10 Insane Movie Box-Office Records That Will Probably Never Be Broken
6. Twelfth Weekend Domestic Gross
Current Record Holder: Titanic ($17,605,849)
It wasn't just Leo that was king of the world when Titanic began smashing box-office records left, right and centre, and perhaps unsurprisingly, many of them remain untouched to this day.
Among Titanic's many, many financial achievements lies this overlooked, but nonetheless impressive accomplishment; in the twelfth weekend of its initial theatrical release, it managed to pull in over $17.5 million in the U.S.
That might not sound too amazing on the surface, but look at it this way; blockbuster sci-fi Ghost In The Shell, starring the bankable Scarlett Johansson, recently took in $18.6 million on its first weekend. Granted, it performed below expectations, but on its twelfth, it'll be barely playing in theatres, let alone raking in $17.5 million.
Most blockbusters make the bulk of their cash after about four or five weeks; after that, any earnings are just loose change. But Titanic was earning the type of money that a lot of studios would be pleased with on a third or fourth weekend (and some would be pleased with on a first or second), twelve weekends after it debuted.
It's an incredible achievement, and given the amount of big-budget releases that grace our screens in today's climate, is one that may never be replicated.
Whenever a film opens - be it Logan, Beauty and The Beast or Kong - there's a Guardians Of The Galaxy, Fate Of The Furious or Alien: Covenant just lurking on the horizon, waiting to cannibalize any potential long-term - or, in this case, twelfth-week - earnings.