Rocky (1976)

Rocky
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $117,235,147Details
International Box Office $107,764,853Details
Worldwide Box Office $225,000,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:52.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,000,000 (worldwide box office is 225.0 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 629 $117,235,147
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,006 $107,764,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 787 $225,000,000

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 1976 (Wide) by United Artists
International Releases: March 17th, 1977 (Wide) (Australia)
September 25th, 2020 (Limited), released as Rocky (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
December 10th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
November 5th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: February 8th, 2005 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 119 minutes
Franchise: Rocky
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
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Keywords: Boxing, Organized Crime, Big Break, Underdog, Romance, Inspired by a True Story, Training Montage, Sports Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1977 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/17/1977 $0 0 21 21 $1,445 12/18/2020
New Zealand 11/5/2021 $0 0 1 2 $211 8/14/2023
United Kingdom 9/25/2020 $13,748 130 130 130 $13,748 10/1/2020
 
Rest of World $107,749,449
 
International Total$107,764,853 8/14/2023

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
Nov 8, 20092012,978 12,978$142,886$142,886248
Mar 7, 20101710,517 66,445$147,653$893,524265
Mar 5, 2023146,399 102,663$98,353$1,402,489943

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
Talia Shire    Adrian

Supporting Cast

Burt Young    Paulie
Carl Weathers    Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith    Mickey Goldmill
Michael Dorn    Apollo Creed’s bodyguard
Frank Stallone    Streetcorner Singer
Tony Burton    Duke
Thayer David    Jergens
Joe Spinell    Gazzo

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

Production and Technical Credits

John G. Avildsen    Director
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Gene Kirkwood    Executive Producer
Bill Conti    Composer

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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 7th, 2011

June 7th, 2011

The summer is usually a really weak time for home market releases, but this week is amazing. Not only are there two $100 million hits coming out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, but there are also half-a-dozen TV on DVD releases, a few limited releases, direct-to-DVD releases, and catalog titles, many of which are worth picking up, or even contenders for Pick of the Week. I tried to narrow the list of contenders down to one, but I couldn't do it. In the end I went with Leverage: Season Three on DVD and True Grit on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack as co-winners of the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: Rocky - Digibook

June 1st, 2011

2011 is the 35th anniversary for Rocky, which is still widely considered one of the best boxing movies of all time, if not the best. So it's a great time to release a special edition Blu-ray? Right? Not exactly. More...


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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Domestic Share:52.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,000,000 (worldwide box office is 225.0 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 629 $117,235,147
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,006 $107,764,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 787 $225,000,000

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 1976 (Wide) by United Artists
International Releases: March 17th, 1977 (Wide) (Australia)
September 25th, 2020 (Limited), released as Rocky (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
December 10th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
November 5th, 2021 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: February 8th, 2005 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 119 minutes
Franchise: Rocky
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Boxing, Organized Crime, Big Break, Underdog, Romance, Inspired by a True Story, Training Montage, Sports Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1977 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire    Adrian

Supporting Cast

Burt Young    Paulie
Carl Weathers    Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith    Mickey Goldmill
Michael Dorn    Apollo Creed’s bodyguard
Frank Stallone    Streetcorner Singer
Tony Burton    Duke
Thayer David    Jergens
Joe Spinell    Gazzo

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

Production and Technical Credits

John G. Avildsen    Director
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Gene Kirkwood    Executive Producer
Bill Conti    Composer

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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 7th, 2011

June 7th, 2011

The summer is usually a really weak time for home market releases, but this week is amazing. Not only are there two $100 million hits coming out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, but there are also half-a-dozen TV on DVD releases, a few limited releases, direct-to-DVD releases, and catalog titles, many of which are worth picking up, or even contenders for Pick of the Week. I tried to narrow the list of contenders down to one, but I couldn't do it. In the end I went with Leverage: Season Three on DVD and True Grit on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack as co-winners of the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: Rocky - Digibook

June 1st, 2011

2011 is the 35th anniversary for Rocky, which is still widely considered one of the best boxing movies of all time, if not the best. So it's a great time to release a special edition Blu-ray? Right? Not exactly. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/17/1977 $0 0 21 21 $1,445 12/18/2020
New Zealand 11/5/2021 $0 0 1 2 $211 8/14/2023
United Kingdom 9/25/2020 $13,748 130 130 130 $13,748 10/1/2020
 
Rest of World $107,749,449
 
International Total$107,764,853 8/14/2023

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
Nov 8, 20092012,978 12,978$142,886$142,886248
Mar 7, 20101710,517 66,445$147,653$893,524265
Mar 5, 2023146,399 102,663$98,353$1,402,489943

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.