Synopsis
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Scores
Overall Score
95.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
99.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.8%
Review Aggregate
79.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
romanticvisually strikingemotionalupliftinggrittyfamily-friendlystylizedsuspensefulcharacter-drivenlighthearted
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo DiCaprio | 1997 | $40,000,000 source | $78,180,688 | reported |
| Kate Winslet | 1997 | $2,000,000 source | $3,909,034 | reported |
| Billy Zane | 1997 | $1,500,000 source | $2,931,776 | reported |
| Kathy Bates | 1997 | $6,680,000 | $13,055,000 | (est) |
| Frances Fisher | 1997 | $800,000 source | $1,563,614 | reported |
| Bernard Hill | 1997 | $5,029,000 | $9,829,000 | (est) |
| Jonathan Hyde | 1997 | $4,515,000 | $8,824,000 | (est) |
| Danny Nucci | 1997 | $4,112,000 | $8,036,000 | (est) |
| David Warner | 1997 | $3,786,000 | $7,400,000 | (est) |
| Bill Paxton | 1997 | $3,517,000 | $6,874,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count256
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes1,355,661
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1997 | $600,683,100 | $1,174,045,444 |
| International | 1997 | $1,242,690,300 | $2,428,859,552 |
| Worldwide | 1997 | $1,843,373,300 | $3,602,904,800 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1997 | $797,417,670 | $1,558,566,543 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1997 | $41,556,000 | $81,221,916 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1997 | $55,523,000 | $108,520,658 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1997 | $210,239,085 | $410,915,905 |
| Total Revenues | 1997 | $1,104,735,755 | $2,159,225,022 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1997 | $200,000,000 | $390,903,438 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1997 | $114,168,000 (est) | $223,143,318 (est) |
| Participations | 1997 | $165,710,000 | $323,883,043 |
| Residuals ? | 1997 | $17,266,000 | $33,746,694 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1997 | $24,000,000 | $46,908,413 |
| Total Expenses | 1997 | $521,144,000 | $1,018,584,906 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1997 | $583,591,755 | $1,140,640,116 |
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