▁Arthur ▁R im ba ud ▁in ▁Total ▁Eclipse . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁played ▁Rome o ▁Mont ague ▁in ▁the ▁B az ▁Lu hr mann - direct ed ▁film ▁Rome o ▁+ ▁Jul iet ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁Di Cap rio ▁star red ▁with ▁Kate ▁W ins let ▁in ▁the ▁James ▁Camer on - direct ed ▁film ▁T itan ic ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁The ▁film ▁became ▁the ▁highest ▁gross ing ▁at ▁the ▁world wide ▁box - office , ▁and ▁made ▁him ▁famous ▁glob ally . ▁For ▁his ▁performance , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁MTV ▁Movie ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Male ▁Performance ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor   – ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁D rama . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Di Cap rio ▁played ▁con - art ist ▁Frank ▁Ab agn ale , ▁Jr . ▁opposite ▁Tom ▁H anks ▁in ▁the ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg - direct ed ▁bi ographical ▁crime - d rama ▁C atch ▁Me ▁If ▁You ▁Can ▁and ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁Martin ▁Sc ors ese - direct ed ▁historical ▁drama ▁G angs ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁founded ▁his ▁own ▁production ▁company , ▁App ian ▁Way , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁next ▁two ▁films ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁were ▁both ▁directed ▁by ▁Sc ors ese : ▁the ▁Howard ▁Hugh es ▁bi op ic ▁The ▁A vi ator ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁crime ▁drama ▁The ▁Depart ed