Rocky III (1982)

Rocky III
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $125,049,125Details
International Box Office $144,950,875Details
Worldwide Box Office $270,000,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,015,408 (12.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:939 opening theaters/1,317 max. theaters, 16.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $447,880,019

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 570 $125,049,125
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 733 $144,950,875
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 625 $270,000,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 28th, 1982 (Wide) by MGM, released as Rocky 3
International Releases: September 25th, 2020 (Limited), released as Rocky 3 (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: April 16th, 1996 by MGM Video, released as Rocky 3
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Rocky
Comparisons: vs. Rocky IV
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Keywords: Boxing, Wrestling, Training Montage
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 89 $686,371 Oct 8, 1982 136
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 99 $1,281,304 Sep 10, 1982 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 82 $1,720,338 Sep 3, 1982 101
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 350 $6,612,184 Sep 3, 1982 101
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 240 $5,400,555 Jul 2, 1982 38
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $20,757,230 Jul 2, 1982 38
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 93 $16,015,408 May 28, 1982 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 46 $61,555,823 May 28, 1982 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 52 $16,015,408 May 28, 1982 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $61,555,823 May 28, 1982 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 1982 1 $16,015,408   939 $17,056   $16,015,408 1
Jun 4, 1982 2 $10,028,555 -37% 939 $10,680   $30,860,483 2
Jun 11, 1982 3 $8,222,095 -18% 1,232 $6,674   $43,748,403 3
Jun 18, 1982 3 $6,313,576 -23% 1,232 $5,125   $54,997,576 4
Jun 25, 1982 4 $5,092,684 -19% 1,232 $4,134   $64,192,584 5
Jul 2, 1982 3 $5,400,555 +6% 1,317 $4,101   $72,800,555 6
Jul 9, 1982 3 $4,459,637 -17% 1,240 $3,596   $79,325,537 7
Jul 16, 1982 5 $3,587,682 -20% 1,240 $2,893   $85,987,682 8
Jul 23, 1982 6 $2,804,020 -22% 1,231 $2,278   $91,306,000 9
Jul 30, 1982 6 $2,405,990 -14% 1,147 $2,098   $96,444,000 10
Aug 6, 1982 6 $2,409,498 n/c 1,024 $2,353   $100,478,205 11
Aug 13, 1982 10 $1,710,820 -29% 849 $2,015   $103,689,153 12
Aug 20, 1982 12 $1,793,805 +5% 935 $1,919   $105,961,800 13
Aug 27, 1982 9 $1,551,020 -14% 848 $1,829   $108,854,300 14
Sep 3, 1982 9 $1,720,338 +11% 869 $1,980   $111,023,220 15
Sep 10, 1982 6 $1,281,304 -26% 853 $1,502   $112,435,002 16
Sep 17, 1982 8 $972,703 -24% 694 $1,402   $113,928,936 17
Sep 24, 1982 12 $757,000 -22% 640 $1,183   $115,007,000 18
Oct 1, 1982 12 $611,375 -19% 541 $1,130   $115,870,775 19
Oct 8, 1982 10 $686,371 +12% 496 $1,384   $116,806,871 20
Oct 15, 1982 10 $475,759 -31% 488 $975   $117,432,059 21
Oct 22, 1982 13 $325,481 -32% 343 $949   $117,957,690 22
Oct 29, 1982 14 $245,234 -25% 249 $985   $118,342,924 23
Nov 5, 1982 14 $201,677 -18% 245 $823   $118,641,395 24
Nov 12, 1982 15 $156,801 -22% 247 $635   $118,903,001 25
Nov 19, 1982 18 $120,091 -23% 163 $737   $119,086,617 26
Nov 26, 1982 16 $118,993 -1% 193 $617   $119,205,610 27
Dec 3, 1982 17 $97,417 -18% 186 $524   $119,350,720 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 1982 1 $20,831,928   939 $22,185   $20,831,928 1
Jun 4, 1982 2 $14,694,380 -29% 939 $15,649   $35,526,308 2
Jun 11, 1982 2 $13,157,692 -10% 1,232 $10,680   $48,684,000 3
Jun 18, 1982 3 $10,415,900 -21% 1,232 $8,454   $59,099,900 4
Jun 25, 1982 3 $8,300,100 -20% 1,232 $6,737   $67,400,000 5
Jul 2, 1982 2 $7,465,900 -10% 1,317 $5,669   $74,865,900 6
Jul 9, 1982 2 $7,534,100 +1% 1,240 $6,076   $82,400,000 7
Jul 16, 1982 4 $6,101,980 -19% 1,240 $4,921   $88,501,980 8
Jul 23, 1982 3 $5,536,030 -9% 1,231 $4,497   $94,038,010 9
Jul 30, 1982 6 $4,030,697 -27% 1,147 $3,514   $98,068,707 10
Aug 6, 1982 6 $3,909,626 -3% 1,024 $3,818   $101,978,333 11
Aug 13, 1982 11 $2,189,662 -44% 849 $2,579   $104,167,995 12
Aug 20, 1982 9 $3,135,285 +43% 935 $3,353   $107,303,280 13
Aug 27, 1982 11 $1,999,602 -36% 848 $2,358   $109,302,882 14
Sep 3, 1982 8 $1,850,816 -7% 869 $2,130   $111,153,698 15
Sep 10, 1982 6 $1,802,535 -3% 853 $2,113   $112,956,233 16
Sep 17, 1982 9 $1,293,767 -28% 694 $1,864   $114,250,000 17
Sep 24, 1982 10 $1,009,400 -22% 640 $1,577   $115,259,400 18
Oct 1, 1982 11 $861,100 -15% 541 $1,592   $116,120,500 19
Oct 8, 1982 11 $835,800 -3% 496 $1,685   $116,956,300 20
Oct 15, 1982 8 $675,909 -19% 488 $1,385   $117,632,209 21
Oct 22, 1982 11 $465,481 -31% 343 $1,357   $118,097,690 22
Oct 29, 1982 13 $342,028 -27% 249 $1,374   $118,439,718 23
Nov 5, 1982 10 $306,482 -10% 245 $1,251   $118,746,200 24
Nov 12, 1982 13 $220,326 -28% 247 $892   $118,966,526 25
Nov 19, 1982 16 $120,091 -45% 163 $737   $119,086,617 26
Nov 26, 1982 17 $166,686 +39% 193 $864   $119,253,303 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $360 5 5 6 $815 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 9/25/2020 $3,550 79 79 79 $3,550 10/1/2020
 
Rest of World $144,946,510
 
International Total$144,950,875 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2023115,499 5,499$90,953$90,9531,405

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    Rocky Balboa

Supporting Cast

Talia Shire    Adrian
Burt Young    Paulie
Carl Weathers    Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith    Mickey Goldmill
Mr. T    Clubber Lang
Hulk Hogan    Thunderlips
Tony Burton    Duke
Frank Stallone    Singer/Opponent
Ian Fried    Rocky Jr.

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sylvester Stallone    Director
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Robert Chartoff    Producer
Bill Conti    Composer
Bill Butler    Director of Photography
Don Zimmerman    Editor
Mark Warner    Editor

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

Featured Blu-ray review - Rocky - The Heavyweight Collection

February 8th, 2014

Rocky: The Undisputed Collection came out nearly five years ago and I loved it. Now a new box set is coming out. However, is it any different than before? Or is it a simple cash grab? More...

Contest: Between a Rocky and a Hard Place

February 6th, 2014

Next weekend is Valentine's Day / Presidents Day long weekend and there are four wide releases hoping to take advantage. Of those four, only two have a shot at first place, RoboCop and About Last Night. RoboCop is opening on Wednesday, so that leaves About Last Night as the clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for About Last Night. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Rocky: Heavyweight Collection on The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,015,408 (12.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:939 opening theaters/1,317 max. theaters, 16.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $447,880,019

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 570 $125,049,125
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 733 $144,950,875
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 625 $270,000,000

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


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Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 28th, 1982 (Wide) by MGM, released as Rocky 3
International Releases: September 25th, 2020 (Limited), released as Rocky 3 (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: April 16th, 1996 by MGM Video, released as Rocky 3
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Rocky
Comparisons: vs. Rocky IV
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Boxing, Wrestling, Training Montage
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 89 $686,371 Oct 8, 1982 136
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 99 $1,281,304 Sep 10, 1982 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 82 $1,720,338 Sep 3, 1982 101
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 350 $6,612,184 Sep 3, 1982 101
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 240 $5,400,555 Jul 2, 1982 38
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $20,757,230 Jul 2, 1982 38
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 93 $16,015,408 May 28, 1982 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 46 $61,555,823 May 28, 1982 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 52 $16,015,408 May 28, 1982 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $61,555,823 May 28, 1982 3

Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    Rocky Balboa

Supporting Cast

Talia Shire    Adrian
Burt Young    Paulie
Carl Weathers    Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith    Mickey Goldmill
Mr. T    Clubber Lang
Hulk Hogan    Thunderlips
Tony Burton    Duke
Frank Stallone    Singer/Opponent
Ian Fried    Rocky Jr.

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sylvester Stallone    Director
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Robert Chartoff    Producer
Bill Conti    Composer
Bill Butler    Director of Photography
Don Zimmerman    Editor
Mark Warner    Editor

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

Featured Blu-ray review - Rocky - The Heavyweight Collection

February 8th, 2014

Rocky: The Undisputed Collection came out nearly five years ago and I loved it. Now a new box set is coming out. However, is it any different than before? Or is it a simple cash grab? More...

Contest: Between a Rocky and a Hard Place

February 6th, 2014

Next weekend is Valentine's Day / Presidents Day long weekend and there are four wide releases hoping to take advantage. Of those four, only two have a shot at first place, RoboCop and About Last Night. RoboCop is opening on Wednesday, so that leaves About Last Night as the clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for About Last Night. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Rocky: Heavyweight Collection on The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 1982 1 $16,015,408   939 $17,056   $16,015,408 1
Jun 4, 1982 2 $10,028,555 -37% 939 $10,680   $30,860,483 2
Jun 11, 1982 3 $8,222,095 -18% 1,232 $6,674   $43,748,403 3
Jun 18, 1982 3 $6,313,576 -23% 1,232 $5,125   $54,997,576 4
Jun 25, 1982 4 $5,092,684 -19% 1,232 $4,134   $64,192,584 5
Jul 2, 1982 3 $5,400,555 +6% 1,317 $4,101   $72,800,555 6
Jul 9, 1982 3 $4,459,637 -17% 1,240 $3,596   $79,325,537 7
Jul 16, 1982 5 $3,587,682 -20% 1,240 $2,893   $85,987,682 8
Jul 23, 1982 6 $2,804,020 -22% 1,231 $2,278   $91,306,000 9
Jul 30, 1982 6 $2,405,990 -14% 1,147 $2,098   $96,444,000 10
Aug 6, 1982 6 $2,409,498 n/c 1,024 $2,353   $100,478,205 11
Aug 13, 1982 10 $1,710,820 -29% 849 $2,015   $103,689,153 12
Aug 20, 1982 12 $1,793,805 +5% 935 $1,919   $105,961,800 13
Aug 27, 1982 9 $1,551,020 -14% 848 $1,829   $108,854,300 14
Sep 3, 1982 9 $1,720,338 +11% 869 $1,980   $111,023,220 15
Sep 10, 1982 6 $1,281,304 -26% 853 $1,502   $112,435,002 16
Sep 17, 1982 8 $972,703 -24% 694 $1,402   $113,928,936 17
Sep 24, 1982 12 $757,000 -22% 640 $1,183   $115,007,000 18
Oct 1, 1982 12 $611,375 -19% 541 $1,130   $115,870,775 19
Oct 8, 1982 10 $686,371 +12% 496 $1,384   $116,806,871 20
Oct 15, 1982 10 $475,759 -31% 488 $975   $117,432,059 21
Oct 22, 1982 13 $325,481 -32% 343 $949   $117,957,690 22
Oct 29, 1982 14 $245,234 -25% 249 $985   $118,342,924 23
Nov 5, 1982 14 $201,677 -18% 245 $823   $118,641,395 24
Nov 12, 1982 15 $156,801 -22% 247 $635   $118,903,001 25
Nov 19, 1982 18 $120,091 -23% 163 $737   $119,086,617 26
Nov 26, 1982 16 $118,993 -1% 193 $617   $119,205,610 27
Dec 3, 1982 17 $97,417 -18% 186 $524   $119,350,720 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 1982 1 $20,831,928   939 $22,185   $20,831,928 1
Jun 4, 1982 2 $14,694,380 -29% 939 $15,649   $35,526,308 2
Jun 11, 1982 2 $13,157,692 -10% 1,232 $10,680   $48,684,000 3
Jun 18, 1982 3 $10,415,900 -21% 1,232 $8,454   $59,099,900 4
Jun 25, 1982 3 $8,300,100 -20% 1,232 $6,737   $67,400,000 5
Jul 2, 1982 2 $7,465,900 -10% 1,317 $5,669   $74,865,900 6
Jul 9, 1982 2 $7,534,100 +1% 1,240 $6,076   $82,400,000 7
Jul 16, 1982 4 $6,101,980 -19% 1,240 $4,921   $88,501,980 8
Jul 23, 1982 3 $5,536,030 -9% 1,231 $4,497   $94,038,010 9
Jul 30, 1982 6 $4,030,697 -27% 1,147 $3,514   $98,068,707 10
Aug 6, 1982 6 $3,909,626 -3% 1,024 $3,818   $101,978,333 11
Aug 13, 1982 11 $2,189,662 -44% 849 $2,579   $104,167,995 12
Aug 20, 1982 9 $3,135,285 +43% 935 $3,353   $107,303,280 13
Aug 27, 1982 11 $1,999,602 -36% 848 $2,358   $109,302,882 14
Sep 3, 1982 8 $1,850,816 -7% 869 $2,130   $111,153,698 15
Sep 10, 1982 6 $1,802,535 -3% 853 $2,113   $112,956,233 16
Sep 17, 1982 9 $1,293,767 -28% 694 $1,864   $114,250,000 17
Sep 24, 1982 10 $1,009,400 -22% 640 $1,577   $115,259,400 18
Oct 1, 1982 11 $861,100 -15% 541 $1,592   $116,120,500 19
Oct 8, 1982 11 $835,800 -3% 496 $1,685   $116,956,300 20
Oct 15, 1982 8 $675,909 -19% 488 $1,385   $117,632,209 21
Oct 22, 1982 11 $465,481 -31% 343 $1,357   $118,097,690 22
Oct 29, 1982 13 $342,028 -27% 249 $1,374   $118,439,718 23
Nov 5, 1982 10 $306,482 -10% 245 $1,251   $118,746,200 24
Nov 12, 1982 13 $220,326 -28% 247 $892   $118,966,526 25
Nov 19, 1982 16 $120,091 -45% 163 $737   $119,086,617 26
Nov 26, 1982 17 $166,686 +39% 193 $864   $119,253,303 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $360 5 5 6 $815 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 9/25/2020 $3,550 79 79 79 $3,550 10/1/2020
 
Rest of World $144,946,510
 
International Total$144,950,875 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2023115,499 5,499$90,953$90,9531,405

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.