The Wrestler (2008)

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

All Releases

Domestic (58.7%)
$26,238,243
International (41.3%)
$18,496,417
Worldwide
$44,734,660
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorFox Searchlight
Domestic Opening$202,714
Budget$6,000,000
Earliest Release DateDecember 17, 2008 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 49 min
GenresDrama Sport

Domestic

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticDec 17, 2008$202,714$26,238,243

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomJan 16, 2009$1,181,216$3,734,050
ItalyMar 6, 2009$1,110,067$2,824,964
FranceFeb 18, 2009$885,390$1,952,017
SpainFeb 20, 2009$459,910$1,113,996
GermanyFeb 26, 2009$323,688$1,002,239
GreeceFeb 5, 2009$190,169$547,172
NorwayFeb 13, 2009$74,557$449,800
SwedenFeb 13, 2009$91,724$427,091
FinlandJan 16, 2009$72,298$387,071
BelgiumFeb 11, 2009$86,265$262,875
SwitzerlandFeb 18, 2009$46,729$262,176
NetherlandsFeb 12, 2009$60,202$247,409
PortugalFeb 26, 2009$81,098$200,067
AustriaFeb 27, 2009$60,494$193,357
PolandMar 20, 2009$93,377$96,344
TürkiyeMar 20, 2009$22,525$81,940
South AfricaFeb 20, 2009$15,982$61,962
Czech RepublicJul 9, 2009$11,918$50,078
CroatiaMar 5, 2009$19,998$46,132
HungaryMay 21, 2009$17,672$39,252
United Arab EmiratesFeb 12, 2009$31,725$31,725
LatviaJan 9, 2009$8,484$28,809
IcelandFeb 13, 2009$5,498$24,761
RomaniaMar 6, 2009$19,911
SloveniaMay 28, 2009$3,512$16,970
EstoniaJan 23, 2009$5,342$15,826
Serbia and MontenegroMar 26, 2009$1,274$14,943
LithuaniaApr 3, 2009$2,833$12,985
LebanonApr 9, 2009$4,526$10,013
BulgariaMay 15, 2009$5,061
SlovakiaSep 24, 2009$4,986$4,986

Latin America

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
MexicoFeb 27, 2009$104,564$570,671
BrazilFeb 13, 2009$121,530$438,906
ArgentinaFeb 20, 2009$91,694$191,690
VenezuelaJul 15, 2009$19,062$78,506
ChileApr 23, 2009$33,257$71,088
ColombiaJul 24, 2009$22,594$59,817
PeruMay 21, 2009$27,067$55,422
UruguayFeb 20, 2009$6,966$16,803

Asia Pacific

AreaRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaJan 15, 2009$251,521$1,081,646
Russia/CISMar 26, 2009$281,699$612,650
JapanJun 13, 2009$204,150$578,933
South KoreaMar 5, 2009$155,396$296,753
New ZealandMar 26, 2009$28,051$120,201
SingaporeFeb 12, 2009$17,710$72,070
Hong KongApr 2, 2009$16,503$41,880
ThailandFeb 19, 2009$8,828$22,056
TaiwanFeb 20, 2009$8,214$21,343