--- title: Fifty Shades Darker Beats Star Wars: Most-Viewed Trailer description: The Fifty Shades Darker trailer broke the record for most trailer views in a single day, beating out Star Wars: The Force Awakens. canonical: https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-16T15:25:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:39.271Z og:title: Fifty Shades Darker Beats Star Wars for Most-Viewed Trailer og:description: And Star Wars wasn't even close og:url: https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39361af4fefbdb55/69877f5bcd1bba55796f5399/2434_d020_00195r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Film Title: Fifty Shades of Grey og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fifty Shades Darker Beats Star Wars for Most-Viewed Trailer twitter:description: And Star Wars wasn't even close twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39361af4fefbdb55/69877f5bcd1bba55796f5399/2434_d020_00195r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Fifty Shades Darker_ Beats Out _Star Wars_ to Become Most-Viewed Trailer in a Single Day > Sponsored content. 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The preview for the highly-anticipated [_Fifty Shades of_ _Grey_ sequel](http://time.com/3710416/fifty-shades-box-office-opening/?iid=sr-link7) — starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan — was watched 114 million times in the first 24 hours of its release, according to [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fifty-shades-darker-viewed-trailer-929319)_,_ 2 million more than the 112 million mark set by _The Force Awakens_. Within the first hour of its debut, the _Fifty Shades_ U.S. Facebook page alone had recorded more than 2.5 million views for the trailer. However, it was internationally that it truly shone, racking up 74.6 million total views across its 32 foreign markets. _Fifty Shades Darker_ is set to hit theaters Feb. 10. 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