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Originally Posted by The Demon
I didn't know Return of the King was #2, I thought Star Wars IV was #2. At any rate it's a disgrace to have Titanic as the #1 grossing movie of all time..
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ROTK and Titanic are the only 2 movies to ever crack a billion dollars worldwide. ROTK did 1.12 Billion and Titanic did 1.8 Billion.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
Two of the top 4 movies of all time are the last two LOTR movies but Titanic clearly leads the way, which is even more remarkable because when Titanic was released, the studios were making 5 times the amount of movies (5X the competition) as in the mid 70's, when Jaws and Star Wars came out. Movies now have a much shorter shelf life, and are pushed out of theaters way faster, so what Titanic did was the most incredible feat in motion picture history as far as making $$$ goes. It even started poorly, but had the most remarkable legs and sustainability ever, whether one likes the film or not.