‘Titanic’ Nearing the $200-Million Mark

Now the highest-grossing three-hour film ever, “Titanic” is close to smashing the $200-million mark. Paramount Pictures said it should know today whether it does. If so, it would achieve the feat in only 25 days. The time record-holder is “Independence Day,” which took in $200 million in 21 days, followed by “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” each of which did it in 23 days.

“Tomorrow Never Dies,” meanwhile, went above $100 million domestically. The MGM/UA release has taken in $241 million worldwide.

Weekend Box Office

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Three-day gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Titanic” $28.7 2,746 4 (Paramount/Fox) $197.9 $10,458 2. “Good Will Hunting” $10.3 1,787 6 (Miramax) $19.0 $5,742 3. “As Good as It Gets” $9.0 1,632 3 (Sony/TriStar) $54.0 $5,523 4. “Wag the Dog” $7.8 1,665 3 (New Line) $9.7 $4,672 5. “Tomorrow Never Dies” $7.5 2,807 4 (MGM/UA) $103.4 $2,683 6. “Mouse Hunt” $4.6 2,233 4 (DreamWorks) $45.8 $2,061 7. “Firestorm” $3.8 2,037 1 (Fox) $3.8 $1,890 8. “Jackie Brown” $3.7 1,642 3 (Miramax) $33.4 $2,276 9. “Scream 2” $3.6 2,332 5 (Dimension) $90.8 $1,536 10. “Amistad” $2.7 773 5 (DreamWorks) $30.8 $3,477

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SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.