The franchise finale brought in $137 million for its global debut.
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Fifty Shades Freed, the final installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy, easily won the top spot in North American theaters this weekend, debuting to $38.8 million in domestic ticket sales. The franchise finale—dubbed the “climax” in marketing materials—opened to just under $100 million in international markets, bringing the grand total to $137 million. Second place was claimed by the family comedy Peter Rabbit, which defied expectations with $25 million in North American ticket sales. Despite being widely panned by critics, Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 to Paris—in which three American men credited with thwarting a terrorist attack in Paris play themselves—took third place with $12.6 million.
