If Dark Knight might beat Titanic on the box office records, what did Titanic beat many years ago?

Question

There's all this hype with Titanic being number one of the box office records for a whole lot of years, but with Dark Knight almost beating it. It begs the question, what did Titanic beat many years ago? What movie was number one before Titanic came along?

Answer 1

star wars

Answer 2

The original Star Wars of 1977 was number one before Titanic.

Answer 3

Hmm. I think it was Star Wars.

Answer 4

The Dark Knight: $493,671,047

Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope $460,998,007