Titanic (1997 film) 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
Ronin (film) opening weekend, grossing $16.7 million (behind the action comedy "Rush Hour"s $26.7 million) at 2,643 locations. The film dropped to fifth place on its second weekend and seventh on its third, grossing $7.2 million and $4.7 million at 2,487 locations. It dropped further until its sixth weekend, when it grossed $1.1 million (13th place) at 1,341 locations. The film ended its theatrical run with a gross of $41.6 million in the U.S. and Canada and $70.7 million worldwide. It was 1998's 11th-highest-grossing R-rated film. Critical reception to the film was favorable. Critics praised its ensemble cast, and often singled out