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I saw one write-up where they were gloating that it passed “The Passion”. I thought, “You wish”.

Here's how the domestic numbers, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com, back you up:

OPENING DAY: Shades - $30,278,840 Passion - $26,556,573. Shades opened on a Friday, Passion on a Wed. Both were #1 for the day.

CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT #1 from open: Passion - 21 Shades - 3

BEST DAY: Passion - $33,077,939 on 2/28/04 Shades - $36,752,460 on 2/14/15. We all know why.

# OF DAYS TO $100,000,000: Shades - 6 Passion - 5. Came close to making it in 4.

# OF DAYS TO $140,000,000: Shades - 15 Passion - 7. Came close to making it in 6

# OF DAYS TO $150,000,000: Passion - 8. Came close to doing it in 7. Shades - ???

# OF DAYS TO $200,000,000: Passion - 12. Came close to doing it in 11. Shades - will never see it domestically. And definitely won't see $370,000,000+ like Passion did.

I just discovered something interesting about the foreign numbers. According to Mojo, Shades has made $338,000,000+ overseas so far. But if you total the countries they list you get $45,476,971. Looks like someone is trying to engage in a little political math. Someone needs to blister their website for lying.

In any case, Shades won't come anywhere near the $241,000,000+ that Passion made overseas.

AND THE PIECE de RESISTANCE: Passion totaled $611 million + in 2004 dollars. I would love to see that total in 2015 dollars.

That is all. Peace. Out.