Like it or not, the Fifty Shades Of Grey movie is happening. One of the more difficult novels to adapt because of its highly sexualized content, Sam Taylor-Johnson‘s adaptation of the popular first novel in E.L. James’ erotica trilogy opens this weekend, Insiders are saying that the film is already $60 million in advance at the box office, and early ticket sales are showing that it is one of the fastest-selling R-rated movies on online ticket sites like Fandango.

Sure the first Fifty Shades has yet to open and prove itself at the box office, but because of those early ticket sales and favorable projections, Universal has already greenlit the big-screen adaptations of the sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. Hit the jump for more.

MTV was there when film stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, director Sam Taylor-Johnson, and author E.L. James made the announcement over at the Zeigfeld Theatre in New York last night at a fan screening.

Despite some of the early production problems, and rumored chemistry issues between the two leads, fans who attended the event were overjoyed with the news.

It’s unknown if Taylor-Johnson will return to direct one or both of the sequels. Release dates have also yet to be announced.

Fifty Shades Of Grey opens in theaters on February 13, 2015 just in time for Valentine’s Day.

[Source: MTV]