By May, the box office results for the commercial films released in March and April had been successively revealed, with the best performance coming from the R-rated romance film "Fifty Shades of Grey," starring Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, and others.
The film premiered at the end of March, boasting a current North American box office of $165 million US Dollars, an overseas box office of $425 million US Dollars, and a total box office hitting $590 million.
The production cost of this movie was only $40 million US Dollars.
The profit ratio soared to 15 times the investment.
Although the total box office revenue isn't compared to "The Hunger Games 1," the investment for this film was minimal, allowing for a much larger profit margin.
The successful adaptation of the bestseller "Fifty Shades of Grey" has once again made Lionsgate Films the envy and jealousy of its peers.