It was the biggest Lunar New Year ever seen at cinemas, but the action wasn't divided between Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat and Steven Chiau Sing-chi.
Even after 48 days of play, Titanic continues to enjoy record daily takings.
This mirrors the film's success in the United States, where Titanic has been top of the box office list since December.
James Cameron's watery three-hour epic has sailed past the US$600 million (HK$4.64 billion) worldwide gross mark and into the record books.
And with the takings for Titanic in Hong Kong surging past $70 million, solidifying its position as Hong Kong's all-time top-grossing film, local fare seems land-locked.
Before Titanic started to shatter the world's box office records, it was presumed the traditional Lunar New Year holiday bonanza would be carved up between Chan's Who Am I?, Chow's Hollywood debut The Replacement Killers, and Chiau's The Lucky Guy. But Chan has only been able to muster $28.7 million after 18 days of play, and The Lucky Guy has attracted only $23.8 million.
Chow came off worst in the Lunar New Year battle.