Claim: Titanic was released in 1997 with an initial worldwide gross of over $1.84 billion.
Evidence: With an initial worldwide gross of over $ 1.84 billion , Titanic was the first film to reach the billion-dollar mark.
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance-disaster film directed , written , co-produced , and co-edited by James Cameron.
Upon its release on December 19 , 1997 , Titanic achieved critical and commercial success.