![]() Rocky became the highest-grossing film of 1976, earning approximately $225 million worldwide. Rocky had its premiere in New York City on November 20, 1976, and was released in the United States on December 3, 1976. With an estimated production budget of under $1 million, Rocky popularized the rags to riches and American Dream themes of sports dramas which preceded the film. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia several locations featured in the film, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks. It entered a complicated production process after Stallone refused to allow the film to be made without him in the lead role United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone after he rejected a six figure deal for the film rights. Rocky entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter and loanshark debt collector, gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. ![]()
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