<P> The film's sex scenes were censored after protests from various religious groups in the Philippines, and as a result it is in limited release in that country with an R - 18 rating from the MTRCB . A similarly cut version was released in Zimbabwe . </P> <P> Roughly 20 minutes were cut from the film for screening in Vietnam, leaving no sex scenes . The scene in which Ana is beaten with a belt is skipped entirely . </P> <P> On January 28, 2015, a campaign in the United States by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation started two petitions to boycott the film's release . Their website makes more than 50 allegations that the film has a negative impact on the community . It said, "Hollywood is advertising the Fifty Shades story as an erotic love affair, but it is really about sexual abuse and violence against women . The porn industry has poised men and women to receive the message that sexual violence is enjoyable . Fifty Shades models this porn message and Hollywood cashes the check ." By February 7, one of the petitions had garnered more than 53,000 signatures . </P> <P> On February 2, in Michigan, a man petitioned to halt the film's release at a local Celebration! Cinema . Despite the man's efforts, the president of the cinemas declined to cancel the release of the film . He said, "We've been in business for 70 years and people often times object to content, and it's not our job to censor the content of a widespread movie . It's not in our best interest . It's not in the community's best interest ." The film sold 3,000 tickets before the release and was expected to sell a total of 10,000 tickets . </P>

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