Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has officially surpassed Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all-time and Titanic was, of course, also directed by the auteur. The Way of Water undoubtedly proved a point.
Avatar: TWOW broke into the top 10 biggest movies of all time mere weeks into its initial theatrical release. And on February 19, the film officially surpassed Cameron's Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time, per Variety.
But what about the movie that finally dethroned "Titanic" at the box office? That honor, strangely enough, goes to 1998's "Lost in Space" which was, itself, a pretty sizable flop. Yet, it does have the honor of being the film that ended the longest winning streak in box office history.
After Titanic surpassed Jurassic Park to become the highest-grossing movie of all time, it held the record for 12 years until it was topped by Cameron's own Avatar (which was later topped by Avengers: Endgame).
Titanic survivor Eleanor Shuman was at the premiere and saw the film and met James Cameron. Michel Navratil also saw it and was apparently very moved by the film.
Titanic's alternate ending changes a few things but ultimately doesn't work as well as the original ending. The alternate ending includes cheesy dialogue that handholds the audience through the messages of the film.
Now it turns out that the Titanic will stay where it is, at least for now, as it is too fragile to be raised from the ocean floor. The acidic salt water, hostile environment and an iron-eating bacterium are consuming the hull of the ship.
Pixar had another huge hit with Toy Story 3, which generated almost $10 billion in merchandise retail sales in addition to the $1 billion it earned at the box office.
DiCaprio featured opposite Kate Winslet in the romantic drama Titanic (1997), the highest-grossing film to that point. For the film, he garnered the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination.
It's official: Avatar: The Way of Water has edged out Titanic at the global box office with $2.243 billion in global ticket sales to become the No. 3 movie of all time, not adjusted for inflation. James Cameron, who directed both films, lays claim to three of the four top-grossing movies in history.
Rose not only married Mr. Calvert, but she formed a family with him. Rose and Mr. Calvert had children, though it's unclear how many, and it's only mentioned that she “punched out a couple of kids”.
The most accepted interpretation, however, is that about Rose dying at the end of Titanic and arriving at the afterlife with Jack and the rest of the passengers, and if so, the white dress hints at her going to heaven with everyone else.
Rose is a 17-year-old girl from Philadelphia, who is forced into an engagement to 30-year-old Cal Hockley so she and her mother, Ruth, can maintain their high-class status after her father's death had left the family debt-ridden.
150 Titanic victims are buried in Halifax. Of the 337 bodies recovered, 119 were buried at sea. 209 were brought back to Halifax. 59 were claimed by relatives and shipped to their home communities.
Astor was the richest passenger aboard the RMS Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million (equivalent to $2.64 billion in 2022) when he died. Rhinebeck, New York, U.S. New York City, U.S. William Backhouse Astor Jr.
Some 1,160 people went down with the Titanic. but no bodies have ever been found. There are multiple theories as to why, although experts have been unable to completely solve the mystery once and for all.
Zyzzyx Road Is The Lowest Grossing Movie Ever: Why It Only Made $30. Leo Grillo also starred in the film, and he was collaborating with writer/director/producer John Penney to create the film specifically for distribution overseas, (via Entertainment Weekly).
