Dominant 'Fifty Shades of Grey' sets box office record

2015/02/18 00:43:45 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Steamy bondage romp & quot;Fifty Shades of Grey & quot; 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 $93 million -- more than 40 percent of the top dozen movies & #039; sales -- according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. & quot;While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, & #039;50 Shades of Grey & #039; is a less than satisfying experience on the screen, & quot; said the Rotten Tomatoes movie ranking website, which gave it a lackluster 26 percent approval rating. Another Valentine & #039;s Day weekend opener was British spy-comedy flick & quot;Kingsman: The Secret Service, & quot; starring Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson, which debuted in second place with a haul of $41.8 million.
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