--- description: An alternate ending to '50 Shades of Grey' is now available on iTunes for fans who want to know what happens after the elevator doors close. title: Find Out What Happens in the Alternate Ending of '50 Shades' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3791002c4dbbf341/69877f35e20a8759f5a851ac/150213_em_fiftyshades.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Find Out What Happens in the _50 Shades of Grey_ Alternate Ending  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2015 2:35 PM CUT  Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades of GreyChuck Zlotnick—Focus Features/courtesy Everett  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2015 2:35 PM CUT Fans of _50 Shades of Grey_ who let out a collective cry of despair at the end of the first movie should log on to iTunes immediately—an alternate ending is officially available. But watching the extended ending might not help with the despair, at least for now. In the new footage, Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey are still broken up after their flogging fight, [according to MTV](http://www.mtv.com/news/2149627/fifty-shades-of-grey-alternate-ending-review/ "undefined"). Both appear to be struggling through daily life, with Christian unable to pay attention in a business meeting and Ana crying in the fetal position. Then, in the most hopeful moment, Ana sends Christian a toy glider plane with a note that says “this reminded me of a happy time.” But to find out what happens next, fans will have to wait until February 2017 for [_50 Shades Darker_](http://time.com/3841499/50-shades-darker-thriller/ "undefined")_._ [_Read Next: Go Behind the Scenes of TIME’s_ 50 Shades of Grey _Photo Shoot_](http://time.com/3693953/fifty-shades-of-grey-photo-shoot/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3844294/50-shades-of-grey-alternate-ending/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3844294/50-shades-of-grey-alternate-ending/"},"headline":"Find Out What Happens in the 50 Shades of Grey Alternate Ending","datePublished":"2015-05-02T14:35:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:52:46.520Z","description":"But you'll have to wait two years to find out even more","url":"https://time.com/3844294/50-shades-of-grey-alternate-ending/","keywords":["movies","50 shades of grey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3791002c4dbbf341/69877f35e20a8759f5a851ac/150213_em_fiftyshades.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3791002c4dbbf341/69877f35e20a8759f5a851ac/150213_em_fiftyshades.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"150213_EM_FiftyShades","caption":"FIFTY SHADES OF GREY","creditText":"Chuck Zlotnick—Focus Features/courtesy Everett","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3844294/50-shades-of-grey-alternate-ending/","name":"Find Out What Happens in the 50 Shades of Grey Alternate Ending"}}]}] ```