Titanic surpassed Jurassic Park as the highest-grossing film of all time.
Jurassic Park became the worldwide box-office champion after its 1993 release, helped by repeat viewings, international popularity, and unprecedented dinosaur effects. Its record lasted until James Cameron’s Titanic overtook it in 1997, during Titanic’s remarkably successful theatrical run.
Titanic was the first film to pass the milestone of $1 billion in worldwide box-office receipts. That achievement made the handoff especially notable: Cameron’s romantic disaster epic replaced Spielberg’s dinosaur adventure at the top and then held the record for roughly 12 years.
The wording refers to the record at the time, not the current all-time ranking. Later films, including Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and other releases with major re-releases, changed the list. Re-release grosses can also alter reported totals, but they do not change the historical fact that Titanic first surpassed Jurassic Park for the worldwide record in 1997.