Do you think any movie will beat Titanic box office record on the next decade

Indonesia
July 15, 2009 7:31am CST
Hi myLotters, maybe you all know Titanic is the biggest blockbuster hits of all time, pumping more than a billion profit to the studio since the premiere in late 1997. Since then, no movie ever beat the movie, even the nearest competitor just came up last year, The Dark Knight, failed to beat the record and sit at no. 2 (it masses almost $500 million in US, Titanic $600 million only in US). I think it is very hard to beat Titanic because the movie has to have a great storyline, timeless story, it has to be epic, and very memorable to the audience for repeat viewing. What Titanic succesfuly did is all of that. It may only generate $30 million in its first few weeks, unlike Dark Knight, Spiderman and all those big movies which generates big amount in its first week, but what Titanic astonishingliy did is stay in the top box office for 30 weeks!! It is all because the repeat viewing in the audience. I remember at the time (I was 10) the cinema still play it, even after 4+ months in the theatre. It is hard to see that now, the last one maybe is indeed The Dark Knight, which me myself watch it three times in the cinema. So what's your opinion? What do you the ingredient a movie must have to make this kind of hit?
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@lealuvy2j (1986)
• Philippines
15 Jul 09
I was hoping for Dark Knight to beat Titanic last year because I think Titanic for me was so overrated. The movie was so long and the storyline for me is so common. I can name a lot of movies wherein a rich girl falls in love with a poor boy. But you are right about the repeat viewing of Titanic. I did watch it several times because of the good looks of Leonardo De Caprio because I was a tween back then and I know a lot of people who did the same thing. lol.
• Indonesia
16 Jul 09
Many people agree with you of the overrated Titanic. But I am the one who think Titanic is a masterpiece. It told us the classic story of love, which is why everyone can related to that. Plus, the Titanic event itself and all those lush of early 1900 era made it more attractive. Besides, it catapults Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio to fame and stardom, when I was watching it,I thought Kate even won't get an Oscar nominee but Leo did. I was wrong, Leo didn't get it but Kate did. Looking forward to 2009, both artists has carried itself really-really well. It is amazing to see Kate has 6 Oscar nominee being just 30 years old and won one already, meanwhile Leo has 3 Oscar nominees. I do think Leo's best performance were in Revolutionary Road last year though, I wondered why he even did not get a nominee for that.
@syangku24 (110)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 09
Hi sophisticated I think Ice age 3 can beat Titanic, because as family movie their audience not parents and young child but I see most of teenagers and adult like this movie.
• Indonesia
16 Jul 09
syangku, Ice Age is far away in beating Titanic record, it needs to rack 500 million more to beat Titanic, and now the movie has already have declining figures in box office. I think for any animation movie, it is hard to beat a live-action movie, mainly because it may not appeal many adult moviegoers. Thanks for the response
@xenrey (32)
• Philippines
15 Jul 09
Maybe the upcoming Marvel movies in the next couple of years may do it. Several people are anticipating those movies.