Claim: Fifty Shades of Grey was released 2011.

Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson , with a screenplay by Kelly Marcel . The film is based on the eponymous 2011 novel by British author E. L. James and stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele , a college graduate who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with young business magnate Christian Grey , played by Jamie Dornan .   The film premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 11 , 2015 , and had a wide theatrical release on February 13 , 2015 , by Universal Pictures and Focus Features . Despite receiving generally unfavorable reviews , it was an immediate box office success , breaking numerous box office records and earning over $ 571 million worldwide .   The film was the most rewarded at the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards , winning five of six nominations , including Worst Picture -LRB- tied with Fantastic Four -RRB- and both leading roles . In contrast , Ellie Goulding 's single `` Love Me Like You Do '' was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song , while The Weeknd 's single `` Earned It '' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song .   It is the first film in the Fifty Shades film series and was followed by two sequels , Fifty Shades Darker -LRB- 2017 -RRB- and Fifty Shades Freed -LRB- 2018 -RRB- .