Fifty Shades (film series) the second, "Fifty Shades Darker", was released on February 10, 2017. "Fifty Shades Freed", the third film, was released on February 9, 2018. Worldwide, the series has grossed over $1.320 billion, making it the fourth highest-grossing R-rated franchise of all-time. Two years after the trilogy's first novel was released, several distribution companies had bid for the rights of the trilogy. Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount and Universal, as well as Mark Wahlberg's production company, put in bids for the film rights. The winning bid went to Universal Studios and Focus Features, at $5 million. With James gaining control over the process
Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film "Fifty Shades Darker", an adaptation of E. L. James's novel of the same name. The soundtrack album was released through Universal Studios and Republic Records on February 10, 2017. The lead single, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)", was performed by Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik and was released on December 9, 2016. The single was commercially successful, reaching number five on United Kingdom and number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The film's soundtrack was