Hi,

As you all know, or should, Titanic is my favourite box-office performer. Anyways, it's adjusted total has once again changed, and is now above $800m. Here is how the film would perform by today's standards.


Day 1 : $12,005,229 ( | 2,674 | $4,490 | $12,005,229 )
Day 2 : $15,337,691 ( 27.8% | 2,674 | $5,736 | $27,342,919 )
Day 3 : $12,588,244 ( -17.9% | 2,674 | $4,708 | $39,931,163 )
Day 4 : $7,777,899 ( -38.2% | 2,674 | $2,909 | $47,709,062 )
Day 5 : $8,470,588 ( 8.9% | 2,674 | $3,168 | $56,183,355 )
Day 6 : $4,524,619 ( -46.6% | 2,674 | $1,692 | $60,603,399 )
Day 7 : $11,803,050 ( 160.9% | 2,674 | $4,414 | $72,406,449 )
Day 8 : $14,863,617 ( 25.9% | 2,711 | $5,483 | $87,270,065 )
Day 9 : $18,989,455 ( 27.8% | 2,711 | $7,005 | $106,259,521 )
Day 10 : $17,034,609 ( -10.3% | 2,711 | $6,284 | $123,294,130 )
Day 11 : $11,075,095 ( -35.0% | 2,711 | $4,085 | $134,369,226 )
Day 12 : $11,419,608 ( 3.1% | 2,711 | $4,212 | $145,801,481 )
Day 13 : $10,991,547 ( -3.7% | 2,711 | $4,054 | $156,793,028 )
Day 14 : $14,805,970 ( 37.6% | 2,711 | $5,461 | $168,255,864 )
Day 15 : $16,013,646 ( 8.2% | 2,727 | $5,872 | $184,269,510 )
Day 16 : $17,391,898 ( 8.6% | 2,727 | $6,378 | $201,661,407 )
Day 17 : $12,131,343 ( -30.2% | 2,727 | $4,449 | $214,881,666 )
Day 18 : $4,124,208 ( -66.0% | 2,727 | $1,512 | $219,009,968 )
Day 19 : $4,154,981 ( 0.7% | 2,727 | $1,524 | $223,160,841 )
Day 20 : $3,877,323 ( -6.7% | 2,727 | $1,422 | $227,038,178 )
Day 21 : $3,806,005 ( -1.8% | 2,727 | $1,396 | $230,844,183 )
Day 22 : $10,623,454 ( 179.1% | 2,746 | $3,869 | $241,468,316 )
Day 23 : $17,439,659 ( 64.2% | 2,746 | $6,351 | $258,907,974 )
Day 24 : $11,217,058 ( -35.7% | 2,746 | $4,085 | $270,030,619 )
Day 25 : $2,961,393 ( -73.6% | 2,746 | $1,078 | $272,992,012 )
Day 26 : $3,256,173 ( 10.0% | 2,746 | $1,186 | $276,244,091 )
Day 27 : $2,859,916 ( -12.2% | 2,746 | $1,041 | $279,104,048 )
Day 28 : $3,002,767 ( 5.0% | 2,746 | $1,094 | $282,110,867 )
Day 29 : $9,995,736 ( 232.9% | 2,767 | $3,612 | $292,106,098 )
Day 30 : $16,873,348 ( 68.8% | 2,767 | $6,098 | $308,979,446 )
Day 31 : $13,584,648 ( -19.5% | 2,767 | $4,910 | $322,564,094 )
Day 32 : $8,192,970 ( -39.7% | 2,767 | $2,961 | $331,283,669 )
Day 33 : $3,169,066 ( -61.3% | 2,767 | $1,145 | $334,425,584 )
Day 34 : $2,834,252 ( -10.6% | 2,767 | $1,024 | $337,259,835 )
Day 35 : $3,019,568 ( 6.5% | 2,767 | $1,091 | $340,279,403 )
Day 36 : $9,709,168 ( 221.5% | 2,771 | $3,504 | $349,988,571 )
Day 37 : $17,194,030 ( 77.1% | 2,771 | $6,205 | $367,182,601 )
Day 38 : $7,823,284 ( -54.5% | 2,771 | $2,823 | $374,720,682 )
Day 39 : $2,594,418 ( -66.8% | 2,771 | $936 | $377,314,945 )
Day 40 : $2,623,356 ( 1.1% | 2,771 | $947 | $379,938,301 )
Day 41 : $2,467,712 ( -5.9% | 2,771 | $891 | $382,405,753 )
Day 42 : $2,676,435 ( 8.5% | 2,771 | $966 | $385,082,188 )
Day 43 : $9,040,512 ( 237.8% | 2,853 | $3,169 | $394,122,644 )
Day 44 : $16,293,390 ( 80.2% | 2,853 | $5,711 | $410,416,034 )
Day 45 : $9,947,974 ( -38.9% | 2,853 | $3,487 | $420,435,245 )
Day 46 : $2,598,137 ( -73.9% | 2,853 | $911 | $422,762,644 )
Day 47 : $2,368,768 ( -8.8% | 2,853 | $830 | $424,859,378 )
Day 48 : $1,970,151 ( -16.8% | 2,853 | $691 | $426,836,816 )
Day 49 : $2,619,325 ( 33.0% | 2,853 | $918 | $428,932,749 )
Day 50 : $7,873,774 ( 200.6% | 2,956 | $2,664 | $436,807,505 )
Day 51 : $14,908,316 ( 89.3% | 2,956 | $5,043 | $451,715,821 )
Day 52 : $7,501,237 ( -49.7% | 2,956 | $2,538 | $459,217,058 )
Day 53 : $1,849,174 ( -75.4% | 2,956 | $626 | $461,808,121 )
Day 54 : $2,055,811 ( 11.2% | 2,956 | $695 | $464,265,126 )
Day 55 : $1,994,288 ( -3.0% | 2,956 | $675 | $466,255,312 )
Day 56 : $2,347,122 ( 17.7% | 2,956 | $794 | $468,602,814 )
Day 57 : $7,819,190 ( 233.1% | 3,002 | $2,605 | $476,416,546 )
Day 58 : $17,808,102 ( 127.8% | 3,002 | $5,932 | $494,224,648 )
Day 59 : $12,810,917 ( -28.1% | 3,002 | $4,267 | $507,035,565 )
Day 60 : $6,425,214 ( -49.9% | 3,002 | $2,140 | $513,461,112 )
Day 61 : $2,557,074 ( -60.2% | 3,002 | $852 | $516,018,186 )
Day 62 : $2,221,533 ( -13.1% | 3,002 | $740 | $518,239,719 )
Day 63 : $2,392,145 ( 7.7% | 3,002 | $797 | $520,631,864 )
Day 64 : $7,143,710 ( 198.6% | 3,006 | $2,376 | $527,776,205 )
Day 65 : $13,557,356 ( 89.8% | 3,006 | $4,510 | $541,333,561 )
Day 66 : $8,467,377 ( -37.5% | 3,006 | $2,817 | $549,800,938 )
Day 67 : $1,607,081 ( -81.0% | 3,006 | $535 | $550,945,255 )
Day 68 : $1,815,096 ( 12.9% | 3,006 | $604 | $552,760,938 )
Day 69 : $1,437,239 ( -20.8% | 3,006 | $478 | $554,144,469 )
Day 70 : $1,678,465 ( 16.8% | 3,006 | $558 | $555,822,942 )
Day 71 : $6,552,836 ( 290.4% | 3,035 | $2,159 | $562,375,778 )
Day 72 : $12,847,761 ( 96.1% | 3,035 | $4,233 | $575,223,539 )
Day 73 : $7,531,258 ( -41.4% | 3,035 | $2,481 | $582,664,733 )
Day 74 : $1,449,573 ( -80.8% | 3,035 | $478 | $584,114,153 )
Day 75 : $1,758,081 ( 21.3% | 3,035 | $579 | $585,872,235 )
Day 76 : $1,436,262 ( -18.3% | 3,035 | $473 | $587,308,497 )
Day 77 : $1,589,135 ( 10.6% | 3,035 | $524 | $588,897,632 )
Day 78 : $5,813,220 ( 265.8% | 3,103 | $1,873 | $594,711,471 )
Day 79 : $11,401,279 ( 96.1% | 3,103 | $3,674 | $606,112,751 )
Day 80 : $6,663,369 ( -41.6% | 3,103 | $2,147 | $612,922,671 )
Day 81 : $1,440,591 ( -78.4% | 3,103 | $464 | $614,363,262 )
Day 82 : $1,685,288 ( 17.0% | 3,103 | $543 | $616,049,808 )
Day 83 : $1,522,392 ( -9.7% | 3,103 | $491 | $617,580,067 )
Day 84 : $1,769,801 ( 16.3% | 3,103 | $570 | $619,349,868 )
Day 85 : $5,922,388 ( 234.6% | 3,116 | $1,901 | $625,271,812 )
Day 86 : $11,142,004 ( 88.1% | 3,116 | $3,576 | $636,413,817 )
Day 87 : $6,910,362 ( -38.0% | 3,116 | $2,218 | $643,338,016 )
Day 88 : $1,803,958 ( -73.9% | 3,116 | $579 | $645,141,974 )
Day 89 : $2,015,278 ( 11.7% | 3,116 | $647 | $647,157,252 )
Day 90 : $2,021,879 ( 0.3% | 3,116 | $649 | $649,165,485 )
Day 91 : $2,227,732 ( 10.2% | 3,116 | $715 | $651,393,217 )
Day 92 : $5,970,149 ( 168.0% | 3,169 | $1,884 | $657,363,241 )
Day 93 : $11,039,659 ( 84.9% | 3,169 | $3,484 | $668,402,900 )
Day 94 : $6,607,420 ( -40.2% | 3,169 | $2,085 | $674,816,998 )
Day 95 : $1,444,726 ( -78.1% | 3,169 | $456 | $676,261,723 )
Day 96 : $2,169,723 ( 50.2% | 3,169 | $685 | $678,431,446 )
Day 97 : $1,954,540 ( -9.9% | 3,169 | $617 | $680,407,048 )
Day 98 : $1,962,630 ( 0.4% | 3,169 | $619 | $682,369,678 )
Day 99 : $5,690,405 ( 189.9% | 3,233 | $1,760 | $688,060,043 )
Day 100 : $9,852,452 ( 73.1% | 3,233 | $3,047 | $697,912,495 )
Day 101 : $5,019,019 ( -49.1% | 3,233 | $1,552 | $703,130,746 )
Day 102 : $1,062,093 ( -78.8% | 3,233 | $329 | $704,192,198 )
Day 103 : $1,389,870 ( 30.9% | 3,233 | $430 | $705,582,068 )
Day 104 : $1,211,923 ( -12.8% | 3,233 | $375 | $706,793,990 )
Day 105 : $1,263,061 ( 4.2% | 3,233 | $391 | $708,057,051 )
Day 106 : $4,148,401 ( 228.4% | 3,265 | $1,271 | $712,205,373 )
Day 107 : $7,928,358 ( 91.1% | 3,265 | $2,428 | $720,133,731 )
Day 108 : $3,721,279 ( -53.1% | 3,265 | $1,140 | $723,795,702 )
Day 109 : $1,056,366 ( -71.6% | 3,265 | $324 | $724,852,068 )
Day 110 : $1,272,660 ( 20.5% | 3,265 | $390 | $726,124,728 )
Day 111 : $1,213,024 ( -4.7% | 3,265 | $372 | $727,337,751 )
Day 112 : $1,739,605 ( 43.4% | 3,265 | $533 | $729,077,356 )
Day 113 : $4,407,676 ( 153.4% | 3,265 | $1,350 | $733,485,032 )
Day 114 : $4,687,420 ( 6.4% | 3,265 | $1,436 | $738,172,452 )
Day 115 : $2,449,467 ( -47.7% | 3,265 | $750 | $740,508,657 )
Day 116 : $1,383,366 ( -43.5% | 3,265 | $424 | $742,164,522 )
Day 117 : $1,380,868 ( -0.2% | 3,265 | $423 | $743,545,390 )
Day 118 : $1,212,256 ( -12.2% | 3,265 | $371 | $744,757,645 )
Day 119 : $1,194,030 ( -1.5% | 3,265 | $366 | $745,950,704 )
Day 120 : $2,886,141 ( 141.7% | 3,012 | $958 | $748,860,043 )
Day 121 : $4,666,951 ( 61.7% | 3,012 | $1,549 | $753,526,994 )
Day 122 : $2,403,070 ( -48.5% | 3,012 | $798 | $756,082,900 )
Day 123 : $557,661 ( -76.8% | 3,012 | $185 | $756,640,838 )
Day 124 : $612,354 ( 9.8% | 3,012 | $203 | $757,253,192 )
Day 125 : $475,693 ( -22.3% | 3,012 | $158 | $757,728,886 )
Day 126 : $539,019 ( 13.3% | 3,012 | $179 | $758,267,633 )
Day 127 : $1,746,695 ( 224.1% | 2,912 | $600 | $760,026,610 )
Day 128 : $3,329,638 ( 90.6% | 2,912 | $1,143 | $763,356,247 )
Day 129 : $1,627,974 ( -51.1% | 2,912 | $559 | $765,018,337 )
Day 130 : $351,634 ( -78.4% | 2,912 | $121 | $765,370,449 )
Day 131 : $429,179 ( 22.1% | 2,912 | $147 | $765,799,628 )
Day 132 : $353,451 ( -17.7% | 2,912 | $121 | $766,153,079 )
Day 133 : $379,483 ( 7.4% | 2,912 | $130 | $766,532,425 )
Day 134 : $1,344,136 ( 254.2% | 2,660 | $505 | $767,877,186 )
Day 135 : $2,660,981 ( 98.0% | 2,660 | $1,000 | $770,538,166 )
Day 136 : $1,217,228 ( -54.3% | 2,660 | $458 | $772,007,846 )
Day 137 : $295,754 ( -75.7% | 2,660 | $111 | $772,302,960 )
Day 138 : $349,402 ( 18.1% | 2,660 | $131 | $772,652,362 )
Day 139 : $291,919 ( -16.5% | 2,660 | $110 | $772,944,281 )
Day 140 : $298,315 ( 2.2% | 2,660 | $112 | $773,242,596 )
Day 141 : $997,527 ( 234.4% | 2,256 | $442 | $774,238,977 )
Day 142 : $1,937,740 ( 94.3% | 2,256 | $859 | $776,176,716 )
Day 143 : $1,260,896 ( -34.9% | 2,256 | $559 | $777,579,531 )
Day 144 : $288,748 ( -77.1% | 2,256 | $128 | $777,868,842 )
Day 145 : $317,847 ( 10.1% | 2,256 | $141 | $778,186,689 )
Day 146 : $249,419 ( -21.5% | 2,256 | $111 | $778,436,107 )
Day 147 : $218,337 ( -12.5% | 2,256 | $97 | $778,654,840 )
Day 148 : $715,053 ( 227.5% | 1,990 | $359 | $779,369,893 )
Day 149 : $1,385,075 ( 93.7% | 1,990 | $696 | $780,754,968 )
Day 150 : $742,345 ( -46.4% | 1,990 | $373 | $781,528,699 )
Day 151 : $253,586 ( -65.8% | 1,990 | $127 | $781,782,141 )
Day 152 : $202,583 ( -20.1% | 1,990 | $102 | $781,984,723 )
Day 153 : $211,252 ( 4.3% | 1,990 | $106 | $782,195,975 )
Day 154 : $251,525 ( 19.1% | 1,990 | $126 | $782,447,501 )
Day 155 : $770,580 ( 206.4% | 2,008 | $384 | $783,218,081 )
Day 156 : $1,439,659 ( 86.8% | 2,008 | $717 | $784,657,740 )
Day 157 : $1,187,207 ( -17.5% | 2,008 | $591 | $785,844,947 )
Day 158 : $958,852 ( -19.2% | 2,008 | $478 | $787,459,291 )
Day 159 : $256,388 ( -73.3% | 2,008 | $128 | $787,715,679 )
Day 160 : $248,661 ( -3.0% | 2,008 | $124 | $787,971,163 )
Day 161 : $272,921 ( 9.8% | 2,008 | $136 | $788,243,923 )
Day 162 : $581,322 ( 113.0% | 1,562 | $372 | $788,825,245 )
Day 163 : $1,460,128 ( 151.2% | 1,562 | $935 | $790,285,373 )
Day 164 : $671,386 ( -54.0% | 1,562 | $430 | $790,678,380 )
Day 165 : $250,920 ( -62.6% | 1,562 | $161 | $790,929,946 )
Day 166 : $289,419 ( 15.3% | 1,562 | $185 | $791,219,365 )
Day 167 : $279,171 ( -3.5% | 1,562 | $179 | $791,498,536 )
Day 168 : $301,589 ( 8.0% | 1,562 | $193 | $791,800,125 )
Day 169 : $484,435 ( 60.6% | 1,219 | $397 | $792,284,520 )
Day 170 : $866,525 ( 78.9% | 1,219 | $711 | $793,151,045 )
Day 171 : $619,531 ( -28.5% | 1,219 | $508 | $794,050,320 )
Day 172 : $239,247 ( -61.4% | 1,219 | $196 | $794,289,415 )
Day 173 : $298,520 ( 24.8% | 1,219 | $245 | $794,587,935 )
Day 174 : $247,492 ( -17.1% | 1,219 | $203 | $794,835,418 )
Day 175 : $279,904 ( 13.1% | 1,219 | $230 | $795,115,322 )
Day 176 : $457,784 ( 63.6% | 975 | $470 | $795,573,106 )
Day 177 : $702,885 ( 53.5% | 975 | $721 | $796,275,991 )
Day 178 : $496,716 ( -29.3% | 975 | $509 | $796,772,708 )
Day 179 : $196,731 ( -60.4% | 975 | $202 | $796,969,439 )
Day 180 : $236,983 ( 20.5% | 975 | $243 | $797,206,422 )
Day 181 : $209,983 ( -11.4% | 975 | $215 | $797,416,405 )
Day 182 : $215,548 ( 2.7% | 975 | $221 | $797,631,952 )
Day 214 : $385,463 ( | 867 | $445 | $806,171,217 )
Day 215 : $454,153 ( 17.8% | 867 | $524 | $806,625,370 )
Day 216 : $434,556 ( -4.3% | 867 | $501 | $807,059,926 )
Day 217 : $456,552 ( 5.1% | 867 | $527 | $807,516,478 )


TOTAL: $823,182,027

My favourite movie of all-time is also the best box office performer of all-time! I love it. And the fact that it keeps getting higher with inflation, yet still made $601 million originally, is amazing.

PEACE, Mike

Glad to hear that Titanic is your fave movie of all time Mike. Funny story for you: Me and my best friend, both very heterosexual males, saw teh film with girfriends, with each other and by ourselves. We obviously liked it so much, so much that we both went out and bought the soundtrack. We were playing it one day driving down Wellington Street in London and we were not saying a word to each other. We were just listening to the music and thinking back to all the sad parts in the movie, and I swear to you, the soundtrack is even powerful enough that it almost brought tears to our eyes. I love Titanic adn I am really looking forward to the 4 disc set adn I too am thrilled to see the numbers just get higher and higher as the years go on. :woo:

You know, we all talk about Titanic, and wonder what movie will beat it, and it could be Star Wars. The orginal, I mean. It's only $140M behind it now, and Lucas plans on debuting this new 3 D technology with a release of his Star Wars films, and it's entirely possible that it could be a big enough deal to eclipse the current title holder.

Possible, but it won't really count in my book. :wink:

Could be? I'm actually quite positive that A New Hope will do it, because of its tremendous re-release potential. The film, simply put, is fun to watch. It's an experience, not just a movie.

Also, it will beat Gone With the Wind's lead in admissions: GWTW has attracted around 208m people since it opened in 1939, while ANH packed in 178m, 30m of them in 1997 during the re-release.

=D>

This is the most impressive box office run of all time, IMO, but I don't agree with the notion that it can't possibly ever be matched (not just gross-wise, which is just inevitable).

Never say never.

I don't know about that... the top adjusted films are probably here to stay.

Unless something drastic happens to cinema, Titanic will remain champion for quiate a while.

Even with A New Hope's 3rd re-release, I don't think it will pass it, but if it does, the only people who are going to believe it or embrace are those geeks who really think there are jedis out there.

Titanic has been the most amazing box office performer of our time and nothing will ever match it. Not with audiences today and not with studios the way they are today.

Does anyone think that a movie could remain #1 for 3 months nowadays and barely drop most of those weekends????

The only movies that could do it today are frontloaded ones and the movie would have to be so frontloaded that it has to have passed $200 millio in its first weekend or by its first Sunday to have a minimal chance even at reaching the mark.

I mean what a phenomenon the Passion was and it topped off at $370m
Revenge of the Sith will break more record but there is no way it will touch $500 million.

Titanic is so unique. It appealed to all ages, all demographics, and both genders. Alot of guys won't admit it but they didn't "just go with their girlfirends" to see it. And it's only the teenage boys that give that backlash and it spreads a bit to college guys. But alot of adult and family men loved it too. It was an epic, something for the ladies and spectacle to watch for them. Heck, take baumer as you best example... a very fine example.
I was 12 at the time and I saw it 4 times in theatres.

Why can't it be beat? Because most movie audiences today don't see movies mutliple times. Only core fans see it ore than twice. Titanic had repeat viewings from kids to teenage girls to adults and parents to grandparents. They kept coming in. And also the movie generation no wants action and special effects driven movies. It gives little chance for a great movie that has special effects as an aid to break out.

The more definitive reason for its unique success that can't be matched today is studios. The market is so competitive now that it is nearly impossible for any movie to hang on to the top position in the market for more than 4 weeks. Back then, there weren't alot of big movies to compete with (also granted it grossed its legs in the dead of the box office season which is another feat on its own).

Other amazing contributing facts.
It wasn't frontloaded at all.
It was 3:14 long....at least 45 minutes longer than any star Wars movie. and to gross that much with that long a running time!!!

this movie performance is just....WOAH! O_O
=D> job damn well done Mr. Cameron.

lol taking SW-ANH 4 re-release to beat out Titanic is just sad........ if it happens in '07/'08 can't wait to find out.

I doubt it. The 97' re-release was at a time where DVD was in its infancy (no SW DVDs available), the SW fever grew (people were anticipating new episodes), no SW movie in theaters in a long time...

I absolutely LOVED (and still do) Titanic, watched it 5-times in theaters! One of my all time favorites. It just blew me away the first time i saw it, besides maybe only FOTR the most extraordinary theater experience i've ever had, i was still "in the movie" hours after the lights went back on, it just totally "consumed" me, i barely talked that day. Like Baumer i imediately bought the soundtrack, beautiful music... *wipes off tears*

one of a few movies i actually shed a tear while watching it with others in theaters.

122 days before dropping below 1 million in ticket sales...it was simply amazing and even more fun to work during its run...for almost 4 straight months we sold out every single show on every Sat in our biggest theatre...was crazy...

Even if ANH can beat it, it really wont count imo... Titanic did it all at once which is something special

One of the side effects of having a film like Titanic around is that it makes everything else pale in comparison.

I don't want to belittle what other films have achieved, by no means, but this film's performance, and the way in which it became a cultural phenomenon, is simply staggering and at present unmatched.

I would say that, over a 3 year period, Lord of the Rings, the trilogy as a whole, might have had a similar impact, but at no point did it match the intensity of emotion that accompanied and was aroused by Titanic during the winter of 1997 and the spring of 1998. Everybody knew about it, everybody had seen it, and everybody had an opinion as to what they thought of it.

And for a brief period, everybody was honest enough to admit what a great movie it was and is. The hostility it has had to endure since is disheartening; even from an objective viewpoint, the technical masterwork and the economical and really genius plot outline (for example, giving us an explanation of how the ship sunk at the very beginning so that, when we actually see the ship sinking, we know what's going on and can concentrate on Rose and Jack) deserve major credit. Sure, the dialogue was cheesy, but how "authentic" do two star-crossed young lovers sound, exactly? Some of the worst dialogue is spoken by love-struck teens who are so full of passion that they can't find words to express what they feel. I find it hard to believe that someone like Jack, who is supposedly dirt-poor and not quite the learned gentleman, would be able to come up with Shakespearian phrases in an instant.

This is a great film. It deserved every penny it got.

PROGRESS REPORT



Day 7 : passes $50m
Day 12 : passes $100m
Day 17 : passes $150m
Day 25 : passes $200m, third film of 1997 to do so
Day 31 : crashes past JP: TLW, claims the number two spot for the year
Day 36 : surpasses Men in Black, becomes biggest hit of 1997. Also, passes Batman to claim the number 11 spot
Day 37 : passes Jaws, enters the top 10
Day 43 : passes Home Alone, claims the 9th spot
Day 44 : passes Empire Strikes back, inches past $300m, to become only 9th film to do so
Day 45 : surpasses Independence Day to become biggest hit since 1994
Day 46 : moves ahead of ROTJ, claims the 6th spot
Day 49 : Cracks the top 5 by beating The Lion King
Day 51 : Becomes 4th Biggest film of all time, moving ahead of Forrest Gump
Day 58 : Surpasses Jurassic Park, becoming the 4th film to ever pass $350m, and only the third to do so in its initial run; also becomes the highest grossing initial run, topping E.T.'s $359m in 1982. Also, becomes biggest film of the decade
Day 66 : Becomes only the second film in history to pass $400m, the first to do so in its initial run, and surpasses E.T.'s $399.8m; the biggest initial-run film of all time
Day 86 : In less than three months, Titanic becomes the biggest film of all time, beating SW:ANH
Day 98 : moving into uncharted territory, becomes only film to pass $500m
Day 252 : On August 27th, Titanic becomes the only film to ever pass $600m in domestic grosses, cementing its position as the biggest film of all time

Jus some old posts from BOM, worth preserving:

REPEAT VIEWINGS


In an article in Spring 1998, Entertainment Weekly, reporting about the outrage some felt about DiCaprio being snubbed by the Academy (he didn't get a nomination), stated that more than 7% of all teenage girls (presmably 12-19), had already seen the film more than once by Feb/March.


Newsweek, reporting on the worldwide Titanic phenomenon, estimated that 22% of the film's gross was from multiple viewings. In other words, of the approx. 130m admissions the film clocked, roughly 101m were from unique viewers.


The US population in 1997/98 was roughly 267m, while Canada's was a few thousand above 30m, for a North American total of 297m. This means that 34.1% of all people on the continent saw the film in theatres between December 1997 and August 1998.

To compare, a film in 2004 would need to bring in 111m viewers to account for the same percentage (US pop: 294.2m, Canada: 31.8m), which equals roughly $680m in unique admissions.


As well, the 101m admissions mark in 1997/98 would have sufficed to give Titanic the top spot on the all time chart, although it would have grossed $465-475m, thus being just $4-14m ahead of Star Wars, instead of $139.8m.

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Ok, this is a list of charts for weekends where Titanic was number one, to give an idea of how it did compared to other films at that time, and just how far its dominance extended.


THE VOYAGE OF THE SHIP AT THE TOP




WEEKEND 1: DECEMBER 19-21, 1997


1 Titanic $28,638,131 ( - ) 2,674 / $10,709 / $28,638,131
2 Tomorrow Never Dies $25,143,007 ( - ) 2,807 / $8,957 / $25,143,007
3 Scream 2 $13,921,565 ( -57.70% ) 2,638 / $5,277 / $55,081,458
4 Mouse Hunt $6,062,922 ( - ) 2,152 / $2,817 / $6,062,922
5 Flubber $4,277,276 ( -36.90% ) 2,612 / $1,637 / $64,286,387
6 Home Alone 3 $3,470,352 ( -31.80% ) 2,261 / $1,534 / $9,413,597
7 For Richer or Poorer $3,360,870 ( -44.10% ) 1,926 / $1,745 / $10,871,465
8 Amistad $3,280,336 ( -28.30% ) 480 / $6,834 / $9,674,595
9 Anastasia $1,664,967 ( -45.10% ) 1,873 / $888 / $44,429,716
10 The Rainmaker $1,415,492 ( -57.50% ) 1,492 / $948 / $41,557,477
11 Alien Resurrection $1,293,424 ( -60.30% ) 1,588 / $814 / $43,996,448
12 The Jackal $834,925 ( -65.80% ) 1,176 / $709 / $51,611,540

TOTAL $93,363,267 23,679 / $3,943

TITANIC % 30.67% 11.29% / 271.60%

Total (gross/ theatre count/ avg.)

Titanic % (% of top 12/ % of theatre count/ %age compared to avg.)


Note: Titanic's first big achievement was that it managed to beat James Bond, which quite a few expected to top the weekend. WOM spread furiously after the opening for the film, while James Bond, although displaying decent legs, began to trail badly and disappeared altogether. Notice that the 30% of the total top 12 was an encouraging number at that point. Please note that the 271.6% refers to how much better Titanic's PTA was compared to the average, so, in other words, it was 2.7 times bigger. As well, note the relatively small theatre count percentage.




WEEKEND 2: DECEMBER 26-28, 1997


1 Titanic $35,455,673 ( 23.80% ) 2,711 / $13,078 / $88,425,009
2 Tomorrow Never Dies $20,480,931 ( -18.50% ) 2,807 / $7,296 / $62,211,421
3 As Good as It Gets $12,606,928 ( - ) 1,572 / $8,019 / $16,164,889
4 Mouse Hunt $9,702,770 ( 60% ) 2,191 / $4,428 / $21,505,569
5 Jackie Brown $9,292,248 ( - ) 1,370 / $6,782 / $12,888,609
6 Scream 2 $9,085,992 ( -34.70% ) 2,670 / $3,402 / $71,100,014
7 An American Werewolf in Paris $7,600,878 ( - ) 1,728 / $4,398 / $10,985,777
8 Flubber $5,407,445 ( 26.40% ) 2,008 / $2,692 / $73,056,808
9 The Postman $5,260,324 ( - ) 2,207 / $2,383 / $6,814,391
10 Mr. Magoo $5,233,631 ( - ) 1,857 / $2,818 / $6,471,459
11 Amistad $5,176,006 ( 57.80% ) 712 / $7,269 / $17,768,155
12 For Richer or Poorer $4,202,290 ( 25% ) 1,950 / $2,155 / $17,567,925

TOTAL $129,505,116 23,783 / $5,445

TITANIC % 27.38% 11.40% / 240.17%


Note: Usually one of the strongest weekends with some of the best PTAs, the last weekend of the year tends to deliver good numbers across the board, and 1997 was no exception. Small drops and some big increases usually factor in, although for films that opened in Titanic's range, the big increase is highly unusual, as shown by James Bond's drop. You can see that, although overall box office increased by more than $30m from the previous weekend, Titanic's percentage of the total was off by only 3 percentage points, and its PTA 2.4 times better than the average.


WEEKEND 3: JANUARY 2-4, 1998



1 Titanic $33,315,278 ( -6% ) 2,727 / $12,216 / $157,467,971
2 Tomorrow Never Dies $13,798,856 ( -32.60% ) 2,807 / $4,915 / $92,408,204
3 As Good as It Gets $12,217,707 ( -3.10% ) 1,579 / $7,737 / $40,722,657
4 Mouse Hunt $8,418,001 ( -13.20% ) 2,213 / $3,803 / $40,021,527
5 Scream 2 $7,284,026 ( -19.80% ) 2,688 / $2,709 / $85,492,042
6 Jackie Brown $7,264,531 ( -21.80% ) 1,629 / $4,459 / $27,164,883
7 Amistad $4,477,454 ( -13.50% ) 726 / $6,167 / $26,714,127
8 An American Werewolf in Paris $4,441,943 ( -41.60% ) 1,731 / $2,566 / $20,056,331
9 Flubber $4,403,217 ( -18.60% ) 1,957 / $2,249 / $83,110,113
10 Mr. Magoo $4,103,637 ( -21.60% ) 1,857 / $2,209 / $15,616,635
11 Home Alone 3 $3,829,312 ( -0.80% ) 2,106 / $1,818 / $24,251,437
12 The Postman $3,533,942 ( -32.80% ) 2,107 / $1,677 / $14,327,628

TOTAL $107,087,904 24,127 / $4,439

TITANIC % 31.11% 11.30% / 275.23%


A barely registrable small drop kept Titanic above the $30m, and its performance at this point is beginning to be termed 'phenomenal' and 'unprecedented', which it is. Until Spider-Man 1's $45m third weekend, Titanic held the record, and it still is among the biggest third weekends of all time. It expanded its market share, claiming 31.11% of the top 12.


WEEKEND 4: JANUARY 9-11, 1998


1 Titanic $28,716,310 ( -13.80% ) 2,746 / $10,457 / $197,881,813
2 Good Will Hunting $10,261,471 ( 338.80% ) 1,787 / $5,742 / $19,010,323
3 As Good as It Gets $9,012,839 ( -26.20% ) 1,632 / $5,522 / $54,049,474
4 Wag the Dog $7,778,122 ( 550.80% ) 1,665 / $4,671 / $9,735,924
5 Tomorrow Never Dies $7,537,891 ( -45.40% ) 2,807 / $2,685 / $103,403,040
6 Mouse Hunt $4,602,621 ( -45.30% ) 2,233 / $2,061 / $45,765,583
7 Firestorm $3,849,308 ( - ) 2,037 / $1,889 / $3,849,308
8 Jackie Brown $3,737,667 ( -48.50% ) 1,642 / $2,276 / $33,377,858
9 Scream 2 $3,581,635 ( -50.80% ) 2,332 / $1,535 / $90,781,396
10 Amistad $2,688,003 ( -40% ) 773 / $3,477 / $30,797,832
11 An American Werewolf in Paris $2,113,439 ( -52.40% ) 1,659 / $1,273 / $23,361,446
12 Flubber $1,989,245 ( -54.80% ) 1,624 / $1,224 / $85,633,339

TOTAL $85,868,551 22,937 / $3,744

TITANIC % 33.44% 11.97% / 279.32%

Note: the film continues to dominate, and now claims one third of the total box office receipts, despite Good WIll Hunting and As Good as it Gets' expansions, which are compensated for by big drops from other films.

WEEKEND 5: JANUARY 16-19, 1998


1 Titanic $36,014,544 ( 25.40% ) 2,767 / $13,015 / $242,748,914
2 Good Will Hunting $13,707,525 ( 33.60% ) 1,819 / $7,535 / $37,301,061
3 Fallen $10,401,586 ( - ) 2,448 / $4,249 / $10,401,586
4 As Good as It Gets $10,028,920 ( 11.30% ) 1,753 / $5,721 / $66,831,247
5 Hard Rain $8,009,024 ( - ) 2,107 / $3,801 / $8,009,024
6 Half Baked $7,722,540 ( - ) 1,701 / $4,540 / $7,722,540
7 Wag the Dog $6,472,817 ( -16.80% ) 1,752 / $3,694 / $17,975,187
8 Tomorrow Never Dies $6,336,656 ( -15.90% ) 2,427 / $2,610 / $111,815,560
9 Mouse Hunt $5,490,106 ( 19.30% ) 2,003 / $2,740 / $52,033,203
10 Amistad $3,341,031 ( 24.30% ) 1,001 / $3,337 / $35,032,339
11 Star Kid $2,958,768 ( - ) 1,041 / $2,842 / $3,033,609
12 Firestorm $2,132,917 ( -44.60% ) 2,057 / $1,036 / $6,992,799

TOTAL $112,616,434 22,876 / $4,923

TITANIC % 31.98% 12.10% / 264.38%


A long weekend gives Titanic a 25% increase, while its market share is slightly down due to big increases from GWH and As Good as it Gets, plus four new openings. However, the film is clearly and unquestionably number one.

WEEKEND 6: JANUARY 23-25, 1998

1 Titanic $25,238,720 / -15.90% / 2,771 ( $9,108 ) $274,599,886
2 Spice World $10,527,222 / - / 2,339 ( $4,500 ) $10,527,222
3 Good Will Hunting $8,507,974 / - / 1,831 ( $4,646 ) $48,371,200
4 As Good as It Gets $7,519,940 / -9.30% / 1,763 ( $4,265 ) $76,623,975
5 Fallen $4,947,268 / - / 2,448 ( $2,020 ) $16,930,405
6 Wag the Dog $4,381,332 / - / 1,726 ( $2,538 ) $23,296,373
7 Hard Rain $3,703,706 / - / 2,132 ( $1,737 ) $12,842,506
8 Half Baked $3,100,230 / - / 1,703 ( $1,820 ) $11,979,465
9 Phantoms $3,065,951 / - / 1,859 ( $1,649 ) $3,065,951
10 Tomorrow Never Dies $2,743,754 / - / 1,905 ( $1,440 ) $115,500,124
11 Mouse Hunt $2,209,281 / -46.90% / 1,776 ( $1,243 ) $54,659,175
12 Amistad $1,759,880 / -36.30% / 1,019 ( $1,727 ) $37,414,589

TOTAL $77,705,258 23,272 / $3,339

TITANIC % 32.48% 11.91% / 272.78%


Note: Having become the biggest film of 1997 (beating Men in Black), the film continues its amazing streak of $25m+ weekends. Its dominance of the top 12 continues, with the film accounting for a bigger share of the top 12 than it did during its opening weekend.


WEEKEND 7: JANUARY 30- FEBRUARY 1, 1998


1 Titanic $25,907,172 ( 2.60% ) 2,853 / $9,080 / $308,100,203
2 Great Expectations $9,593,290 ( - ) 1,867 / $5,138 / $9,593,290
3 Good Will Hunting $8,432,211 ( -0.90% ) 1,831 / $4,605 / $59,514,144
4 Spice World $7,027,688 ( -33.20% ) 2,339 / $3,004 / $19,002,697
5 As Good as It Gets $6,609,700 ( -12.10% ) 1,778 / $3,717 / $85,572,016
6 Desperate Measures $5,833,412 ( - ) 1,963 / $2,971 / $5,833,412
7 Wag the Dog $4,775,744 ( 9% ) 1,685 / $2,834 / $29,533,670
8 Deep Rising $4,737,793 ( - ) 1,758 / $2,694 / $4,737,793
9 Fallen $2,825,519 ( -42.90% ) 2,150 / $1,314 / $21,364,366
10 Hard Rain $2,686,082 ( -27.50% ) 2,132 / $1,259 / $16,621,161
11 Half Baked $1,880,255 ( -39.40% ) 1,635 / $1,150 / $14,849,775
12 Tomorrow Never Dies $1,755,578 ( -36% ) 1,306 / $1,344 / $118,168,666

TOTAL $82,064,444 23,297 / $3,523

TITANIC % 31.57% 12.25% / 257.77%


Note: Ending the month of January with an increase, and having dominated the month like no other film before (although Home Alone, Beverly Hills Cop, and LOTR did well too), the film continues to take a big bite out of the total box office.


WEEKEND 8: FEBRUARY 6-8, 1998


1 Titanic $23,027,838 ( -11.10% ) 2,956 / $7,790 / $337,355,666
2 The Replacement Killers $8,046,553 ( - ) 1,936 / $4,156 / $8,046,553
3 Good Will Hunting $6,828,903 ( -19% ) 2,157 / $3,165 / $68,295,518
4 Blues Brothers 2000 $6,129,615 ( - ) 2,507 / $2,445 / $6,129,615
5 Great Expectations $5,302,676 ( -44.70% ) 1,906 / $2,782 / $17,111,152
6 As Good as It Gets $5,029,396 ( -23.90% ) 1,795 / $2,801 / $92,284,397
7 Spice World $4,010,133 ( -42.90% ) 2,272 / $1,765 / $23,723,487
8 Wag the Dog $3,372,808 ( -29.40% ) 1,586 / $2,126 / $33,803,719
9 Desperate Measures $3,004,790 ( -48.50% ) 1,963 / $1,530 / $10,252,317
10 Deep Rising $2,517,485 ( -46.90% ) 1,788 / $1,407 / $8,383,686
11 Fallen $1,283,184 ( -54.60% ) 1,705 / $752 / $23,371,949
12 Hard Rain $1,211,358 ( -54.90% ) 1,962 / $617 / $18,384,418

TOTAL $69,764,739 24,533 / $2,844

TITANIC % 33.01% 12.05% / 273.94%


Note: Its biggest market share so far, and Titanic's first weekend below $25m.


WEEKEND 9: FEBRUARY 13-16, 1998


1 Titanic $32,876,424 ( 42.80% ) 3,002 / $10,951 / $376,270,721
2 The Wedding Singer $21,917,127 ( - ) 2,821 / $7,769 / $21,917,127
3 Sphere $16,586,765 ( - ) 2,814 / $5,894 / $16,586,765
4 Good Will Hunting $9,254,361 ( 35.50% ) 2,172 / $4,260 / $79,671,173
5 As Good as It Gets $7,428,700 ( 47.70% ) 1,801 / $4,124 / $101,614,491
6 The Borrowers $6,075,079 ( - ) 1,535 / $3,957 / $6,075,079
7 The Replacement Killers $4,705,165 ( -41.50% ) 1,936 / $2,430 / $14,743,909
8 Great Expectations $3,662,441 ( -30.90% ) 1,745 / $2,098 / $22,090,900
9 Blues Brothers 2000 $3,572,730 ( -41.70% ) 2,516 / $1,420 / $10,767,820
10 L.A. Confidential $3,280,173 ( - ) 814 / $4,029 / $45,477,469
11 The Apostle $2,681,381 ( - ) 404 / $6,637 / $5,033,055
12 Wag the Dog $2,574,034 ( -23.70% ) 1,102 / $2,335 / $37,006,533

TOTAL $114,614,380 22,662 / $5,058

TITANIC % 28.68% 13.25% / 216.53%


Note: another long weekend gives the film a huge increase as it leaps past Jurassic Park and sets it sights on ET and A New Hope. Its market share falls below 30% for the first time since its second weekend because of The Wedding Singer and Sphere. Nonetheless, another remarkable outing.


WEEKEND 10: FEBRUARY 20-22, 1998


1 Titanic $21,036,343 ( -25.30% ) 3,006 / $6,998 / $402,561,881
2 The Wedding Singer $12,228,970 ( -35.20% ) 2,837 / $4,310 / $37,652,488
3 Sphere $7,684,122 ( -46.80% ) 2,814 / $2,730 / $25,862,308
4 Good Will Hunting $6,471,601 ( - ) 2,185 / $2,961 / $87,964,286
5 Senseless $5,337,651 ( - ) 1,843 / $2,896 / $5,337,651
6 As Good as It Gets $4,608,900 ( -28.40% ) 1,837 / $2,508 / $107,510,852
7 The Borrowers $4,011,304 ( -10.30% ) 1,593 / $2,518 / $11,232,084
8 Palmetto $2,876,753 ( - ) 1,505 / $1,911 / $2,876,753
9 The Apostle $2,403,800 ( - ) 676 / $3,555 / $7,928,300
10 L.A. Confidential $2,376,331 ( - ) 814 / $2,919 / $48,549,103
11 The Replacement Killers $1,658,125 ( - ) 1,500 / $1,105 / $17,228,369
12 Wag the Dog $1,607,788 ( - ) 1,031 / $1,559 / $39,077,696

TOTAL $72,301,688 21,641 / $3,341

TITANIC % 29.10% 13.89% / 209.46%


Note: Its biggest drop yet, with, shock!, 25% still enables it to register its 10th weekend above $20m (and its last), and its overall 10 $20m weekends is one of the records that it bound to last for a very long time. Since, only The Sixth Sense's 5 weekends above $20m have come even close, and that wasn't even all that close, really. Notably, Titanic passes ET and becomes the first film (and along with TPM, Spider-Man, and Shrek 2, one of only 4 in their initial run) to pass $400m. Now, only A New Hope is in Titanic's way.



WEEKEND 11: FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 1, 1998

1 Titanic $19,633,056 ( -6.70% ) 3,035 / $6,468 / $426,983,888
2 The Wedding Singer $8,719,890 ( -28.70% ) 2,826 / $3,085 / $48,833,850
3 Good Will Hunting $6,636,861 ( 2.60% ) 2,203 / $3,012 / $96,394,357
4 Dark City $5,576,953 ( - ) 1,754 / $3,179 / $5,576,953
5 As Good as It Gets $4,058,350 ( -11.90% ) 1,831 / $2,216 / $112,852,318
6 Sphere $3,809,123 ( -50.40% ) 2,238 / $1,702 / $32,462,849
7 Krippendorf's Tribe $3,316,377 ( - ) 1,529 / $2,168 / $3,316,377
8 Senseless $2,786,952 ( -47.80% ) 1,850 / $1,506 / $9,249,606
9 The Borrowers $2,771,184 ( -30.90% ) 1,606 / $1,725 / $14,533,004
10 Caught Up $2,422,631 ( - ) 713 / $3,397 / $2,422,631
11 Kissing a Fool $2,308,145 ( - ) 1,742 / $1,324 / $2,308,145
12 The Apostle $2,304,203 ( -4.10% ) 751 / $3,068 / $10,954,109

TOTAL $64,343,725 22,078 / $2,914

TITANIC % 30.51% 13.75% / 221.93%


Note: a miniscule drop of just 6.7% allows it to expand its market share, and the film by this time has achieved something no one could've have expected: it became profitable solely based on its domestic take. The studio's share for Titanic was probably around 54%, so that would mean $230m by weekend 11, enough to compensate for the budget and ads (more or less). From here on, everything's pure profit.


WEEKEND 12: MARCH 6-8, 1998


1 Titanic $17,605,849 ( -10.30% ) 3,103 / $5,673 / $449,157,395
2 U.S. Marshals $16,863,988 ( - ) 2,817 / $5,986 / $16,863,988
3 The Wedding Singer $6,198,896 ( -28.90% ) 2,826 / $2,193 / $57,076,673
4 Twilight $5,866,411 ( - ) 1,351 / $4,342 / $5,866,411
5 Hush $5,742,431 ( - ) 1,966 / $2,920 / $5,742,431
6 The Big Lebowski $5,533,844 ( - ) 1,207 / $4,584 / $5,533,844
7 Good Will Hunting $5,175,514 ( -22% ) 2,049 / $2,525 / $103,427,470
8 As Good as It Gets $3,220,350 ( -20.60% ) 1,788 / $1,801 / $117,231,402
9 Dark City $2,837,941 ( -49.10% ) 1,754 / $1,617 / $10,190,659
10 The Borrowers $2,073,962 ( -25.20% ) 1,581 / $1,311 / $17,270,127
11 Krippendorf's Tribe $1,616,203 ( -51.30% ) 1,523 / $1,061 / $5,640,404
12 The Apostle $1,512,756 ( -34.30% ) 747 / $2,025 / $13,231,775

TOTAL $74,248,145 22,712 / $3,269

TITANIC % 23.71% 13.66% / 173.53%


Note: A big drop in market share due to US Marshall's opening, but still, almost $1 out of every $4 spent by moviegoers goes to Titanic in its 12th weekend. One more weekend atop the charts, and it will match Beverly Hill cop's record of 13 straight. Two more, and it'll hold the new record. Can it do it? Well, obviously, it did.


WEEKEND 13: MARCH 13-15, 1998


1 Titanic $17,578,815 ( -0.20% ) 3,116 / $5,641 / $471,446,140
2 The Man in the Iron Mask $17,271,450 ( - ) 3,101 / $5,569 / $17,271,450
3 U.S. Marshals $11,355,259 ( -32.70% ) 2,817 / $4,030 / $32,879,111
4 Good Will Hunting $4,844,784 ( -6.40% ) 1,899 / $2,551 / $109,843,236
5 The Wedding Singer $4,666,969 ( -24.70% ) 2,550 / $1,830 / $63,482,769
6 The Big Lebowski $3,497,794 ( -36.80% ) 1,235 / $2,832 / $10,719,123
7 Twilight $3,245,628 ( -44.70% ) 1,353 / $2,398 / $10,597,391
8 Hush $3,228,841 ( -43.80% ) 1,966 / $1,642 / $10,388,242
9 As Good as It Gets $3,051,172 ( -5.30% ) 1,710 / $1,784 / $121,407,160
10 Dark City $1,443,008 ( -49.20% ) 1,520 / $949 / $12,591,256
11 L.A. Confidential $1,424,423 ( 0.20% ) 793 / $1,796 / $55,434,736
12 The Borrowers $1,313,706 ( -36.70% ) 1,514 / $867 / $19,008,365

TOTAL $72,921,849 23,574 / $3,093

TITANIC % 24.11% 13.22% / 182.36%

Note: Fends off Man in the Iron Mask by a ridiculously small margin, ties Beverly Hills Cop, and much more importantly, surpasses A New Hope to become the biggest film of all time.


WEEKEND 14: MARCH 20-22, 1998


1 Titanic $17,165,239 ( -2.40% ) 3,169 / $5,416 / $494,514,331
2 Primary Colors $12,045,395 ( - ) 1,965 / $6,129 / $12,045,395
3 The Man in the Iron Mask $11,077,005 ( -35.90% ) 3,101 / $3,572 / $34,483,255
4 Wild Things $9,622,444 ( - ) 2,177 / $4,420 / $9,622,444
5 U.S. Marshals $7,225,511 ( -36.40% ) 2,817 / $2,564 / $43,556,768
6 Mr. Nice Guy $5,250,704 ( - ) 1,463 / $3,588 / $5,442,468
7 Good Will Hunting $4,026,752 ( -16.90% ) 1,805 / $2,230 / $115,597,415
8 As Good as It Gets $3,260,123 ( 6.80% ) 1,604 / $2,032 / $125,803,127
9 The Wedding Singer $3,254,479 ( -30.30% ) 2,065 / $1,576 / $68,391,968
10 The Big Lebowski $1,830,629 ( -47.70% ) 1,123 / $1,630 / $13,771,141
11 Twilight $1,624,714 ( -49.90% ) 1,354 / $1,199 / $13,192,612
12 L.A. Confidential $1,496,331 ( 5% ) 723 / $2,069 / $57,505,024

TOTAL $77,879,326 23,366 / $3,333

TITANIC % 22.04% 13.56% / 162.50%


Note: Officially registers the longest consecutive stay as number one with 14 weeks. As it nears $500m, its market share begins to decrease, although the film still accounts for 1/5th of all admissions in the top 12.



WEEKEND 15: MARCH 27-29, 1998


1 Titanic $15,213,500 ( -11.40% ) 3,233 / $4,705 / $515,262,530
2 Grease (Re-issue) $12,705,463 ( - ) 2,064 / $6,155 / $12,705,463
3 Primary Colors $7,005,780 ( -41.80% ) 1,968 / $3,559 / $22,244,315
4 The Man in the Iron Mask $6,334,914 ( -42.80% ) 3,101 / $2,042 / $43,653,200
5 Wild Things $5,668,105 ( -41.10% ) 2,177 / $2,603 / $18,212,599
6 As Good as It Gets $4,302,498 ( 32% ) 1,564 / $2,750 / $131,786,180
7 Good Will Hunting $4,117,121 ( 2.20% ) 1,642 / $2,507 / $121,566,085
8 U.S. Marshals $4,116,646 ( -43% ) 2,436 / $1,689 / $49,513,730
9 The Newton Boys $4,010,245 ( - ) 1,965 / $2,040 / $4,010,245
10 Mr. Nice Guy $2,585,530 ( -50.80% ) 1,463 / $1,767 / $9,303,966
11 Ride $2,513,334 ( - ) 496 / $5,067 / $2,513,334
12 Meet the Deedles $2,006,751 ( - ) 1,763 / $1,138 / $2,006,751

TOTAL $70,579,887 23,872 / $2,957

TITANIC % 21.56% 13.54% / 159.14%


Note: Bids March and the top spot farewell by banking another $15m, 1/5th of the top 12, and by fending off Grease's re-release. The film dominated the box office throughout spring, and would continue to gross at the box office, adding some $85m to its $515m.