The Champ (1979)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,441,738Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,972,684 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:15.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:563 opening theaters/563 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $130,741,802

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,942 $30,441,738
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,277 $30,441,738

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 1979 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
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Keywords: Boxing, Sports Drama, Athletes Past Their Prime, Horse Racing, One Last Job, Gambling, Addiction, Money Troubles, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 1979 1 $1,972,684   563 $3,504   $2,149,451 1

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Leading Cast

Jon Voight    Billy Flynn
Faye Dunaway    Annie

Supporting Cast

Rick Schroder    T.J. Flynn
Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb    Bowers
Strother Martin    Riley
Jack Warden    Jackie

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Franco Zeffirelli    Director
Gregory H. Watkins    Sound Re-recordist

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,972,684 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:15.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:563 opening theaters/563 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $130,741,802

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,942 $30,441,738
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,277 $30,441,738

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 1979 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Boxing, Sports Drama, Athletes Past Their Prime, Horse Racing, One Last Job, Gambling, Addiction, Money Troubles, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Jon Voight    Billy Flynn
Faye Dunaway    Annie

Supporting Cast

Rick Schroder    T.J. Flynn
Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb    Bowers
Strother Martin    Riley
Jack Warden    Jackie

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Franco Zeffirelli    Director
Gregory H. Watkins    Sound Re-recordist

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 1979 1 $1,972,684   563 $3,504   $2,149,451 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records