures showed Tuesday.
The erotic tale of billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and his sadomasochistic relationship with college graduate Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) pulled in US$93 million -- more than 40 percent of the top dozen movies' sales -- according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Add to that earnings of US$173 million outside the US, takes its international sales to over a quarter of a billion dollars -- US$266 million to be exact.
The movie, which opened last week in Europe before its weekend US debut, scored the record haul despite some decidedly mixed reviews.
"While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, '50 Shades of Grey' is a less than satisfying experience on the screen," said the Rotten Tomatoes movie ranking website, which gave it a lackluster 26 percent approval rating.
Another Valentine's Day weekend opener was British spy-comedy flick "Kingsman: The Secret Service," starring Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson, which debuted in second place with a haul of US$41.8 million.
The performance of the two newcomers was easily enough to shove last week's top film, "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water," down to third place, with US$40 million in sales over the long Presidents' Day holiday weekend
"American Sniper," relegated to fourth place, had US$18.8 million in ticket sales.
Since its release, the highly acclaimed "Sniper" has raked in US$305 million and a half-dozen Oscar nominations, including a best actor nod for Bradley Cooper in the title role.
"Jupiter Ascending" sold the fifth most tickets, with a US$10.8 million in its second weekend.
The fantasy flick pairs Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum and is a first foray into the genre for sibling directors Lana and Andy Wachowski since their work on "The Matrix" series.
"Paddington," a big-screen adaptation of the family classic about a bear lost in the big city, earned US$5.8 million for the sixth spot.
"Seventh Son," a 3-D fantasy-action film starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore, was in seventh place, earning US$4.8 million.
"The Imitation Game," which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as codebreaking genius Alan Turing, took US$4.2 million in eighth place, followed by comedy "The Wedding Ringer" with US$3.7 million in ninth.
Rounding out the top 10 was science fiction tale "Project Almanac," with US$3.3 million.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
