--- ---  # _Fifty Shades Darker_ Beats Out _Star Wars_ to Become Most-Viewed Trailer in a Single Day  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 16, 2016 3:25 PM UTC  Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in “Fifty Shades of Grey.”Chuck Zlotnick—Universal  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 16, 2016 3:25 PM UTC The [_Fifty Shades Darker_ trailer](http://time.com/4488696/50-shades-darker-trailer-video-watch/) broke the record for most trailer views in a single day following its Tuesday premiere, beating out [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4171394/star-wars-force-awakens-records/)for the title. 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. Watch the trailer below. Fifty Shades Darker Beats Star Wars: Most-Viewed Trailer ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/"},"headline":"Fifty Shades Darker Beats Out Star Wars to Become Most-Viewed Trailer in a Single Day","datePublished":"2016-09-16T15:25:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:39.324Z","description":"And it wasn't even close","url":"https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","Fifty Shades of Grey","star wars: the force awakens","The Force Awakens"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39361af4fefbdb55/69877f5bcd1bba55796f5399/2434_d020_00195r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39361af4fefbdb55/69877f5bcd1bba55796f5399/2434_d020_00195r.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Film Title: Fifty Shades of Grey","caption":"Film Title: Fifty Shades of Grey","creditText":"Chuck Zlotnick—Universal","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/","name":"Fifty Shades Darker Beats Out Star Wars to Become Most-Viewed Trailer in a Single Day"}}]}] ```