11 Facts About Rocky III

Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.

Rocky III is the first film in the franchise not solely distributed by United Artists, due to the company's merger with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981.

Rocky III grossed $270 million worldwide, surpassing its predecessors to become the then-highest grossing film in the franchise, and the fourth highest grossing film of 1982.

In 1981, five years after winning the world heavyweight championship against Apollo Creed, Rocky III Balboa has had a string of ten successful title defenses.

Rocky III, shattered by the realization that all of his fights have been stacked in his favor, convinces Mickey to work with him for one last fight.

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Distraught, Rocky III wants to call the match off, but Mickey urges him on while he receives medical care in the dressing room.

However, Rocky III regains his focus after Adrian helps him come to terms with Mickey's death.

Lang gains the upper hand in the second round, and Rocky III adopts an entirely different strategy that angers and confuses Apollo by intentionally taking a beating from Lang, even getting knocked down twice, all the while taunting Lang that he cannot knock him out.

Rocky III'straining consisted of a two-mile jog in the morning followed by two hours of weight training, a nap during the afternoon followed by 18 rounds of sparring, another weight training session, and finishing the day with a swim.

Rocky III was an enormous box office success and surpassed the gross of its predecessor.

The film's consensus reads, "It's noticeably subject to the law of diminishing returns, but Rocky III still has enough brawny spectacle to stand in the ring with the franchise's better entries".