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Post by thisguy4000 on Oct 27, 2020 22:19:43 GMT
Each of these films have been the highest grossing films of all time at some point, but which one would you say had the most noteworthy/impressive run at the box office? For me, I’d go with Titanic.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 27, 2020 22:29:45 GMT
Titanic. Especially given its the only one that isn't a sci-fi adventure film. Just two people falling in love on a boat that sinks. Everyone thought it'd flop.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 27, 2020 22:38:41 GMT
Titanic. Especially given its the only one that isn't a sci-fi adventure film. Well this gives Dune a chance. |
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Post by ck100 on Oct 27, 2020 22:44:40 GMT
Titanic because of its long run at the box office.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Oct 27, 2020 22:54:46 GMT
Star Wars is the most impressive to me out of those considering:
It didn't have a big name director (Lucas wasn't a super huge name at the time)
It didn't have a huge star (Ford was an unknown at the time, Alex Guiness was never really a huge "star")
It was an entirely new IP, it wasn't a sequel, remake, or based on a book or anything
Sci-fi/action was a pretty hit or miss genre at the time (Zardos was a monumental failure)
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 27, 2020 22:55:07 GMT
Titanic. It was predicted to be an expensive box office flop, but it became the number one highest-grossing film inflation unadjusted. It ruled the box office for fifteen consecutive weekends. We'll never see that again.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Oct 28, 2020 2:11:51 GMT
I was too young to remember how E.T. did, except that it was entrenched in pop culture and merchandising. So as I got older, the successes of Back to the Future, Batman, Pretty Woman, The Fugitive, Jurassic Park, and Forrest Gump, those became interesting to me. Each in their own way, and as they unfolded. But Titanic was a virtual "never happened before/never happen again" event.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 28, 2020 2:12:54 GMT
To be honest, I wasn't expecting that list.
Titanic steamrolled everything in sight. A 3hr film has no right doing so, not least the fewer available showings in a day - 1997. It won over young ppl, adults, & seniors alike... there wasn't a demo not interested in Titanic. Repeat viewings weren't just for show either, ppl wanted to dive back in for more details pun intended.
It ruled the box office, the music charts, Leo's fan charts, launched Winslet, & Cameron won the Oscars with it.
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