Box-Office: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Plummets But Still No. 1

For a second consecutive week "Fifty Shades of Grey" ranks at the top of the weekend box-office, but the film has registered a heavy blow in the U.S. The film lost a massive 73% in domestic ticket sales compared to last weekend. Still, the overseas gross has now reached $280 million and by adding the domestic numbers, it adds up to over $400 million worldwide, which is obviously a great result for the $40 million project. Last week's "Kingsman: The Secret Service" is still in second place with a 51% drop ($17.5 million) and "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water"  held its ground in third place with a 50% drop ($15.5 million).

This week's wide releases didn't fare too well. The comedy sequel "Hot Tub Time Machine 2" made a weak $5.8 million debut and ranked seventh, Disney's sports drama "McFarland, USA" starring Kevin Costner opened with $11.3 million in fourth place, and the high-school comedy "The DUFF" followed closely in fifth place with $11 million.

New Wide Releases: "Hot Tub Time Machine 2", "McFarland USA", "The DUFF".

Biggest Drop : "Fifty Shades of Grey" (-72.7%)

Smallest Drop : "The Imitation Game" (-26%)

Rank	Title	Weekend	Domestic	Foreign	Budget	Days
1	Fifty Shades of Grey	$23M	$130M	$280.5M	$40M	10
2	Kingsman: The Secret Service	$17.5M	$67M	$86M	$81M	10
3	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	$15.5M	$125M	$76M	$74M	17
4	McFarland, USA	$11.3M	$11.3M	N/A	N/A	3
5	The DUFF	$11M	$11M	N/A	$8.5M	3
6	American Sniper	$9.6M	$319.6M	$86.6M	$58.8M	60
7	Hot Tub Time Machine 2	$5.8M	$5.8M	N/A	$14M	3
8	Jupiter Ascending	$3.6M	$39.5M	$61.4M	$176M	17
9	The Imitation Game	$2.5M	$83.9M	$76M	N/A	87
10	Paddington	$2.2M	$67.6M	$154M	$55M	38

 

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