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‘Fifty Shades’ Eyes $158M+ Opening Weekend Overseas; Biggest-Ever For An R-Rated Film
Deadline Hollywood ^ | February 14, 2015 | Nancy Tartaglione

Posted on 02/14/2015 12:48:33 PM PST by C19fan

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To: RginTN

feminists in this country are NOT protesting it because they support any kind of perversion that lowers our society


41 posted on 02/16/2015 2:06:46 PM PST by GeronL
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To: KoRn

Most movies drop 1/3 week to week. So really you’re just predicting this will run the normal cycle. Not a terribly exciting prediction.


42 posted on 02/16/2015 2:06:56 PM PST by discostu (The albatross begins with its vengeance A terrible curse a thirst has begun)
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To: C19fan

I hope the author has a 110% tax rate


43 posted on 02/16/2015 2:09:22 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Drew68

daughter of Don Johnson, who hooked up with underage actresses and should have went to jail with Ron Lowe and half of Hollyweird


44 posted on 02/16/2015 2:11:29 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Drew68

Thanks for taking one for the FR team.


45 posted on 02/16/2015 2:20:58 PM PST by xp38
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To: Drew68

Thanks for your review. It reminds me of the ‘90’s opening of Sony’s remake of “Godzilla”, about which a TV reviewer (Roger Ebert??) commented that Sony’s decision to go ultrawide on the opening (2700 screens, huge for that time) was a signal that the executives thought that it would disappoint. They were right.


46 posted on 02/16/2015 2:24:01 PM PST by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house, the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: Drew68

So I guess we can’t put you down for one of these?

http://www.vermontteddybear.com/sellgroup/fifty-shades-of-grey-bear.aspx?bhcp=1


47 posted on 02/16/2015 2:24:15 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: lentulusgracchus
Sony’s decision to go ultra wide on the opening (2700 screens, huge for that time) was a signal that the executives thought that it would disappoint.

Yep. Get butts into seats on the opening weekend before word-of-mouth torpedoes the film. On this strategy, it worked. If not another soul sees FSG it will still have earned a nice profit. Sadly, enough to finance the two planned sequels.

Wouldn't be surprised if the studio went for a "reboot" and replaced Dornan and Johnson. Honestly, when it comes to the sequels, they need to replace everyone involved with this abomination. Maybe the lighting guy can keep his job.

Anyways, noticed the film is getting savaged by user reviews over at IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

48 posted on 02/16/2015 3:08:03 PM PST by Drew68
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To: Drew68

In the past, going back 15 years (it’s been that long already?!), user reviews have been a useful guide (and occasional warning, like now!), but more recently I’ve been paying attention to IMDB’s metacritic scores, which allowing for Hollywood biases (anything involving Robert Duvall or Mel Gibson, ee. g.), are usually an even better guide and can help “tune” the signal from the IMDB audience/mbr responses. It’s interesting to compare them.

Years ago I learned, speaking to critics’ bias, to deduct 1.5 “stars” from any Gene Siskel/Roger Ebert scoring of a foreign arthouse flick. :)


49 posted on 02/16/2015 7:20:39 PM PST by lentulusgracchus ("If America was a house, the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutfeld)
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