Titanic most successful romance movie

Titanic is the highest grossing romance movie of all time, newly released figures reveal.

The 1997 film won 11 Oscars and took a staggering $813m (€683m) at the box office - almost double its nearest contender, Disney animation The Lion Kink, which earned $476m (€400m).

The top ten, as compiled by Hollywood.com, is as follows:

1: Titanic - $813m (€683m)

2: The Lion King - $476m (€400m)

3: Aladdin - $325m (€273m)

4: Ghost - $315m (€264.4m)

5: Dances With Wolves - $270m (€227m)

6: Armageddon - $267m (€224m)

7: Pretty Woman - $262.5m (€220.5m)

8: Jerry Maguire - $216m (€181.4m)

9: Terms of Endearment - $214m (€179.7m)

10: What Women Want - $210.5m (€176.8m).