Titanic (1997 film) 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
Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst of "BoxOffice.com" felt "Guardians" success was "unconventional" and was "shattering expectations". The film remained in the top 10 for ten weekends. The film was the top-grossing film of summer 2014 (ahead of ""), first of 2014 to pass $300 million for its domestic gross, and was the third-highest-grossing domestic film of 2014 (behind "American Sniper" and ""). The film was said to have "injected life" into an otherwise lower-than-normal summer box office. "Guardians of the Galaxy" was released in 42 international markets and grossed $66.4 million on its opening weekend. The biggest debuts