With a take of less than $3 million, 50 Shades of Grey becomes the year’s best earner to date. A different kind of grey pips it in this week’s chart as The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel opens #1.
The Anthony McCarten-scripted Oscar winner The Theory of Everything holds in the top five, while other winners and nominees place lower. Peter Pau’s Chinese New Year release Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal has the highest per screen take.