Ready to turn up the heat?
See where “Fifty Shades of Grey” and other spicy R-rated dramas rank at the domestic box office.
Despite the changing tides, though, they still managed to get breaths hitching and wallets opening.
Dakota Johnson in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’; Michael Douglas in ‘Fatal Attraction’; Matt Damon in ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’.Credit:Chuck Zlotnick/Focus Features/Everett; Paramount/Everett; Miramax/Everett
Read below to see which erotic dramas brought in the big bucks at the box office.
It wound up grossing over $36 million but also landed seven Razzie nominations.
Along the way, he gets into a relationship with a rape prevention counselor (Genevieve Bujold).
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The film scored $48 million in theaters.
Lane earned an Oscar nomination and the film collected about $53 million at the box office.
As baffling as it is titillating, the erotic thriller earned $56 million at the box office.
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The film earned $88 million from theaters.
It went on to gross $101 million in total.
And, apparently, the infamous leg-crossing scene wasfilmed without Stone’s permission.
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After all the noise, the film banked $118 million.
(See:Tom Hanks' rant inSleepless in Seattle.)
Despite limp reviews and a C+ CinemaScore, the film racked up a massive $166 million.
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