the titanic came out in theaters on december 19, 1997.
the titanic came out in theaters on december 19, 1997.
when did the titanic come out in theaters?
december 19 , 1997
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 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. (equivalent to $  million in ) 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.
titanic (1997 film)
"titanic" held the record for box office gross for twelve years. cameron's follow-up film, "avatar", was considered the first film with a genuine chance at surpassing its worldwide gross, and did so in 2010. various explanations for why the film was able to successfully challenge "titanic" were given. for one, "two-thirds of "titanic" haul was earned overseas, and "avatar" [tracked] similarly... "avatar" opened in 106 markets globally and was no. 1 in all of them" and the markets "such as russia, where "titanic" saw modest receipts in 1997 and 1998, are white-hot today" with "more screens and moviegoers" than ever before. brandon gray, president of box office mojo, said that while "avatar" may beat "titanic" revenue record, the film is unlikely to surpass "titanic" in attendance. "ticket prices were about $3 cheaper in the late 1990s." in december 2009, cameron had stated, "i don't think it's realistic to try to topple "titanic" off its perch. some pretty good movies have come out in the last few years. "titanic" just struck some kind of chord." in a january 2010 interview, he gave a different take on the matter once "avatar" performance was easier to predict. "it's gonna happen. it's just a matter of time," he said.
titanic (1997 film)