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
The Sea Hawk (1940 film) and most popular film of 1940. It made $1,631,000 domestically and $1,047,000 foreign. Upon release in 1940 the film was among the highest grossing films of the year, and in several states (including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia) it was the highest grossing film of the year, and in several others (including Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas) it was the second highest grossing film of the year, only coming behind Rebecca. The film Northwest Passage, starring Spencer Tracy, came in sixth place nationally, but came in third place in Kentucky Tennessee and Arkansas, just behind The