It's no surprise that "Fifty Shades of Grey" is the no. 1 movie at the box-office this weekend. The S&M romance secured a $81.6 million debut in the U.S. and a record-breaking $158 million overseas. The previous first-weekend record holder was 2003's "The Matrix Revolutions" with $117 million. However, the much-hyped adaptation of E.L. James' controversial book has not managed to break all the records everyone thought it could break. Initial projections estimated that the film would make a $90 million debut, but according to the final figures it managed to miss out on the all-time February and R-rated debut records. The highest February debut is still "The Passion of the Christ" with $83.8 million. Still, the film grossed $239 million worlwide on a $40 million budget. Not bat at all.
The other wide release of the week, "Kingsman: The Secret Service", opened with a solid $35.6 million and an additional $43.8 million overseas. Considering the tough competition, the comic book adaptation managed to make a good impression and surpassed initial expectations of a $25 million opening. It's also an improvement over Matthew Vaughn's previous adaptation of a Mark Millar comic, "Kick-Ass" which opened with $19.8 million in 2008. Kingsman's production costs are estimated at $81 million.
New Wide Releases: "Kingsman: The Secret Service", "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Biggest Drop : "Jupiter Ascending" (-48%)
Smallest Drop : "Paddington" (-20%)
Biggest Drop : "Jupiter Ascending" (-48%)
Smallest Drop : "Paddington" (-20%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Domestic | Foreign | Budget | Days |
1
|
Fifty Shades of Grey
|
$81.6M
|
$81.6M
|
$158M
|
$40M
|
3
|
2
|
Kingsman: The Secret Service
|
$35.6M
|
$35.6M
|
$43.8M
|
$81M
|
3
|
3
|
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
|
$30.5M
|
$93.6M
|
$46M
|
$74M
|
10
|
4
|
American Sniper
|
$16M
|
$304M
|
$85M
|
$58.8M
|
53
|
5
|
Jupiter Ascending
|
$9.4M
|
$32.5M
|
$58.9M
|
$176M
|
10
|
6
|
Seventh Son
|
$4M
|
$13M
|
$83.6M
|
$95M
|
10
|
7
|
Paddington
|
$4M
|
$62M
|
$154M
|
$55M
|
31
|
8
|
The Imitation Game
|
$3.5M
|
$79.6M
|
$76.9M
|
N/A
|
80
|
9
|
The Wedding Ringer
|
$3.4M
|
$59.7M
|
$3M
|
$23M
|
31
|
10
|
Project Almanac
|
$2.7M
|
$19.5M
|
$3.4M
|
$12M
|
17
|
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