titanic, James Cameron’s Oscar-winning 1997 film, returns to theaters on February 10. On Wednesday, Disney-owned 20th Century Studios announced that the disaster romance – starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio – is getting a theatrical re-release to honor its 25th anniversary, which also happens to fall on Valentine’s Day. (It was originally released in December 1997.) titanicwhich has grossed $2.18 billion (approx) in multiple theatrical runs. Disney India has confirmed the format, although it’s uncertain how many 4K 3D HFR screens there are in the country. The studio also has a new poster and a released a new trailer to celebrate titanic republish.
It wouldn’t be the first time titanic got a 3D conversion. In 2012 after the success of avatardirector Cameron pushed for a 3D re-release of titanic, which cost US$18 million (about Rs.1.47 billion) to produce. While most of the process involved remastering the original to a 4K resolution, a night sky scene had to be created completely remade and reinserted, spurred on by the astrophysicist’s criticism Neil deGrasse Tyson, because an incorrect star pattern is displayed. A 20th anniversary re-release followed in December 2017, in both 2D and 3D. The studio is also sticking with the trend of rendering and releasing lower quality 1080p Full HD movie trailers instead of what is advertised.
During the initial release window titanic It held the number one spot at the box office for 15 weeks and became the highest-grossing film of all time. Until Cameron broke his own record in 2009 with the CGI-driven visual showcase avatar, which grossed US$2.92 billion (about Rs.23,820) across multiple releases. Earlier this year, the director newly released avatar once again in “all formats”, hoping to generate hype for its much-delayed sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. The latter currently sits as the seventh greatest film of all time.
titanic Stars Winslet and DiCaprio as budding lovers against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the British passenger liner RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The re-release also gives fans a new perspective on the infamous floating doors and rafts debate – could Jack fit alongside Rose? Speak with toronto sun Last month, Cameron ended the 25-year complaint, claiming he conducted a “scientific study” to prove his case.
“We’ve since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the film and we’re going to do a little special on it coming out in February,” Cameron said. “We took two stunt people who had the same body mass as Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over and inside them and we dunked them in ice water and we tested if by a variety of methods they could have survived and die.” Answer was that there was no way either of them could have survived. Only one could survive.” There is currently no specific release date for the Titanic Raft Special.
Not only was it the first-ever film to break the billion-dollar mark – upon its original release – titanic was also critically acclaimed, being nominated for 14 awards at the Oscars and bagging 11 of them.
titanic returns to cinemas on February 10th in India and around the world.
Join us for the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show on Gadgets 360 CES 2023 hub.
