"attributes this to the film's similarities and shared themes with most Bollywood films. The film received steady attendance after opening in North America on Friday, December 19, 1997. By the end of that same weekend, theaters were beginning to sell out. The film earned $8,658,814 on its opening day and $28,638,131 over the opening weekend from 2,674 theaters, averaging to about $10,710 per venue, and ranking number one at the box office, ahead of the eighteenth James Bond film, ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". By New Year's Day, ""Titanic"" had made over $120 million, had increased in popularity and theaters continued to"
"the United States; the official Hollywood premiere occurred on December 14, 1997, where ""the big movie stars who attended the opening were enthusiastically gushing about the film to the world media"". Including revenue from the 2012 and 2017 reissues, ""Titanic"" earned $659.4 million in North America and $1.528 billion in other countries, for a worldwide total of $2.187 billion. It became the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide in 1998, and remained so for twelve years, until ""Avatar"" (2009), also written and directed by Cameron, surpassed it in 2010. On March 1, 1998, it became the first film to earn"
"cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Suzy Amis, and Bill Paxton as the film's principal cast. Cameron's budget for the film reached about $200 million, making it the most expensive movie ever made at the time. Before its release, the film was widely ridiculed for its expense and protracted production schedule. Released to theaters on December 19, 1997, ""Titanic"" grossed less in its first weekend ($28.6 million) than in its second ($35.4 million), an increase of 23.8%. This is unheard of for a"
"1997 in 1,344 North American theatres, grossing US $5,778,933 ($4,299 per screen) in its opening weekend. Its total North American box office gross was US $15,318,863. The version of the film released in North American cinemas by New Line was met with an overall positive critical response. It currently has a 57% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Mike LaSalle of the ""San Francisco Chronicle"" was among the most enthusiastic of the reviewers: New Line Cinema re-edited the film, making the following changes: new opening credits sequence with Hong Kong scenery, removal of over 20 minutes of footage, new music, almost"
"sell out. Its highest grossing single day was Saturday, February 14, 1998, on which it earned $13,048,711, more than eight weeks after its North American debut. It stayed at number one for 15 consecutive weeks in North America, a record for any film. The film stayed in theaters in North America for almost 10 months before finally closing on Thursday, October 1, 1998 with a final domestic gross of $600,788,188. Outside North America, the film made double its North American gross, generating $1,242,413,080 and accumulating a grand total of $1,843,201,268 worldwide from its initial theatrical run. Before ""Titanic""s release, various"
"it screened in and grossed $43,854, which was a 90.1% drop. An increase in a film's box office gross in its second weekend, provided that the number of theaters did not grow substantially and the film did not open on a Sunday, is considered exceptional. For example, the 1997 film ""Titanic"" had an opening weekend gross of and with only a small increase in the number of theaters, its second-weekend gross was , a 24% increase from the previous weekend. ""Box Office Mojo"" reports that out of over 4,700 assessed (or around 4%) have opened in wide release ( or"
"plans to ""vigorously pursue"" damage claims against Columbia Pictures for their use of the claim. ""I Know What You Did Last Summer"" opened theatrically in North America on October 17, 1997. The film had been made on a $17 million budget, yet already in its opening weekend it grossed $15,818,645 in 2,524 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking number one; it remained in the number one position for an additional two weekends. By the end of its theatrical run in December 1997, it had grossed $72,586,134 in the U.S. and Canada and $53 million in other countries for"
"Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"", it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual ""Titanic"""
"a beautiful new way."" Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"", it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began in 1995, when Cameron shot footage"
"held until the release of """". It also became the fastest film to pass the $100 million mark, achieving the feat in just six days. However, despite these records, its total box office gross fell below the total of the original film. It grossed $229.1 million in the U.S. and $389.5 million internationally, for a total of $618.6 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 1997 behind ""Titanic"". The film sold an estimated 49,910,000 tickets in North America. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 69 reviews and an average"
"1997, less than a year after the release of ""Scream"". After the unexpected success of ""Scream"", by late 1997, ""Scream 2"" was considered such a potential box office success that the James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" and James Cameron's future hit ""Titanic"" were moved from their release date of December 12 to December 19 so as to not face the film as competition. ""Scream 2"" opened in 2,663 theaters and took $32,926,342 on its opening weekend in box-office receipts, a $27 million increase over ""Scream"", and went on to take $101,122,258 in the US with, as of 2011, a"
"to finish first at the box office for the weekend. Opening on the Martin Luther King holiday, the film grossed $5,014,475 on the holiday of Monday, January 21, 2002, for a 4-day weekend total of $33,628,211. Only ""Titanic"" had previously grossed more money over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. ""Black Hawk Down"" finished first at the box office during its first three weeks of wide release. When the film was pulled from theatres on April 14, 2002, after its 15th week, it had grossed $108,638,746 domestically and $64,350,906 overseas for a worldwide total of $172,989,651. The film received many"
"and $154,532,382 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $274,325,949. Its budget was reported at $78 million, while Sony spent $48.2 million for the film's marketing in the United States, and $41.3 million in other countries. In North America, the film earned $9.3 million on its opening day, and opened to number one in its first weekend, with $34,017,930. In its second weekend, the film dropped to number two, grossing an additional $20,950,192. In its third weekend, the film dropped to number three, grossing $13,774,742. In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number five, grossing $9,672,791. A video"
"on December 19, 1997, ""Titanic"" achieved critical and commercial success. Nominated for 14 Academy Awards, it tied ""All About Eve"" (1950) for the most Oscar nominations, and won 11, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director, tying ""Ben-Hur"" (1959) for the most Oscars won by a single film. With an initial worldwide gross of over $1.84 billion, ""Titanic"" was the first film to reach the billion-dollar mark. It remained the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's ""Avatar"" surpassed it in 2010. A 3D version of ""Titanic,"" released on April 4, 2012, to commemorate the centennial of the"
"in India and () overseas, for a worldwide total of (), against its budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of , and grossed in its first week. It is the 4th-highest-grossing film of 1997 worldwide. It opened on Friday, August 8, 1997, across 210 screens, and earned nett on its opening day. It grossed nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett, and was declared ""Super Hit"" by ""Box Office India"". It is the 4th highest-grossing film of 1997 in India. It earned ( in 1997) outside India."
"17, 2004 in 40 theaters where it grossed $858,021 on its opening weekend. It was given a wide release on December 25, 2004, and opened in 1,796 theaters in the United States, grossing $4.2 million on its opening day and $8.6 million in its opening weekend, ranking #4 with a per theater average of $4,805. On its second weekend, it moved up to #3 and grossed $11.4 million – $6,327 per theater. The film grossed $102.6 million in the United States and Canada and $111.1 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $213.7 million, against an estimated production cost of"
"more than $1 billion worldwide and on the weekend April 13–15, 2012—a century after the original vessel's foundering, ""Titanic"" became the second film to cross the $2 billion threshold during its 3D re-release. Box Office Mojo estimates that ""Titanic"" is the fifth highest-grossing film of all time in North America when adjusting for ticket price inflation. The site also estimates that the film sold over 128 million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run. ""Titanic"" was the first foreign-language film to succeed in India, which has the largest movie-going audience in the world. A 2012 ""Hindustan Times"" report"
"score. The contents of the CD release can also be found on the region 1 DVD, and Blu-ray on an alternate audio track during the 'Creating a Volcano' documentary. The ""Main Titles"" cue is also featured on Varèse's ""The Towering Inferno and Other Disaster Classics"" compilation album. The film was released on February 7, 1997 in 2,657 theatres. It debuted at #2 at the box office behind the special edition re-release of ""Star Wars"" with $18 million in its opening weekend. After 8 weeks in theatres, it went on to gross $67.1 million in the U.S. and $111.0 million overseas,"
"do with his relationship with Anderson. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival, before opening on two screens in the U.S. on October 10, 1997. It grossed $50,168 on its opening weekend. Three weeks later, it expanded to 907 theaters and grossed $4,681,934, ranking number four for the week. It eventually earned $26,400,640 in the U.S. and $16,700,954 in foreign markets for a worldwide box office total of $43,101,594. The film currently has 93% positive reviews on film review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, with 63 of 68 counted reviews"
"them."" Nonetheless, the film was a financial success. It was released on December 19, 1997, and opened up in North America at #4 and grossed $6,062,922 in its opening weekend, averaging about $2,817 from 2,152 theaters. In its second weekend, it stayed at #4 and increased by 60 percent, making $9,702,770, averaging about $4,428 from 2,191 theaters, and bringing its ten day gross to $21,505,569. It closed on July 1, 1998, with a final gross of $61,917,389 in the North American market and $60,500,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $122,417,389. Its budget was $38 million. The film"
"opening weekend on Boxing Day, 1997. The film was also successful at the box office in the United States, breaking the record at that time for the highest-ever weekend debut for Super Bowl weekend (25 January 1998), with box office sales of $10,527,222. The film took in total $151 million at the box office worldwide. The film was released on VHS in May 1998 in many regions including the UK, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan and Australia. In June 1998, it came out on VHS in the US and Canada. Despite concerns that the high-profile departure of Halliwell from the"
"high-profile participants. Taking a break from his multiple-perspective digicam experiments, helmer Mike Figgis displays at best a half-hearted interest in delivering the commercial genre goods, while Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone fish in vain to find any angles to play in their dimension-free characters."" The film opened in 2,035 theaters in the United States on September 19, 2003, and grossed $8,190,574 in its opening weekend, ranking #5 at the box office, behind ""Underworld"", ""Secondhand Lions"", ""The Fighting Temptations"", and ""Once Upon a Time in Mexico"". It eventually earned $21,386,011 in the US and $7,733,423 in foreign markets, for a total"
"over $52,521,865 on its opening weekend, putting it at No. 1 for the weekend box office (July 23–25, 2004). The film went to gross over $176,241,941 (61.1%) in North America, with the international release being $112,258,276 (38.9%) resulting in a complete total of $288,500,217 worldwide. The film received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 81% based on reviews from 189 critics, with an average score of 7.2/10. The site's consensus reads ""A well-made sequel that delivers the thrills."" At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on individual"
"first week. It is the 8th-highest-grossing film of 1997 worldwide. It opened on Friday, April 18, 1997, across 275 screens, and had a record opening of nett. The film shared the record for the highest opening day with previous record opener ""Trimurti"" which also grossed nett on its opening day. It went on to break nett opening weekend record set by ""Trimurti"", and recorded highest ever opening weekend of nett. It had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett, and was declared ""average"" by ""Box Office India"". It is the 8th-highest-grossing film of 1997 in"
"million. Outside North America, the film debuted with $55.5 million on the same weekend as its North American debut, topping the box office in nine out of eleven countries in which it was released. It ranked third overall behind ""Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"" and ""The Hangover Part II"". The film topped the box office outside North America on two consecutive weekends (its third and fourth weekend). In China, its highest-grossing market after North America, two different grosses were reported, one a $19.3 million two-day weekend and the other a $16.7 million two-day weekend. Either way, the film"
"film earned $303,025,485, and only $65,422,625 in North America. With a budget of $209 million the film did not meet its expectations. The film opened outside North America on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, more than five weeks before its North America release, earning $7.4 million. Through Friday, April 13, the film had earned a 3-day total of $25 million. By the end of its opening weekend, it earned $55.2 million from 26 markets, ranking second behind the 3D re-release of ""Titanic"". However, on its second weekend, it topped the box office outside North America, with $60 million. In South Korea,"
"worldwide total of $268.2 million. The film earned $8.7 million on its opening day (including previews) in the United States. The film topped the box office during its opening weekend with $24.1 million. Outside North America, the film was released in 10 markets on December 4–5 and earned $23.1 million from 6,462 screens on its opening weekend. The following week it earned $17.8 million from 27 international markets coming at second place at the box office behind """". The film went No. 1 in 13 markets. In its third week, the film added $30.9 million from 39 markets and was"
"and states that it ""expends enormous energy to tell a story that is tedious and contrived."" The film opened up in theatres on 24 October 1997. During its opening weekend, the film ranked 9th overall by pulling in only $2,007,279. By the end of its run, the film grossed a total of $4,366,722 in the United States. The film was serialised as a full-length comic strip within leading British comic ""2000 AD,"" written by then-editor David Bishop and drawn by Steve Yeowell. Screenwriter John Hodge also wrote a novelisation of the film that was published by Penguin Books (). A"
"weighted average score out of 100 with reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 41 based on 34 reviews, indicating ""mixed or average reviews"". The film was a commercial success and is currently the highest-grossing film starring Robert De Niro. The film grossed $46,120,980 on its opening weekend in North America (5,000 screens at 3,518 theaters, averaging $13,110 per theater, or $9,224 per screen). At the end of the film's 149 days of release, it grossed a total of $279,261,160 in North America, and $237,381,779 in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $516,642,939, with"
"office success in Hong Kong, grossing HK$57,518,794 during its theatrical run. It remains Jackie Chan's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong. The film was released on 10 January 1997 in 1,344 North American theatres, grossing US$5,778,933 ($4,299 per screen) in its opening weekend. Its total North American box office gross was US$15,318,863. The version of the film released in North American cinemas by New Line was met with mixed critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 52% based on reviews from 23 critics. Mike LaSalle of the ""San Francisco Chronicle"" was among the most enthusiastic of the"
"in North America from 2,293 theaters and $93,085,477 overseas for a total of $275,293,450, well exceeding its $65 million budget. The film had a limited opening in 11 theaters with $944,308 and an average of $85,846 per theater. It opened at the #15 rank, becoming the highest opening of a film with such a limited release. The film opened in 1,175 theaters with $21,049,406 and an average of $11,859 per theater. Due to the widespread success of ""Lincoln"", Disney produced additional prints of the film to accommodate theater demand. ""Lincoln"" received worldwide critical acclaim. The cast was notably lauded, especially"
"gross $100 million in five days. It grossed $64.8 million in its opening weekend, the second-ever highest at the time. It also became the quickest film to reach the $200 million and $300 million marks, surpassing ""Independence Day"" (1996) and ""Titanic"" (1997) respectively. ""The Phantom Menace"" was 1999's most successful film, staying in the Top 10 until August 5 (11 weeks total), earning $431.1 million in North America and $493.2 million in other territories, taking $924.3 million worldwide. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 84.8 million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run. At that"
"opened at number one at the US box office, grossing $18,505,530 over its opening weekend, narrowly edging out fellow newcomer ""Rambo"", which was briefly parodied in the credits of this film. The film dropped 60.4% in its second weekend grossing $7,336,595 expanding to 2643 theaters while ranking fourth at the box office. The film grossed $38,233,676 in United States and Canada and grossed $45,787,889 Internationally, adding up to a Worldwide gross of $84,021,565. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film 25th in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s, with a rating of"