Rocky III
A legendary champion must confront a ferocious new challenger who taunts him into defending his title, forcing him to prove he still has the heart and stamina to stay on top.
“The greatest challenge.”
Synopsis
After Rocky Balboa's grueling fight against his toughest opponent, Clubber Lang, he teams up with former rival Apollo Creed to help restore his passion for boxing.
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A crew of 66+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Mark WarnerShot by Bill ButlerScored by Bill ContiDesigned by William J Cassidy
Box Office
1982 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.4× 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
$125.1M
US & Canada: $124.1M — 99% of worldwide · International: $906K (1%)
Opening weekend: $12.4M — 10% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $20.8M — 17% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 939 theaters
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Re-release box office
- 19831,071 theaters
- $1.8M($6.0M today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Also known as
- Rocky III – Das Auge des Tigersde
- Rocky 3fr
- Rocky III : l'oeil du tigrefr
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Cast & Crew
66 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
46Don Sherman
as Andy
Dennis James
as Wrestling commentator 1
Jim Healy
as Wrestling commentator 2
Ray Gedeon
as Wrestling Referee
Gene Crane
as Mayor
Stu Nahan
as Title Rematch Commentator
Bill Baldwin
as Title Rematch Commentator
Jimmy Lennon Sr
as Title Announcer
Marty Denkin
as Title Referee
John David Morris
as Doctor
Lou Fillipo
as Rematch Referee
Jeff Temkin
as Rematch Ring Announcer
Mario Machado
as Interviewer
Tony Hernandez
as Himself
Frank Stallone Jr
as Singer / Opponent
Philmore Berger
as Rabbi
Big Yank
as Sparring Partner
Francois Andre
as Clubber's Cornerman
Eddie Smith
as Clubber's Cornerman
Chino Fats Williams
as Derelict
Leroy Neiman
as Special Appearance
Bob Minor
as Challenger
Clifford Strong
as Challenger
Julius Leflore
as Challenger
Jason Felice
as Challenger
Tony Brubaker
as Challenger
Rex Pierson
as Challenger
Ray Notaro Jr
as Challenger
Charles A Tamburro
as Challenger
Carey Lindley
as Challenger
Jophery C Brown
as Challenger
Gilbert B Combs
as Challenger
David Cadiente
as Opponent
Roger Braxton
as Opponent
J D Smith
as Opponent
Tom Lupo
as Opponent
Melvin Jones
as Opponent
Alex Brown
as Opponent
David R Ellis
as Opponent
George O Mara
as Opponent
Clarke Coleman
as Police
Billy Hank Hooker
as Police
Mickey Gilbert
as Police
Fred Waugh
as Police
James M Halty
as Police
Sasha Stallone
as Woman in Gym (uncredited)
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1Writers
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2Other crew
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