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Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 British-American erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson from a screenplay by Kelly Marcel.Produced by Focus Features, Michael De Luca Productions, and Trigger Street Productions, and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is based on E. L. James' 2011 novel of the same name, and serves as the first installment in the Fifty Shades film series.
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[6] [7] The second volume, Fifty Shades Darker, was released in September 2011; and the third, Fifty Shades Freed, followed in January 2012. The Writers' Coffee Shop had a restricted marketing budget and relied largely on book blogs for early publicity, but sales of the novel were boosted by word-of-mouth recommendation.
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The company operates its namesake Hertz brand, along with the brands Dollar Rent A Car, Firefly Car Rental and Thrifty Car Rental. It is one of the three big rental car holding companies in the United States, holding a 36% market share, placing it ahead of Avis Budget Group and second to Enterprise Holdings . [ 2 ]
Fifty Shades Freed premiered in Paris on February 6, 2018, and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on February 9, including a limited IMAX release. Despite being a box office success, grossing $372 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million, it was the lowest-grossing film of the trilogy.
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Fifty Shades Darker premiered in Hamburg, Germany on February 7, 2017, and was released in the United States on February 10, by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $381 million worldwide against its $55 million budget, but received unfavorable reviews for its screenplay, acting and narrative, though some of the performances received some praise.