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Released
2019 · FILM

Fighting with My Family

A determined young wrestler must leave her tight‑knit family behind to survive the ruthless world of WWE training, proving she has what it takes when only she earns a coveted spot.

“The hilarious true story of a British girl who fights a little differently.”

Directed by
Stephen Merchant, Sam Dawking
Written by
Stephen Merchant
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
108 min
BiographyComedyDrama

Synopsis

Paige, born into a close-knit wrestling family, joins her brother Zak in trying out for the WWE, an opportunity they both consider once-in-a-lifetime. When only Paige is selected for the competitive training program, she must leave her family behind and navigate the challenging and cutthroat world of professional wrestling on her own.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 604+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Nancy RichardsonShot by Remi AdefarasinScored by Vik SharmaDesigned by Nick PalmerSound by Jack GilliesCostumes by Matthew PriceStunts by David FormanVFX by James D Etherington

Box Office

2019 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$39.1M

Budget$11.0M
Worldwide gross$39.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $23.0M — 59% of worldwide · International: $16.1M (41%)

Also known as

  • Fighting With My Familyde
  • (English)Fighting with My Family
  • Une famille sur le ringfr
  • Una famiglia al tappetoit
  • (Bulgarian)Семейни кютеци
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 28, 2019
  • United Arab EmiratesFeb 21, 2019
  • LebanonFeb 21, 2019

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)Channel 4 Television CorporationFilm4Misher FilmsSeven Bucks Productions
Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)Annapurna DistributionLionsgateUnited Artists ReleasingUniversal Pictures Canada
Special effectsS-F-X.com, Union Visual Effects, MFX Digital
Other companiesBloom, 5A Studios, ARRI Rental, Alex Rouse Wigmakers

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