SA Box Office: ‘Fifty Shades’ three-peats

March 03, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey stayed at the top of the South African box office for a third straight weekend. The controversial film starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan has now amassed R29 382 005, with earnings expected to continue climbing.

Read this: Fifty Shades: What critics are saying?

SpongeBob, American Sniper and Kingsman: The Secret Service all stayed put at their respective numbers of two, three and four.

Read our ‘Kingsman’ film review

Newcomers Shaun of the Sheep, Mordecai and The Theory of Everything debuted at numbers five, seven and nine respective.

Read our ‘Wild’ film review

The Theory of Everything follows the true-life-story of Stephen Hawking – an astrophysicist diagnosed with ALS. The film won lead actor Eddie Redmayne his first Oscar for Best Actor.

Read our ‘The Theory of Everything’ film review

The full SA Box Office Top 10 chart:

1

Fifty Shades of Grey

2

SpongeBob Squarepants 2

3

American Sniper

4

Kingsman: The Secret Service

5

Shaun the Sheep

6

The Wedding Ringer

7

Mortdecai

8

Annie

9

The Theory of Everything

10

Jupiter Ascending