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Rocky(1976)
Released
1976 · FILM

Rocky

A down-to-earth Philly journeyman boxer gets an unexpected shot at the world heavyweight title when the champion picks him as a last-minute replacement, forcing him to prove that heart and hustle can compete with fame and fortune.

“His whole life was a million-to-one shot.”

Directed by
John G Avildsen, Steve Perry
Written by
Sylvester Stallone
Rated
BBFC · 12
Runtime
120 min
DramaSport

Synopsis

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it

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A crew of 146+ 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 Scott ConradShot by James CrabeScored by Bill ContiDesigned by William J CassidySound by Gene Ashbrook

Box Office

1976 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 117× 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

$117.3M

Budget$1.0M
Worldwide gross$117.3M
break-even (2.5×)

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Versions & cuts

  • director's cut· 145 min

Also known as

  • Rocky 1en
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • United StatesNov 20, 1976
  • CanadaDec 3, 1976

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ProductionChartoff-Winkler Productions

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