Rocky II is a 1979 American film that is the sequel to Rocky, a motion picture in which an unknown boxer had been given a chance to go the distance with the World Heavyweight Champion. Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young and Talia Shire reprised their original roles. Although this film was released in 1979, the ring announcers say that it takes place ten months after Rocky's first fight with Apollo Creed, putting the Rocky II fight with Apollo in November 1976.
The Ring Magazine heavyweight championship belt makes its first appearance in the series.
Rocky II received mostly positive reviews from critics and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1979. It holds a 71% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.The film won Best Picture at the American Movie Awards and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture.
Rocky II was an enormous box office success. It was one of the first sequels to match the financial success of the original film. It was the second highest grossing film of 1979, both domestically and worldwide (behind Kramer vs.
Kramer's domestic gross of $106,260,000 and Moonraker's worldwide gross of $210,308,099) The film grossed $6,390,537 during its opening weekend, $85,182,160 at the U.S. box office and $200,182,160 overall. It was also the highest grossing movie sequel ever until The Empire Strikes Back debuted one year later.
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