More than 57.25 million viewers tuned to the telecast for the 70th Academy Awards in 1998, the year of Titanic, which generated a box office haul during its initial 1997–98 run of US$600.8 million in the US, a box office record that would remain unsurpassed for years.
mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈɪliən vjˈuːɚz tˈuːnd tə ðə tˈɛlᵻkˌæst fɚðə sˈɛvəntˌiəθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ðə jˈɪɹ ʌv taɪtˈænɪk, wˌɪtʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ bˈɑːks ˈɑːfɪs hˈɔːl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts ɪnˈɪʃəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɹˈʌn ʌv jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd.ˈeɪt mˈɪliən ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs, ɐ bˈɑːks ˈɑːfɪs ɹˈɛkɚd ðæt wʊd ɹᵻmˈeɪn ʌnsɚpˈæst fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz.