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‘Titanic’ On Course For Great $15 Million Weekend Re-Release James Cameron’s romantic epic Titanic sets sail again with a 4K HDR 3D re-release on the 25th anniversary of its history-making theatrical debut, and appears on course for a great $15+/- million domestic weekend. Cameron’s latest film, Avatar: The Way of Water is hot on the heals of Titanic’s $2.194+ billion box office, as both films vie for the #3 spot on the all-time worldwide box office charts. The Way of Water has already passed Titanic’s international box office cume, and the Avatar sequel is just over $10 million shy of Titanic’s North American box office numbers. However, based on my math, it looks like Titanic will dodge the close call with Avatar: The Way of Water to retain its place on the worldwide box office charts — for now, at least. Even with the Super Bowl effectively silencing theatrical attendance on Sunday, Titanic should still enjoy a stronger bow than it’s previous $10+ million domestic 2012 re-release opening numbers. Titanic’s earlier re-release was good for nearly $60 million in new sales stateside. I think it’s possible the film could surge past those numbers this time, with help from the remastered quality and expanded 3D spaces around the global, not to mention its proximity to Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water and all of the free added media coverage and public buzz that film has produced over the past few months. The 2012 re-release didn’t just produce solid numbers domestically for Titanic — it added an eye-popping $350 million in global re-release receipts. While I don’t expect the same level of massive turnout this time around, I do think it will still be a highly popular and successful re-release, even if it only last a short while. Opening against Magic Mike’s Last Dance — which was given a theatrical run after initially preparing to release as an HBO Max exclusive — Titanic will compete with that film for Valentine’s Day couples and for an audience of women and girls who are expected to make up the bulk of theatergoers this weekend. I expect Titanic’s marketing, reputation, and buzz from the press and social media should all give it an advantage in the weekend race, although it would be a mistake to underestimate the appeal of a Channing Tatum spring release geared specifically toward women audiences. So the top spot on the weekend box office charts could be a photo finish, with both films likely to perform well. While I have said I believe Avatar: The Way of Water will not quite overtake Titanic as the third-highest grossing movie in cinema history, I also said that’s surely only a short-term prediction. Titanic’s ability to put enough distance between itself and Avatar: The Way of Water is questionable over the long haul. Avatar 2 will inevitably get at least one re-release (and probably more). The sheer anticipation and frenzy next year leading up to 2024’s Christmas debut of Avatar 3 will probably include a re-release for Avatar: The Way of Water, at which point I’d expect it to finally catch up with Titanic and win the #3 all-time position. How much money winds up separating the two films after Titanic’s latest re-release depends on a lot of factors, not least of which is the arrival of another key film into theaters this month. I’m talking, of course, about Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Just kidding, I’m actually speaking of Marvel Studio’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, sure to be the biggest film yet in that superhero franchise. Source

Just a reminder of how big Titanic actually was back then and how small movies like Avengers and Avatar are compared to the "real" numbers and not just the usual inflationary money. The Rerelease of ‘Titanic’ Makes ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Look Small James Cameron's new film is a massive hit — but "Titanic" sold about three times as many tickets. James Cameron’s “Titanic” could lead the box office a quarter-century after its release. A reissue hasn’t dominated the weekend since 1997, when special editions of the first three “Star Wars” films each achieved #1, but this outing is something of a layup: With the Super Bowl on Sunday, it may only take $10 million to reach the top. Two other titles could also contend for the top spot, with the second weekend of “80 for Brady” (like “Titanic,” also Paramount) and the opening weekend for “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”(Warner Bros. Discovery). The rebirth of “Titanic” is a good time to reconsider the ongoing reign of Cameron’s latest film, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” It has a domestic total of $640 million and $2.2 billion worldwide, positioned to reach around $700 million domestic. That’s fantastic by any standard — but with this reissue, “Titanic” might acquire the greater unadjusted total. It currently stands at $659 million; its 2023 run might be worth another $30 million, making it a close race. Here’s where they’re not close at all: Tickets sold. In 1997-1998, the average ticket price was around $4.69. Today, an average ticket costs at least 2.5 times more — and in the case of “The Way of Water,” that average is likely higher due to premium-theater screenings. That means perhaps three times as many people in the U.S./Canada saw “Titanic” in theaters (before the reissue) than “The Way of Water.” Further comparisons show that the performance of “Titanic” is one that Hollywood will never see again from any film — not even Cameron’s. “Titanic” was #1 for 15 weeks, a feat no other film has done before or since. “The Way of Water” is entering its ninth weekend and will gross under $10 million. In unadjusted grosses, “Titanic” took in $28 million in its ninth weekend — $70 million in today’s dollars. Among 1997 releases, “Titanic” grossed 250 percent more domestically than the #2 release; the gap was even bigger internationally. “The Way of Water” now looks like it will be 2022’s #2 domestic release (and #1 worldwide, about 60 percent ahead of “Top Gun: Maverick”). Most of all — 25 years later, despite previous reissues, massive video, DVD, Blu-Ray, non-stop syndicated TV and cable showings — “Titanic” will still find a theatrical audience. Source

Sounds more like "usual" Leo to me LOL Leonardo DiCaprio hits the town during New York Fashion Week It’s the Gospel according to Leo. Leonardo DiCaprio has made his way back to the Big Apple just in time for the model-heavy parties of New York Fashion Week. A source tells us they saw the recognizable “Revenant” star at hot nightclub Gospel on Wednesday with his pal, hospitality guru Richie Akiva. On Thursday, DiCaprio was spotted at the immersive, roving party known as “Black Lotus” — that was put together by Gospel’s Juriel Zeligman and Rob Toma’s Teksupport at Capitale — around 1a.m. We’re told party-loving Leo was hanging out in the DJ booth with Israeli electronic producer Guy Gerber till 3a.m., dressed in a black T-shirt and baseball cap. “The place was packed with lots of models in the VIP section,” said a spy at the 2,000-person party that featured sexy entertainment with bondage outfits and wild aerial acts. Another source tells Page Six that in addition to visiting late-night haunts, DiCaprio also went to a museum and saw a Broadway play — perhaps to add cultural carbon credits to his clubgoing image. Good for him! The “Titanic” star, 48, recently made headlines when he was linked to model Eden Polani, 19, after he was photographed sitting next to her at a record release party. But sources told Page Six the pair are not an item — and we exclusively revealed that Polani was not happy with all the negative attention it brought her over their age difference. Source

And just because

One thing I noticed in the last days how people only going after the girl on insta but not one single comment about it on Leos insta. The only thing people are coming up again and again is that they want Leo speaking (or donating) for Turkey/Syria. Or do you guys think his team is deleting comments about his personal life asap? If so they're really fast because I couldn't catch one so far lol

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Even this account is now on Leos side lol

I even remember this Misha Barton story lol So hell yes daily fail is just putting it out now AGAIN to make Leo look even more worse. And how on earth is it Leos fault when this "career advice" came from HER fucking agent???? Omg I'm so tired with this shit. It's a hunt and that's exactly why Leo shouldn't do or change anything because it would be for all the damn false reasons. This is what I'm talking about all the time. I think I just go to bed again until this nightmare is over.

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I have to write something positive here and that's why I now review Titanic 4k 3D for you guys if you want or not 😄 This movie will forever be my happy Leo place 1. ) The 4k is incredible. Great colors, great details. The costumes, the sets, all the frickin details Cameron was obsessed with. Just wow. Sometimes I got the feeling being on a sightseeing tour on Titanic. I think 4k is doing most "older" movies no favour. I tried to watch for example LOTR and The Hobbit in 4k and it's so bad because you see every freakin digital detail, wigs and prosthetics. I mean Titanic has such moments too but a lot less because the CGI Cameron used is very subtle what made this movie aging beautifully. I would even go further and claim it looks better than most expensive blockbusters these days. 2.) The 3D. I don't know. I didn't see much a different to the 2012 version actually. Also like after the last Avatar I had a headache. 2.1.) What I like about 3D is the awareness of proportions. For example when Rose wants to jump off the ship it's really scary when she climbs about the railing because damn it's a long way down to the dark water 3.) Speaking of Kate. She is GORGEOUS in 4k. Really. Omg. Her skin, her eyes, her hair, HER LIPS. No kidding I was staring at her lips multiple times. They're great LOL What a powerhouse not only in beauty but also her whole commidment in bringing Rose to life. I love her. 3.1) No wonder Jack falls for her the moment he sets eyes on her. 3.2) Gosh Leo is such a baby in this movie LOL But I love how he captured Jacks positive life loving energy. Also the boy has some beautiful eyes and skin. His chemistry with Kate is the key factor for me and his performance. Which is also one of the most subtil - no screaming, no constant frown - I also LOVE the fact how Rose is his constant priority (he's connecting with her physically A LOT I actually wonder if every of those moments were scripted) 4.) What strikes me probably for the first time after watching this movie a billion of times how intimate the story actually is. I mean for a million blockbuster. It's really focused on people -especially Jack and Rose of course- but also many strong women and weak men and I couldn't help but wondering if a woman had the commando about the ship would have happen the same??? 5.) What else? After 25 years this movie still gives me goosebumps in particular scenes. 6.) Also the 2nd part of the movie really have some subtle horror moments (maybe even more in 3D). The sneaking water? It's really scary. 7.) Also why has Billy Zane no better career? He was handsome and did a really good job here I think. Maybe it was not meant for him. 8.) The cinema was more crowded than it was with some new films I watched just saying. 9.) For what it's worth I heard not one single chatter about Leos dating habits LOL 10.) Titanic made me love Leo, movies and cinema. So thank you for the memories. Now I'm ready for the offical extended cut!!! 11.) I will watch the movie again on Tuesday ☺️

He doesn't deserve ONE BIT of this shit. Just let the man live in peace. People need to shut up and focus on their own damn perfect lifes. That's my opinion now and forever. Period.

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Ok that made me actually smile lol So I leave it with that. That's a fine ending. I hope he will find some peace and happiness on mars 😄🔴

I know I'm a pain in the ass today (just waiting cinema starts LOL) but I have another question: What happens when Leo truly falls for a young woman? -also define young who sets the age gap limit??!!!- Then he's not allowed to date her because social media said so??????? I mean obviously we're not here to talk about Leos feelings because when it comes to young women he has none right? It's all shallow, pathetic, calculated, wrong and... I don't know... dangerous.

^No kidding but he probably always knew the time would come so he had this back up plan already in mind

Also just by curiosity... How do you guys think he should prevent not to be seen or papped again with a young woman??? That mean by standards he's not allowed to come ever near a young woman because what do you think is a picture with him and a young woman worth? I bet a lot. So no matter the context to sell a pic + story now it will always mean "look he found a new young victim". Or am I missing here something? And don't forget he's already paranoid when it comes to the razzies. But now with this new context? Hell he has to live under a rock in constant fear to get snapped with an inappropriate face next to him. And you think Titanic already messed him up? LOL Poor guy.

It makes no sense AT ALL. Personally I truly think Leo shouldn't change a single fuck in his life when he's happy with it. Screw the mob. Right now he can't do anything right no matter what. His career will survive. Maybe not right now but in the future like you already said when people have to apologize at him for acting like self righteous maniacs because he's SITTING next to a woman. God, why not putting his dangerous pervert ass in jail right now to save all the women who are probably forced to interact with him!!!??? LOL

Yep.

^The worst thing is if Leo would change something now I fear everyone would say "see we were all right about him. Now he's doing all his pedo stuff in secret." I honestly don't know if that would do any better for Leo or in general how to handle such rude and just false accusations. The mob would just call it admission of guilt I bet. Ever thought about this ugly possibility?

Dark, funny and original (I think). I liked it.

I know not everyone here is on the Titanic train but in lack of other/better news I will spam you guys while the re release lol Titanic Is The Best Possible Defense Of The Movie Sex Scene (To celebrate "Titanic" and its impending 25th-anniversary re-release, we've put together a week of explorations, inquires, and deep dives into James Cameron's box office-smashing disaster epic.) There are a handful of subjects in Film Discourse™ circles that seemingly never seem to go away, much to the chagrin of most. Of course, there's the endless debate regarding the validity of superhero blockbusters, whether or not "elevated horror" is a real thing, and a subject that wakes me up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat — whether or not there should be sex scenes in films. First things first, as pointed out by Kate Hagen of The Black List, only 103 feature films were tagged on IMDb as featuring a sex scene of the 18,678 releases of 2022, meaning less than 1% of films last year included a sex scene. The idea that there is "too much sex" in cinema is not supported by data and is nothing more than conservative, fear-mongering talking points whipping people up into a moral panic. I refuse to waste my time arguing with the apparent pro-Hays Code weirdos out there who think sex scenes serve no narrative purpose, because the film "Titanic" exists, and is arguably the strongest defense in favor of cinematic sex scenes. "Titanic" is a tragic epic about loss, wealth inequality, disaster, and death, but also a story of finding love under impossible circumstances. Jack and Rose's relationship starts on that fated ship and the impact takes 84 years to fully unravel. The film's success completely hinges on the audience's investment in Rose and Jack's story, which is intrinsically connected to witnessing their most private moments. The politics of virginity Folks have been debating for decades whether or not Rose could have made room for Jack to fit on the door, but another point hotly contested is Rose's virginal status. "Titanic" takes place in 1912, a time when, according to Marshall Cavendish's "Sex and Society," 61% of men admitted to having premarital sex compared to only 12% of women. However, the film intentionally leaves Rose's virginal status vague. When Rose is gifted the Heart of the Ocean necklace, her 30-year-old fiancé Cal Hockley (Billy Zane) says, "There's nothing I'd deny you ... if you'd not deny me." This line makes it sound like Rose has not yet had sex with him, and he's hoping to bribe her with a massive jewel to have sex before marriage. I've always believed Rose to be a virgin and Cal is rightfully an a-hole for trying to bribe his betrothed teen bride-to-be to f**k him (among other reasons). I've heard folks describe his character as "cartoonishly villainous," which tells me they've never experienced an abusive, entitled man like Cal. Lucky them. During breakfast, he reprimands her for attending a third-class party with Jack instead of screwing him. "I had hoped you would come to me last night," he tells her. "I was tired," she responds. He's exerting his controlling behavior, yelling at her and demolishing the fine dishes on the table in a rage for her not behaving as expected. She is his "wife in practice if not yet by law" and tells her she must "honor [him] the way a wife is required to honor a husband." This certainly sounds like he's referring to a lack of submission and sex. Rose understands the power and societal importance of her own virginity, so her decision to take autonomous control cannot be ignored. Seeing the sketchbook When 101-year-old Rose is detailing her story to Brock Lovett and his crew, she describes her feelings about going on the trip with Cal as "screaming inside." When she finally formally meets Jack, it's because he sees her attempting to jump off the RMS Titanic. Rose would rather die than have to marry Cal and sign up for an eternity of living among the elite society of Philadelphia. The following day, Rose is shown Jack's sketchbook, which is filled with beautifully drawn images of women in various forms. A mother breastfeeding, a lonely woman donning every piece of jewelry she owns, and a one-legged sex worker are among the subjects in Jack's book. She isn't repulsed by his drawings but instead impressed by his ability to capture a woman's honesty. It's important to remember that while premarital sex was considered taboo for women (let's be real, our puritanical culture often still feels that way), it was not uncommon for people to have sex out of wedlock, whether with hired workers or mistresses. Rose even points out the men who are dining with mistresses to Jack before dinner with the wealthy elite. She's fully aware of Jack's potential sexual exploits, but that does not scare her. If anything, it entices her to meet someone with such a progressive view on living that doesn't come with the caveat that his sexual expression must be lied about in order to save face in front of polite society. After all, she is admittedly a reader of Sigmund Freud, believing the size of the Titanic to be a symbol of the overcompensation of insecure men. Rose may not have experienced sex, but she's very aware of the way it functions in society. 'Draw me like one of your French girls' When Rose finally bucks her generational obligations of marrying for money and not for love, she does so in a very big way. The kiss she and Jack share at the bow of the ship lights the spark, but the flame begins to roar when she tells Jack, "The last thing I need is another picture of me looking like a porcelain doll," implying that she wants to be captured in her most honest form — nude. Old Rose says, "My heart was pounding the whole time. It was the most erotic moment of my life. Up until then, at least." If we needed any certainty that Rose was a virgin, this surely solidifies it. The drawing scene is absolutely magnificent. They laugh together, Rose mocks Jack for blushing, and he is a bundle of nerves. He is clearly falling for Rose and seeing her naked for the first time is not the same as seeing the nude women he's hired in the past. According to James Cameron (via Far Out Magazine), "You know what it means for her, the freedom she must be feeling. It's kind of exhilarating for that reason." Years later during an interview with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show," Winslet admitted that it was hard to keep a straight face during the scene and that she felt compelled to laugh through it. That nervous energy adds to the scene's authenticity, and it's hard not to fall in love with their love. The scene has since been parodied to death, but upon rewatch, the chemistry between Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio is palpable. If you google the word "intimacy," this moment could serve as the definition. 'To the stars' When the lovebirds seek solace in the Renault Type CB Coupe de Ville while trying to evade Cal's hired narc, the newly extricated Rose determines this to be the moment she has sex with Jack. She initiates the entire situation, pulling him out of the driver's seat and into the back with her. She brings his hand to her mouth, gently kissing his fingertips. "Put your hands on me, Jack" she commands, guiding his hand to her breast. As this is a PG-13 film, the camera cuts away to a shot of the ship, returning to the iconic sight of Rose's clenched hand slapping against a fogged-up window, a sign to the viewer that Rose has had what is presumably her first orgasm. When the camera reenters the car, Jack and Rose are huddled face to face and soaking wet, a painful foreshadowing of how the two will spend their final moments together. "You're trembling," she observes. "Don't worry, I'll be alright," Jack assures her. Rose kisses Jack's forehead, caressing him to her chest. Rose is in complete control of the situation, and for the very first time, her life. The point is further enforced by the reveal that Rose left the nude drawing in the safe she shares with Cal. "Darling, now you can keep us both locked up in your safe," she writes on a note with the drawing, the 1912 equivalent of texting your ex a selfie of you and your new beau. "I'd rather be his whore than your wife," she later tells Cal as she spits in his face. Rose is done with him, done with her life of opulence, done with the neglectful attitude of her wealthy mother, and ready to literally risk it all to be with Jack. The generational impact While there are certainly more explicit sex scenes in cinema, they're typically not found in films that are tied for winning the most Academy Awards. "Titanic" is a historical disaster epic, but one that is so deeply interwoven with a tale of sexual liberation that to remove it would be to fundamentally gut the heart of James Cameron's message. Due to the film's immense popularity, Rose is often cited by many millennials as the first vision of a nude woman they ever saw on screen and the sex scene between her and Jack was a many of a generation's introduction to the concept long before their parents gave them a talk about the birds and the bees. An unfortunate reality is that only 38% of high schools and 14% of middle schools across the United States teach all 19 topics identified as critical for sex education by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (via Harvard). There is obviously no data to support my theory, but if my experiences as a 7-year-old in 1997 are any indicator — that scene forced a hell of a lot of parents to explain to their children what sex was, and for that, we should all be grateful. I am fortunate to have been raised by parents that never stigmatized sex or nudity, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about Kate Winslet every time I drop my robe in front of my wife, hoping to capture a fraction of her confidence before she posed for Jack. And I'll admit, the best sex of my life has been the sex where I'm the most like Rose — in complete control of my desire. Listen to Old Rose James Cameron was pretty brilliant in framing "Titanic" as a story told from the memory of the 101-year-old Rose. By telling the story from her point of view, it forces the disconnected younger generations to relate to the very real humans lost in the devastating sinking of the unsinkable ship. When Rose first arrives on the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh research vessel, Lewis Bodine is thrilled to show her his digital reenactment of how the ship sank. He's utterly clueless about the fact that he's mansplaining a tragedy to a woman who experienced it firsthand. Sure, he knows the facts and logistics better than most, but what does he truly know of the very real people who lived and died? The research team is enraptured by Rose's story, not because of her description of all of the egotistical ways in which humans failed the passengers of the RMS Titanic, but the human element of her journey. The team of researchers are so fixated on finding that damn necklace, that they never stopped to think about the people who wore it and what else they could have possibly lost. She forces the team to have empathy for the deceased, teaching them to assess the tragedy from more than just an intellectual perspective. Rose's story is so much more than just hearing from Thomas Andrews that the ship lacked adequate lifeboats or that she's kept The Heart of the Ocean necklace the whole time. It's why the group is captivated by her confessions of posing nude and having illicit sex with a commoner to the point of tears. It's not because they're all perverted weirdos — it's because sex, desire, and love make Rose's experience undeniably human. Source Great analysis

Disney Is Making 25th Anniversary Titanic Merchandise Now It’s been widely speculated that Bob Iger overspent on the Fox acquisition, paying over $71 billion. Since then Disney is trying to leverage all the IP they now own anyway that they can. So now they are making 25th Anniversary ‘Titanic’ merchandise. Shop Disney has just unveiled several anniversary pieces. Let’s take a look! Titanic 25th Anniversary Grand Staircase Clock – $215 Titanic Sketchbook Set – $24.99 Titanic 25th Anniversary Mug and Plate Set – $29.99 Titanic Anniversary Baseball Cap – $29.99 Titanic Anniversary Tea Set – $199.99 Titanic Anniversary T-Shirt – $44.99 Titanic Rebecca Hook Heart of the Ocean Necklace – $150 Source Actually love the tea set 😍 I would also die to see Leo with this cap but I guess it's not his kind of humor LOL

Box Office: ‘Magic Mike 3,’ ‘Titanic’ Re-Release Compete for No. 1 Spot Over Super Bowl Weekend Forget the Super Bowl face-off between the Eagles vs. the Chiefs, the hottest weekend matchup is unfolding at the box office as several contenders — “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” and “Titanic” (yes, really) among them — compete for first place. The third “Magic Mike” chapter, this weekend’s only new nationwide release, is expected to bring in $8 million to $10 million from 1,500 North American theaters in its opening weekend. At the higher end of estimates, “Last Dance” has a chance of bumping and grinding its way to No. 1. But at the lower end, it’ll run into Paramount’s 25th anniversary re-release of “Titanic,” which hopes to add $10 million over the weekend. Elsewhere, “Avatar: The Way of Water” is looking to bring roughly $7 million in its ninth weekend of release, and Paramount’s octogenarian comedy “80 for Brady,” which has stayed strong in the days after its $12.7 million debut, is projected to collect around $8 million in its sophomore outing. It’ll be a close call between the top five movies in North America. (...) For the hopeless romantics, there’s no shortage of love stories on the big screen. “Titanic,” one of James Cameron’s several $2 billion-grossing blockbusters, is aiming for double digits as it sails to 2,400 Imax screens. Based on those estimates, the ill-fated romance of Jack and Rose is looking like it’ll outpace the recent re-release of “Avatar,” one of those $2 billion blockbusters from Cameron. The first trip to Pandora, which still ranks as the highest-grossing film in history, generated $10 million in North America and $20.5 million internationally during its theatrical re-issue last fall. There’s a chance this is the weekend that “Avatar: The Way of Water,” another one of those $2 billion blockbusters from Cameron, overtakes “Titanic” as the third-biggest movie in history. “Avatar 2” has grossed $2.176 billion to date, while “Titanic” has generated $2.94 billion. Either way, it’s a good time to be James Cameron. Source ‘Avatar’ Sequel Won’t Sink ‘Titanic’ As Third Highest Grossing Film The battle for the bronze on all-time box office charts heats up this weekend, as Avatar: The Way of Water has one last chance to surge ahead of Titanic before that film sets sail again on a 25th anniversary voyage in one week. But unless it overperforms and defies the odds yet again, James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar sequel won’t sink Titanic as the third-highest grossing film in cinema history. At least, not without a re-release of its own. As of Friday morning, Avatar: The Way of Water needed about $64 million to top Titanic. This weekend, I expect The Way of Water t0 sail toward $8-10 million stateside and around $30+/- million internationally, so conservatively call it $35-40 million, cutting the distance between Avatar 2 and Titanic to somewhere between $20-30 million. But if The Way of Water exceeds my estimates this weekend (and it’s been defying predictions all along), then the Avatar sequel might be able to narrow that gap to perhaps $20 million. And by the subsequent weekend, there should by my math only be somewhere in the neighborhood of perhaps $10+/- million or so left of Titanic’s box office lead. Which is where things get tricky, because that’s the same weekend Titanic sets sail again in theaters in remastered 4K HDR 3D for its 25th anniversary. So just as Avatar: The Way of Water is finally about to pass it, Titanic’s box office will take off again. So even in the event Avatar: The Way of Water has a big enough weekend and strong enough daily holds to actually top Titanic sometime next week, it won’t last long, because Titanic will enjoy bigger daily box office and with the numbers so close between the two films, Titanic has time on its side and will retake the #3 spot. How long that situation lasts is anybody’s guess — and I think it won’t last long, since I anticipate at least one inevitable Avatar: The Way of Water re-release with extra footage later this year or sometimes in 2024 ahead of Avatar 3’s release — but from where I’m sitting now, it looks like Avatar 2 will not take the #3 spot on all-time box office charts from Titanic unless The Way of Water has far better than anticipated daily and weekend holds over the next several days until Titanic arrives in theaters. Titanic has already had two prior re-releases, which combine for a total of more than $344 million, most of that from its 2012 3D release. And the film already holds up tremendously well, including its large number of complicated visual effects shots and CGI, so a 4K HDR release with higher frame rate in 3D is going to completely modernize it. If Titanic manages to find a whole new younger audience who are wowed by the romantic story, the chemistry between its leads, and the eye-popping and heartbreaking tragic spectacle of the sinking, then that combined with its release for Valentine’s Day could help it beat expectations. It’s a strange situation to be in, where anticipating a greater-than-anticipated outcome for one Cameron film means doubting another Cameron film’s ability to rise above expectations. It’s what you could call a Kobayashi Maru box office scenario — there’s no way to win, because either way you violate the cardinal rule of “Never doubt James Cameron” and you’ll inevitably be guilty of making that mistake one way or the other. If Avatar: The Way of Water is still destined to eventually pass Titanic, the next film outside of Cameron’s own franchise capable of challenging either of those films will be Avengers: Secret Wars, which hits theaters in 2026. That film will sport such a huge cast of Marvel characters old and new from across the multiverse it’ll make your head spin watching them team up and/or fight in the biggest MCU crossover event yet. Its predecessor, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2025 will no doubt prove formidable and a massive billion-plus blockbuster, but I don’t think it’s a contender for the $2.2 billion tier of box office. So by early 2027, the box office charts for the highest grossing films of all time will look something like this: Avatar Avengers: Endgame Avatar: The Way of Water Avatar 3 Avengers: Secret Wars Titanic And that’s without considering where Avatar 4 will land on the chart, but it’ll be somewhere in the top-7 for sure — the question is whether it can top Titanic or whichever of the above six movies are sitting in the #6 spot at the time. But I have no doubt those are the six that will be there when Avatar 4 arrives, assuming it comes out in 2026 as planned. So the top-7 will also include a fourth Avatar film, and in 2028 comes Avatar 5. All of these films are almost certainly going to exceed $2 billion box office, and we will have a top 10 all-time grossing films list that includes six James Cameron movies (including five Avatar films), three Avengers movies, and one Star Wars movie. The only question is which Avatar sequels will have had enough re-releases to chart above the other sequels, and how high Avengers: Secret Wars climbs. Notice, the entire top-10 will become a $2+ billion club by that point. And Disney will own eight of those ten spots. They technically “own” the first Avatar film now, but it wasn’t released by Disney so they can’t claim credit for that one, aside from some of its re-release box office, so maybe give them credit for 8.5 of the top 10 I guess. Check back soon here for more updates on Avatar: The Way of Water’s historic box office run, Titanic’s 25th anniversary re-release, and more upcoming film releases and box office news. Source