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1997 • PG-13 • 3h 14m • Drama, Romance • Paramount Pictures

Nothing on earth could come between them.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$28.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$674.46M
Incl. 3 re-releases
Worldwide total
$2.223B
$1.549B international
Domestic legs21.0x
Budget$200M

Cast & crew

Full Cameron filmography
James Cameron James Cameron Director Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio Starring Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Starring Billy Zane Billy Zane Starring Kathy Bates Kathy Bates Starring Frances Fisher Frances Fisher Starring
ScreenplayJames Cameron Produced byJames Cameron, Jon Landau CinematographyRussell Carpenter MusicJames Horner StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1997 release
1 Dec 19-21 1 $28.6M — 2,674 $10,709 $28.6M
2 Dec 26-28 1 $35.5M +23.8% 2,711 $13,078 $88.4M
3 Jan 2-4 1 $33.3M −6.0% 2,727 $12,216 $157.5M
4 Jan 9-11 1 $28.7M −13.8% 2,746 $10,457 $197.9M
5 Jan 16-18 1 $30.0M +4.5% 2,767 $10,846 $236.7M
6 Jan 23-25 1 $25.2M −15.9% 2,771 $9,108 $274.6M
7 Jan 30-Feb 1 1 $25.9M +2.6% 2,853 $9,080 $308.1M
8 Feb 6-8 1 $23.0M −11.1% 2,956 $7,790 $337.4M
9 Feb 13-15 1 $28.2M +22.3% 3,002 $9,383 $371.6M
10 Feb 20-22 1 $21.0M −25.3% 3,006 $6,998 $402.6M
11 Feb 27-Mar 1 1 $19.6M −6.7% 3,035 $6,468 $427.0M
12 Mar 6-8 1 $17.6M −10.3% 3,103 $5,673 $449.2M
13 Mar 13-15 1 $17.6M −0.2% 3,116 $5,641 $471.4M
14 Mar 20-22 1 $17.2M −2.4% 3,169 $5,416 $494.5M
15 Mar 27-29 1 $15.2M −11.4% 3,233 $4,705 $515.3M
16 Apr 3-5 2 $11.5M −24.2% 3,265 $3,532 $530.4M
17 Apr 10-12 3 $8.6M −25.8% 3,265 $2,621 $542.9M
18 Apr 17-19 4 $7.4M −13.4% 3,012 $2,459 $554.1M
19 Apr 24-26 4 $4.9M −33.3% 2,912 $1,695 $560.6M
20 May 1-3 6 $4.0M −18.8% 2,660 $1,508 $565.7M
21 May 8-10 4 $3.2M −20.8% 2,256 $1,408 $569.8M
22 May 15-17 6 $2.1M −33.5% 1,990 $1,061 $572.7M
23 May 22-24 4 $3.0M +40.6% 2,008 $1,479 $576.4M
24 May 29-31 9 $1.8M −39.9% 1,562 $1,141 $579.4M
25 Jun 5-7 8 $1.6M −7.6% 1,219 $1,352 $581.9M
26 Jun 12-14 10 $1.2M −26.3% 975 $1,245 $583.9M
27 Jun 19-21 13 $1.0M −15.3% 810 $1,270 $585.5M
28 Jun 26-28 14 $922.6K −10.4% 688 $1,341 $587.1M
29 Jul 3-5 15 $623.9K −32.4% 618 $1,009 $588.2M
30 Jul 10-12 15 $405.7K −35.0% 463 $876 $588.9M
31 Jul 17-19 13 $1.3M +229.7% 867 $1,542 $590.5M
32 Jul 24-26 12 $1.5M +10.4% 839 $1,759 $593.2M
33 Jul 31-Aug 2 15 $1.2M −20.8% 769 $1,519 $595.5M
34 Aug 7-9 16 $965.2K −17.4% 681 $1,417 $597.3M
35 Aug 14-16 17 $707.9K −26.7% 594 $1,191 $598.6M
36 Aug 21-23 20 $540.6K −23.6% 570 $948 $599.7M
37 Aug 28-30 21 $335.7K −37.9% 502 $668 $600.4M
38 Sep 4-6 6 $70.5K −79.0% 447 $157 $600.5M
39 Sep 11-13 19 $57.3K −18.7% 337 $170 $600.6M
2012 3D re-release
1 Apr 6-8, 2012 3 $17.3M — 2,674 $6,464 $626.4M
2 Apr 13-15, 2012 4 $11.9M −31.0% 2,697 $4,424 $645.5M
3 Apr 20-22, 2012 8 $5.0M −57.8% 2,515 $2,001 $653.6M
4 Apr 27-29, 2012 15 $1.9M −62.0% 1,409 $1,358 $657.1M
5 May 4-6, 2012 19 $365.3K −80.9% 333 $1,097 $658.1M
6 May 11-13, 2012 27 $157.8K −56.8% 157 $1,005 $658.4M
7 May 18-20, 2012 40 $50.6K −68.0% 70 $723 $658.5M
8 May 25-27, 2012 43 $33.4K −33.9% 42 $796 $658.6M
9 Jun 1-3, 2012 43 $34.1K +1.9% 52 $655 $658.6M
2017 20th anniversary re-release
1 Dec 1-3, 2017 14 $438.6K — 87 $5,041 $659.1M
2 Dec 8-10, 2017 31 $67.4K −84.6% 75 $899 $659.3M
2023 25th anniversary re-release
1 Feb 10-12, 2023 3 $6.7M — 2,464 $2,725 $666.1M
2 Feb 17-19, 2023 7 $2.4M −64.1% 2,132 $1,130 $671.9M
3 Feb 24-26, 2023 11 $702.5K −70.9% 953 $737 $673.9M
4 Mar 3-5, 2023 — $189.1K −73.1% 271 $698 $674.3M

Totals are lifetime: each re-release adds to the 1997 run.

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$407.4M
Dec 19Jan 5Jan 23Feb 9Feb 26
Weekend grossWk 10 · $21.0M
$28.6M
$35.5M
$33.3M
$28.7M
$30.0M
$25.2M
$25.9M
$23.0M
$28.2M
$21.0M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,006 → 3,006 +0.0%
2,674 open3,006 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −25.3%
+23.8%
W1→2
−6.0%
W2→3
−13.8%
W3→4
+4.5%
W4→5
−15.9%
W5→6
+2.6%
W6→7
−11.1%
W7→8
+22.3%
W8→9
−25.3%
W9→10
Steepest −25.3%Biggest gain +23.8%

Run milestones

$500M in 98 days
$100M
Day 12
Dec 30
$200M
Day 25
Jan 12
$300M
Day 44
Jan 31
$400M
Day 66
Feb 22
$500M
Day 98
Mar 26

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records
#1 Biggest 8th weekendsAll-time $23.0M #1 Longest runs of $1M+ daysAll-time 101 days #2 Most weeks at #1All-time 15 weeks #2 Best second-weekend holds$20M+ openers, all-time +23.8% #2 Biggest original filmsAll-time $674.5M #5 Biggest worldwide runsAll-time $2.223B

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