 The supporting cast includes Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, Danny Nucci, David Warner and Bill Paxton.After months of delay, "Titanic" premiered on December 19, 1997.The film received strong critical acclaim and became the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide in 1998, and held this position for 12 years until Cameron's "Avatar" (2009) beat the record in 2010.The costumes and sets were very realistic, and "The Washington Post" considered the CGI graphics to be spectacular.