Fueled by females everywhere, the film adaptation of EL James’ S&M-laced romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey to is doing massive business around the world, putting in on course for a global debut of $235 million or more. The Universal title is doing astounding business internationally, as well as domestically. Overseas, Fifty Shades has already earned $66 million since opening Wednesday for a projected foreign debut of $158.3 million — the largest ever for an R-rated film not accounting for inflation. In North America, the movie is poised to gross $80 million-plus over the long Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend after nabbing $30.2 million on Friday.
