ENTERTAINMENT
Fifty Shades of Grey set to hit $500 million mark this week
Current estimations put the film, which had a budget of $40 million, on track to hit $500 million next week. - File Photo
"Fifty Shades of Grey" has overtaken "Ted" to become Universal Pictures' highest-grossing international movie rated "R" after raking in $338.4 million at the box office.
The raunchy flick has eclipsed Seth MacFarlane's comedy, which previously held the record after making $330 million, Variety reports.
Current estimations put the film, which had a budget of $40 million, on track to hit $500 million next week.
The steamy tale, based on the bestselling trilogy of novels by E. L. James, tells the story of S&M-loving billionaire Christian Grey and literature student Anastasia Steele, played by Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson respectively.
The raunchy flick has eclipsed Seth MacFarlane's comedy, which previously held the record after making $330 million, Variety reports.
Current estimations put the film, which had a budget of $40 million, on track to hit $500 million next week.
The steamy tale, based on the bestselling trilogy of novels by E. L. James, tells the story of S&M-loving billionaire Christian Grey and literature student Anastasia Steele, played by Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson respectively.