18 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
While “The Lego Batman Movie” is still expected to conquer the weekend, “Fifty Shades Darker” bound up its toy competitor on Friday, along with fellow newcomer “John Wick: Chapter 2.”
Universal’s “Fifty Shades” earned $21.5 million on Friday from 3,710 locations. The film’s strong performance in its first two days should put its three-day total in the $46 million range. James Foley directed “Fifty Shades Darker” based on a script that Niall Leonard adapted from E. L. James’ novel of the same name. Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. “Fifty Shades” also opened in 37 international markets this weekend including Australia, Argentina, Brazil, France and Germany. Its early international grosses as of Friday afternoon stood at $22.4 million.
Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment’s “Lego Batman” made $15 million on Friday from 4,088 theaters and should wrangle $54 million by the weekend’s end, below some earlier ambitious projections, »
- Seth Kelley
Similar News Items
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)- ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Locks In $21.5 Million at Friday Box Office (From The Wrap. 11 February 2017, 7:24 AM, PST)
- Fifty Shades Darker review: Dir. James Foley (2017) (From The Hollywood News. 11 February 2017, 12:30 AM, PST)
- Scarlett Johansson defends Ghost in the Shell whitewashing, Warcraft 2 update, Halloween reboot and more – Daily News Roundup (From Flickeringmyth. 11 February 2017, 12:00 AM, PST)
Ralph Fiennes
- Belle Loves Voldemort in Beauty and the Beast Mashup Video (From MovieWeb. 10 February 2017, 4:24 PM, PST)
- Box Office: ‘Lego Batman’ Soaring Over ‘Fifty Shades Darker,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ (From Variety - Film News. 10 February 2017, 1:30 PM, PST)
- ‘Hail, Caesar!’: How the Coen Brothers Made Their Hollywood Valentine (From Indiewire. 10 February 2017, 11:07 AM, PST)
Zach Galifianakis
- Arrested Development: Series Homage in The Lego Batman Movie (From TVSeriesFinale. 10 February 2017, 8:04 PM, PST)
- Baskets: Is the FX TV Series Cancelled or Renewed for Season Three? (From TVSeriesFinale. 10 February 2017, 6:45 PM, PST)
- Lego Ninjago Movie and Snatched trailers, plus Lego Batman Movie clips and more make our weekly round-up (From Cineplex. 10 February 2017, 2:48 PM, PST)