Rocky 2 (1979)

Rocky 2
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $85,182,160Details
International Box Office $115,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $200,182,160
OpusData ID: 5250100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,390,537 (7.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:780 opening theaters/780 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $383,828,771

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $85,182,160
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,001 $115,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 974 $200,182,160

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 15th, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists
International Releases: September 25th, 2020 (Limited), released as Rocky 2 (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: April 16th, 1996 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 119 minutes
Franchise: Rocky
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Keywords: Boxing, Training Montage, Sports Action, Comeback, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Pregnant Women, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Underdog, Out of Retirement
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 221 $383,828,771
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 308 $85,182,160
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1979 3 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 750 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 395 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for United Artists Movies 4 $85,182,160

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 1979 1 $6,390,537   780 $8,193   $6,390,537 1

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 10/8/2020 $477 1 1 2 $1,647 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 9/25/2020 $5,677 89 89 89 $5,677 10/1/2020
 
Rest of World $114,992,676
 
International Total$115,000,000 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,001 $115,000,000
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 350 $115,000,000
Top 1979 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 692 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for United Artists Movies 6 $115,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 974 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 328 $200,182,160
Top 1979 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 2 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 676 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 238 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for United Artists Movies 6 $200,182,160

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 12, 2023107,332 7,332$117,092$117,0921,404

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
Carl Weathers    Apollo Creed

Supporting Cast

Talia Shire    Adrian
Burt Young    Paulie
Burgess Meredith    Mickey
Tony Burton    Apollo’s Trainer
Joe Spinell    Gazzo
Frank McRae    Meat Foreman
Frank Stallone    Singer

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

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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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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,390,537 (7.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:780 opening theaters/780 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $383,828,771

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $85,182,160
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,001 $115,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 974 $200,182,160

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 15th, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists
International Releases: September 25th, 2020 (Limited), released as Rocky 2 (Re: 2020) (United Kingdom)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: April 16th, 1996 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 119 minutes
Franchise: Rocky
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Boxing, Training Montage, Sports Action, Comeback, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Pregnant Women, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Underdog, Out of Retirement
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    Rocky Balboa
Carl Weathers    Apollo Creed

Supporting Cast

Talia Shire    Adrian
Burt Young    Paulie
Burgess Meredith    Mickey
Tony Burton    Apollo’s Trainer
Joe Spinell    Gazzo
Frank McRae    Meat Foreman
Frank Stallone    Singer

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

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 221 $383,828,771
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 308 $85,182,160
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1979 3 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 750 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 395 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $85,182,160
All Time Domestic Box Office for United Artists Movies 4 $85,182,160

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 15, 1979 1 $6,390,537   780 $8,193   $6,390,537 1

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 10/8/2020 $477 1 1 2 $1,647 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 9/25/2020 $5,677 89 89 89 $5,677 10/1/2020
 
Rest of World $114,992,676
 
International Total$115,000,000 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,001 $115,000,000
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 350 $115,000,000
Top 1979 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 692 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $115,000,000
All Time International Box Office for United Artists Movies 6 $115,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 974 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 328 $200,182,160
Top 1979 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 2 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 676 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 238 $200,182,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office for United Artists Movies 6 $200,182,160

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 12, 2023107,332 7,332$117,092$117,0921,404

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.