'Fifty Shades of Grey' scores biggest soundtrack debut since 2009

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The 2015 romantic drama film "Fifty Shades of Grey" has scored another milestone aside from the box office success as its official soundtrack has now gone on to make a statement of its own.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVA-wWauVqanYugHFaHI77lXGdL46t899F1IcDEYjXH7DydEAtl-PqeY2tX1wTEZe96tEOYci8nshsGjp5LU2sS46bszIu2WnEKXaUc0LeRmpKWkrPfeDzmGUm47NsbnlWiOwtqlTfgOQ/s1600/FiftyShadesofGrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fifty Shades of Grey" border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVA-wWauVqanYugHFaHI77lXGdL46t899F1IcDEYjXH7DydEAtl-PqeY2tX1wTEZe96tEOYci8nshsGjp5LU2sS46bszIu2WnEKXaUc0LeRmpKWkrPfeDzmGUm47NsbnlWiOwtqlTfgOQ/s1600/FiftyShadesofGrey.jpg" title="Fifty Shades of Grey" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson play the characters of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, respectively.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Billboard data reveals that the film’s official soundtrack reached at No. 2 position on the latest Billboard 200, selling 258,000 units. It marks the largest sales debut for a soundtrack since 2009’s Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which sold 373,000. <br /><br />Unlike 'This Is It', Fifty Shades of Grey has a multi-artist compilation soundtrack featuring songs from Ellie Goulding, The Weeknd, Annie Lennox, Beyonce and more.<br /><br />Drake's surprise album "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" topped the chart this week. <br /><br /><b>WATCH: Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (Official Video)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AJtDXIazrMo" width="600"></iframe></center><br />The Taylor-Johnson film was crowned for its biggest Valentine’s Day debut ever. The book adaptation ended the four-day weekend with $94.4 million—over $30 million more than the previous record-holder, 2010’s Valentine’s Day.<br /><br />The controversial movie premiered in the Philippines on February 11 coincides with its showing at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and ahead of worldwide theatrical release.<br /><br />After protests from various religious groups, 'Fifty Shades' is on limited release in the country. It is classified Rated R-18 (Strictly for Adults) by the MTRCB.<br /><br />A sequel of the film is planned for a 2016 release.</div>

'Fifty Shades of Grey' scores biggest soundtrack debut since 2009

MANILA, Philippines - The 2015 romantic drama film "Fifty Shades of Grey" has scored another milestone aside from the box office s...

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