LOS ANGELES: Steamy bondage romp "Fifty Shades of Grey" dominated the North American box office on its opening weekend, whipping the competition to secure top spot -- and the biggest February opening ever -- industry figures showed Tuesday.

The erotic tale of billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and his sadomasochistic relationship with college graduate Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) pulled in $93 million -- more than 40 percent of the top dozen movies' sales -- according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

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