Editing Titanic (1997 film) (section)

===Initial theatrical run===
''Titanic'' received steady attendance after opening in North America on Friday, December 19, 1997. By the end of that same weekend, theaters were beginning to sell out. The film earned $8,658,814 on its opening day and $28,638,131 over the opening weekend from 2,674 theaters, averaging to about $10,710 per venue, and ranking number one at the box office, ahead of ''[[Mouse Hunt]]'', ''[[Scream 2]]'' and ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. It would go on to surpass ''[[The Godfather Part III]]''{{'}}s record for having the highest Christmas Day gross, generating a total of $9.2&nbsp;million. For its second weekend, the film made $35.6&nbsp;million, making it the biggest December weekend gross, surpassing ''Scream 2''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jeff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102407881/scream-2-losing-its-voice-at-box/ |title='Scream 2' losing its voice at box office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613024916/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102407881/scream-2-losing-its-voice-at-box/ |date=December 30, 1997 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |page=8 |work=Associated Press Writer |publisher=[[Lebanon Daily News|The Daily News]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> By New Year's Day, ''Titanic'' had made over $120&nbsp;million, had increased in popularity and theaters continued to sell out. In just 44 days, it became the fastest film to approach the $300&nbsp;million mark at the domestic box office, surpassing the former record held by ''Jurassic Park'', which took 67 days to do so.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98884224/titanic-passes-300-million/ |title=Titanic passes $300 million |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407171627/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98884224/titanic-passes-300-million/ |date=February 2, 1998 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |page=8 |publisher=[[North Adams Transcript]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> ''Titanic'' would hold this record until 1999 when it was taken by ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98512306/phantom-menace-pulls-another-fast-one/ |title='Phantom Menace' pulls another fast one |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328165058/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98512306/phantom-menace-pulls-another-fast-one/ |date=June 20, 1999 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |page=33 |publisher=[[Quad-City Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> Additionally, the film reached the $400&nbsp;million mark within 66 days, which was the fastest at the time, a record that would be matched by ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 8, 2002 |title='Spider-Man' Ties 'Titanic' $400 Million Record |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed611582980/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312204639/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed611582980/ |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |access-date=March 12, 2022 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Both films would remain so until they were surpassed in 2004 by ''[[Shrek 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Greg |date=July 3, 2004 |title='Shrek 2' setting box office marks |page=41 |work=The Los Angeles Daily News |publisher=[[Casper Star-Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98515138/shrek-2-setting-box-office-marks/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328174500/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98515138/shrek-2-setting-box-office-marks/ |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>

''Titanic''{{'}}s highest grossing single day was Saturday, February 14, 1998, on which it earned $13,048,711, more than eight weeks after its North American debut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Titanic (1997) – Daily Box Office Results |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=titanic.htm |access-date=April 17, 2012 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124110513/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3698624001/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Titanic (1997) – Weekend Box Office Results |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=titanic.htm |access-date=April 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018120301/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3698624001/weekend/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 14, it surpassed ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' as the highest-grossing film ever in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-03-16 |title='Titanic' Refuses to Sink, Passes 'Star Wars' as Top Moneymaker |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-16-me-29454-story.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117190451/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-16-me-29454-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It stayed at number one for 15 consecutive weeks in North America, a record for any film.<ref name="BOxofficemojo.com">{{cite web|title=BEST RANKING MOVIES by Weekend Rank, 1982–present|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 19, 2010|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/bestranked.htm?page=WKNDSCAT1&p=.htm|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124115906/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_opening_holiday_weekends/|url-status=live}}</ref> By April 1998, the film's number one spot would be overtaken by ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'', dropping into second place.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107889012/titanic-had-lost-its-space/ |title='Titanic' had lost its space |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819132405/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107889012/titanic-had-lost-its-space/ |date=April 8, 1998 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |page=44 |publisher=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> The film stayed in theaters in North America for almost 10 months before finally closing on Thursday, October 1, 1998, with a final domestic gross of $600,788,188,<ref>{{cite web |title=Titanic (1997) – Release Summary |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=titanic.htm |access-date=April 17, 2012 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707114915/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=titanic.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|600.8|1997|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}{{Inflation-fn|US}}. Outside North America, the film made double its North American gross, generating $1,242,413,080<ref>{{cite web |title=Titanic (1997) – Overseas Total |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=00&id=titanic.htm |access-date=April 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018120316/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr4195045893/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and accumulating a grand total of $1,843,201,268 worldwide from its initial theatrical run.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Billion Dollar film club |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=August 1, 2012 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8674770/The-Billion-Dollar-film-club.html |access-date=April 16, 2012 |location=London |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201043625/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8674770/The-Billion-Dollar-film-club.html |url-status=live }}</ref>