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'Titanic' was king of the world 25 years ago, and for good reason : Pop Culture Happy Hour When Titanic pulled into theaters 25 years ago, it quickly became an inescapable cultural juggernaut. Everything about it was huge: Its budget, runtime, box office, and accolades. And it catapulted Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet into a whole new stratosphere of fame. Now that we've got some distance from Leo Mania and "king of the world" jokes, how does James Cameron's epic hold up all these years later? Vote for your favorite American Idol contestants at npr.org/AmericanIdol

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'Titanic' was king of the world 25 years ago, and for good reason

'Titanic' was king of the world 25 years ago, and for good reason

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron's 1997 hit film, Titanic. Paramount Pictures/CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images hide caption

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron's 1997 hit film, Titanic.

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When Titanic pulled into theaters 25 years ago, it quickly became an inescapable cultural juggernaut. Everything about it was huge: Its budget, runtime, box office, and accolades. And it catapulted Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet into a whole new stratosphere of fame. Now that we've got some distance from Leo Mania and "king of the world" jokes, how does James Cameron's epic hold up all these years later?

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