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The Wrestler(2008)
Released
2008 · FILM

The Wrestler

A washed‑up 80s wrestling icon fights to stage a career‑reviving showdown against his old nemesis, but his desperate training and mounting health crisis threaten to end both his dream and his life.

“Love. Pain. Glory.”

Directed by
Darren Aronofsky, Richard Graves
Written by
Robert Siegel
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
109 min
DramaSport

Synopsis

Randy "The Ram" Robinson, an aging professional wrestler, is well past his prime but remains eager to perform on the pro-wrestling circuit. After suffering a particularly brutal defeat, however, Randy retires from the ring, begins a serious relationship with an aging stripper, and attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Despite these efforts, he finds himself unable to resist the pull of wrestling and begins preparing for a comeback.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 302+ 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 Andrew WeisblumShot by Maryse AlbertiScored by Clint MansellDesigned by Tim GrimesSound by Roberto CappannelliCostumes by Amy WestcottStunts by Jared Burke

Box Office

2008 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.5× 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

$44.7M

Budget$6.0M
Worldwide gross$44.7M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $26.2M — 59% of worldwide · International: $18.5M (41%)

Opening weekend: $86K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $86K — 0% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • The Wrestlerde
  • The Wrestler - Ruhm, Liebe, Schmerzde
  • El luchadores
  • (English)The Wrestler
  • (Bulgarian)Кечистът
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • ItalySep 5, 2008
  • CanadaSep 7, 2008
  • United StatesOct 12, 2008
  • BelgiumOct 17, 2008

Companies

ProductionWild Bunch, Protozoa Pictures, Saturn Films

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