YOUR WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Fifty Shades of Grey Dominates

With the lust-filled air of Valentine's Day among us, Universal's Fifty Shades of Grey spanked the box office and broke records, becoming the highest-grossing debut in Presidents Day-weekend history with $82m—and that's just through Sunday. It's also the fifth-largest gross for a Fri.-Sun. R-rated debut, and it marks the biggest opening weekend for a film directed by a woman...ever. The estimated four-day total is $94m and change.

1. Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal) $82m 3,646/$22,400 avg. (debut)
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service (Fox) $36m 3,204/$11,111 avg. (debut)
3. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (Paramount) $31m 3,654/$8,358 avg. (week 2)
4. American Sniper (Warner Bros.) $16m 3,436/$4,783 avg. (week 8)
5. Jupiter Ascending (Warner Bros.) $9.4m 3,181/$2,964 avg. (week 2)
6. Seventh Son (Universal) $4.2m 2,874/$1,445 avg. (week 2)
7. Paddington (Weinstein) $4.2m 2,244/$1,849 avg. (week 5)
8. The Imitation Game (Weinstein) $3.5m 1,551/$2,273 avg. (week 12)
9. The Wedding Ringer (Sony/Columbia) $3.4m 1,456/$2,335 avg. (week 5)
10. Project Almanac (Paramount) $2.7m 1,732/$1,576 avg. (week 3)

HITS LIST IN BLOOM
From the desert to the sea (4/15a)
ON THE COVER:
AARON BAY-SCHUCK
AND TOM CORSON
Bunny's hoppin' again. (4/15a)
DESERT HEAT:
PAUL TOLLETT
The cat in the hat is calling the shots. (4/15a)
THIS HITS PHOTO GALLERY IS WANDERING IN THE DESERT
Photographic proof of the weaselfest (4/15a)
THE COUNT: SUPERSTARS TO SURPRISE AT COACHELLA?
The latest tidbits from the vibrant live sector (4/12a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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