Arnoldo Mondadori Editore around the world, of which around 300,000 in Italy, with the aim of supporting the process of growth in digital for books. In 2012 Mondadori publishes Fifty Shades of Grey, the first volume of the erotic trilogy by debut London author E L James, rapidly followed by the two other titles, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. The trilogy sees in Italy the same kind of unprecedented success it gained in the English-language world: with more than 3.3 million copies sold in Italy and 130,000 downloads of the electronic version, the three volumes reach first, third and fourth position
Fifty Shades of Grey (film) Brazil, ($31.3 million), France ($29.5 million), and Spain ($22.6 million). "Fifty Shades of Grey" received generally negative reviews, with criticism of its acting, screenplay, and pacing; however, some critics noted it as an improvement over the book, and others praised the cinematography and set design. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 25% based on 261 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a less than satisfying experience on the screen." Metacritic gave the film a score of 46