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The Debute of Rocky!
*Made on a budget of just under $1 million, Rocky proved to be a sleeper hit, earning $225 million in global box office receipts and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976. The film was critically acclaimed and solidified Stallone's career, beginning his rise to prominence as a major movie star.
Why is Rocky considered a classic?
*Rocky isn't the best boxing film ever made, but there's never been one more influential, never one as imitated or indelible. It is popular because it's themes of self-belief and overcoming physical and psychological obstacles are timeless and universal, the hallmarks of any celluloid classic.