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
Titanic Belfast high, the same height as "Titanic"s hull. The interior of the eight-storey building provides of space. Its centrepiece is a series of interpretive galleries exploring aspects of the building, design, sinking and legacy of "Titanic". On the top floor of the museum is Belfast's largest conference and reception space, the "Titanic" Suite, a banqueting facility capable of seating 750 people. A reproduction of the original staircase on the "Titanic", made famous by the James Cameron film "Titanic" in 1997, is located in this conference centre. The building also provides education, community, retail and restaurant facilities plus a community resource centre.