: On December 19, 1997, Titanic was released in theaters, eventually becoming the highest-grossing film of its time.

: While CD-ROMs were the dominant format for PC games like SimCity Classic and Bicycle Solitaire that year, Sony's PlayStation 2 was already being planned with DVD technology to eventually replace the CD format.

: The UK charts were dominated by the Teletubbies' "Say Eh-Oh!" and the Spice Girls' "Too Much," while Radiohead's Lucky was featured on exclusive interactive CD-ROM compilations. Technological Context

Beyond this specific release, December 1997 was a landmark period for digital media and entertainment: