{"id":19022,"date":"2015-02-05T12:56:32","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T12:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bocadolobo.com\/blog\/?p=19022"},"modified":"2015-02-05T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T12:56:32","slug":"fifty-shades-of-grey-could-be-the-sleeper-hit-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/blog\/lifestyle-and-fashion\/lifestyle\/fifty-shades-of-grey-could-be-the-sleeper-hit-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifty Shades of Grey could be the sleeper hit of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most anticipated book adaptations in recent years will hit theaters later this month, it\u2019s surrounded by controversy, some call it raunchy, some even go so far as calling it glorified porn, but the truth is everybody\u2019s talking about it. Of course we\u2019re talking about the new \u201cFifty Shades of Grey\u201d movie, the first ever to be born out of a piece of fan fiction, \u201cTwilight\u201d fan fiction if you can imagine. In recent weeks we\u2019ve had a chance to look at the trailers, get pulled in by the notorious soundtrack and even got a chance to visit some rooms of the mysterious Mr. Grey penthouse where we can actually see some pieces of the Boca do Lobo<\/a> furniture collection, which we expect to see more of once they unveil the secretive bedrooms. But will people indeed see it? The answer is: most definitely.\"Fifty<\/p>\n

With \u201cFifty Shades Of Grey\u201c<\/i>\u00a0less than two weeks away, the ticket sales have begun to rack up. According to\u00a0Fandango<\/a>\u00a0the film is selling better than expected in more than a handful of states across the US. Among its top ten are Tennessee, where it\u2019s selling over 1.5x its prior expectation, Iowa (1.7x) and Louisiana where it\u2019s selling twice as good. As good as those numbers sound, their not nearly as great as in Arkansas and Mississippi, where advanced ticket sales have sold 2.8x and 3.9x higher than analysts previously anticipated, respectively.\"Fifty<\/p>\n

Also worth noting is the fact that \u201cFifty Shades of Grey\u201d\u00a0has already sold out hundreds of showtimes during it\u2019s debut Valentine\u2019s Day weekend prompting a slew of new screenings to be added to meet demand. Not only that, tickets are selling so good that the erotic thriller recently took the top spot for fastest-selling R-rated film pre-sales in all of Fandango history. It can now boast\u00a0higher advanced sales<\/a>\u00a0than\u00a0Sex and the City 2<\/i>,\u00a0The Hangover II<\/i>,\u00a0The Hangover III<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Gone Girl<\/i>. It\u2019s worth mentioning that all of these aforementioned films grossed $300+ million dollars, a number studio execs would most certainly be pleased to see from\u00a0Fifty Shades<\/i>. Here\u2019s a full scene of the movie to entice your apetite even more.<\/p>\n