‘Titanic’ Sails Into All-Time Top 10

Even the Super Bowl couldn’t stop “Titanic.” James Cameron’s Golden Globe winner celebrated its sixth week as No. 1 with a take of $25.2 million. The blockbuster steamed full speed of ahead of “Jaws” ($260 million) to become the No. 10 all-time top grossing film. The critically lambasted “Spice World,” starring the Spice Girls, came in second with $10.5 million.

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Weekend Gross/ Screens/ Weeks in Movie (Studio) Total (millions) Average Release 1. “Titanic” $25.2 2,771 6 (Paramount) $274.6 $9,108 2. “Spice World” $10.5 2,339 1 (Sony/Columbia) $10.5 $4,501 3. “Good Will Hunting” 8.5 1,831 8 (Miramax) $48.4 $4,646 4. “As Good as It Gets” $7.5 1,763 5 (Sony/TriStar) $76.6 $4,265 5. “Fallen” $4.9 2,448 2 (Warner Bros.) $16.9 $2,021 6. “Wag the Dog” $4.4 1,726 5 (New Line) $23.3 $2,501 7. “Hard Rain” $3.7 2,132 2 (Paramount) $12.8 $1,737 8. “Half Baked” $3.1 1,703 2 (Universal) $12.0 $1,820 9. “Phantoms” $3.07 1,859 1 (Dimension) $3.07 $1,649 10. “Tomorrow Never Dies” $2.7 1,905 6 (MGM/UA) $115.5 $1,440 * “Swept From the Sea” $163,289 55 1 (Sony/TriStar) $163,289 $2,969 * “The Gingerbread Man’ $118,278 8 1 (PolyGram) $118,278 $14,785

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* In limited release

SOURCE: Exhibitor Relations Co.