"Titanic" has grossed over $100 million in North America. Even though it was previously unpopular with the media and theatres, it has now attracted everyone's attention.
After its first-day box office revenue of over 28 million U.S. dollars, it only grossed over 10 million U.S. dollars in the next two days. Compared with its high production and publicity costs, it can be said that it was a huge loss.
However, in the second week, he achieved a box office revenue of more than 35 million US dollars, winning the North American weekly box office championship!
But.
It did not attract the attention of the audience and film companies. Instead, they were ridiculed and called it another high-budget movie that lost a lot of money.
In the second week after the release of "Titanic", no matter whether it was "Mr. Beautiful" produced by Disney, "Little Big Women" released by Sony Columbia, or the movies released by Touchstone Pictures, Dimension Films, and Lionsgate, they all flopped without exception and were completely bad movies.
The choice of the tallest among the short ones is undeniable. Titanic certainly didn't generate much buzz. The media and newspapers were all rushing to report on these awful films; after all, they were paid to do the job.
"Titanic" was completely forgotten!
The most terrifying thing in the world is being forgotten, and Cameron himself fainted in the toilet crying.
In its third week, Titanic took home another $33.31 million at the box office, a drop of only 6.0%, and once again took the top spot at the weekly box office.
Since the film was released, it went from being ridiculed by the media to being forgotten by everyone in just three weeks, but its box office has quietly exceeded 100 million US dollars!
"Huh?"
"How did it make over 100 million dollars at the box office?"
"Could it be that Paramount and 20th Century Fox bought the box office?"
"But that's not right. They're losing so much money now, how can they afford to invest in Titanic?"
The theatre chains were the first to notice something unusual because they were the first hurdle in generating box office revenue, and they were naturally well aware of the specific box office amounts.
Some media and film critics also noticed the strangeness of the Titanic.
As the saying goes, "The person who knows you best and pays the most attention to you is always your opponent." This saying is very appropriate for Cameron's old enemy, old rival, and well-known film critic Asim Albert.
"Oh my God~!"
Asim frowned and said, "How did it quietly surpass $100 million at the box office? Could it be that at this point, it can still make a comeback?!"
As Cameron's old rival, Asim naturally did not want "Titanic" to be successful.
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I have to say, Asim's worries became a reality in the fourth week!
In its fourth week, The Titanic again grossed $28.71 million, also the North American box office champion this week, with a drop of only 13.8%.
The decline is so small that it is far less than that of previous high-cost blockbusters.
"Incredible, unbelievable!" a group of media reporters shouted.
"Hahaha, we were wrong. We previously judged that Titanic would suffer a huge loss at the box office, but we didn't expect it to have won the North American box office championship for four consecutive weeks, with a cumulative box office of more than 135 million US dollars." The representative of the theatre chain exclaimed.
"Who said our movies would lose money? They're doing well!" 20th Century Fox and Paramount were surprised.
Compared with the media, theatres and production companies, the audience's reaction was more direct. They loved the movie "Titanic" so much that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they "invited their friends to watch it". Many people even watched it a second or third time.
So...
In the fifth week of its release, the box office of "Titanic" actually showed a reverse growth pattern, surging by 25.4% to close at more than 36 million US dollars.
It was the highest-grossing single-week film since its release.
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Page Films.
Kevin Feige looked at Kyle and exclaimed, "Boss, this is incredible. The Big Shot has been released for a month, and it's still experiencing box office growth. Moreover, it has the highest box office in a single week since its release. This is so rare, it's simply a miracle!"
"It's a miracle!" Kyle agreed.
It's not uncommon for a film to achieve its highest single-week box office performance a month after its release in Hollywood's century-long history. However, this trend typically occurred between the 1920s and 1960s. Since the 1980s, no film has exhibited a box office trajectory similar to "Titanic."
The small decline is rare in the world!
"Boss, the box office of Titanic might even exceed $300 million in North America."
CEO Victor also said: "Of course, if overseas audiences also accept it, the global box office will probably not be less than 800 million!"
$800 million?
That's bullshit!
"Mr. Jones, you're kidding, right? There aren't many movies in the world that have grossed $800 million worldwide. Could it be another Jurassic Park?"
Although Kevin Feige marvelled that the Titanic was a miracle, he didn't quite believe that it would gross over $800 million.
"Well..."
Victor was speechless.
Kyle burst into laughter.
"Victor, trust your own judgment!"
"Kevin, I agree with you that Titanic won't be the next Jurassic Park, because I firmly believe it will surpass Jurassic Park!"
"You heard it right!"
"It will surpass Spielberg's record-breaking $1.02 billion!"
Kyle finished his judgment in one breath and looked at the two of them smugly.
Victor: "…"
Kevin Feige: "..."
In fact, it wasn't just Kevin Feige who didn't believe it. Paramount and Fox, the film's production companies, didn't believe it would be the next "Jurassic Park." Well, even director Cameron himself didn't believe it would achieve a global box office of over $1.8 billion.
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As the box office continued to rise, word of mouth about "Titanic" gradually spread.
The love story of Jack and Rose, the performance of everyone when the Titanic sank, the ending song "My Heart Will Go On", the amazing special effects, the restoration of the Titanic from a hundred years ago, etc., have become the topic of discussion among American moviegoers and the truth.
In its sixth week, the film again grossed $25.23 million.
In its seventh week, it grew by 2.6% and once again won a box office of 25.9 million US dollars.
The film has been at the top of the box office for seven consecutive weeks, grossing $224 million in North America. It's only $20 million shy of the $250 million North American box office of "Men in Black," the highest-grossing film of 1997.
There is no doubt that it was only a matter of time before "Titanic" overtook "Men in Black" and won the highest box office championship in North America in 1997.
"What does this even mean?!"
Kyle looked at the newspaper, his lips curled up as he said, "Men in Black's $250 million North American box office is nothing compared to the $600 million that the Titanic has achieved in the North American box office in the future!"
Apart from the two big IP movies favoured by fans, "Avengers 4" and "Star Wars 9", and another movie directed by Cameron, "Avatar", as of 2020, no film has had a North American box office of more than 600 million US dollars!
"Harry Potter" series, is the North American box office alone not enough?
The "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, the "Fast & Furious" series, the "Twilight" series, and the "Hunger Games" series, none of the individual films has grossed more than $600 million in North America alone.
Just as the whole of America was cheering for the greatness of "Titanic", the film was also released in many countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, and Asia.
Faced with the release of "Titanic", local film companies in these regions and countries did not care at first and did not take it seriously.
However!
When the film broke the highest daily box office record in the region and the country after only one day of release, and far exceeded these figures, the local film producers and filmmakers were completely stunned!
"Can movies be shot like this?!"
It has to be said that many filmmakers were stunned and stunned.
The local "handmade workshop" film industry;
Hollywood's heavily invested "heavy industry" films;
The difference between the two is clearly visible to the naked eye.
Some filmmakers who hold a pessimistic attitude even shouted: "Our films are over, and our film market will be dominated by Hollywood films in the future!"