The Fighter
“Every dream deserves a fighting chance.”
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
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Cast
89 people
Mark Wahlberg
Micky Ward
Known for
Ted
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Christian Bale
Dicky Eklund
Known for
The Dark Knight
American Psycho
Amy Adams
Charlene Fleming
Known for
Arrival
Man of Steel
Melissa Leo
Alice Ward
Known for
Wayward Pines
Prisoners
Mickey O'Keefe
Mickey O'Keefe
Also in
American Hustle
Jack McGee
George Ward
Known for
21
Rescue Me
Melissa McMeekin
"Little Alice" Eklund
Known for
Defending Jacob
The Perfect Couple
Bianca Hunter
Cathy "Pork" Eklund
Known for
Trees Lounge
Erica McDermott
Cindy "Tar" Eklund
Known for
Blood and Money
Jill Quigg
Donna Eklund Jaynes
Known for
Gone Baby Gone
Dendrie Taylor
Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
Known for
The Perfect Couple
American Vandal
Kate B. O'Brien
Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
Also in
Ted 2
David O. Russell Director · Scott Silver Screenplay Paul Tamasy Screenplay
Worldwide gross $129M · Budget $25M · United States release December 10, 2010
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$129,190,869
Gross vs. budget
5.2×
Production
The Weinstein Company
Production
Relativity Media
Production
Mandeville Films
Production
Closest to the Hole Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 6, 2010
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · December 10, 2010
Limited theatrical
United States
December 17, 2010 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Austria
April 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Bolivia
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 19, 2014 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
February 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
December 17, 2010 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
El Salvador
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
France
March 9, 2011 · Theatrical
September 16, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
April 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
January 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
December 30, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
March 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Lebanon
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Malaysia
March 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 24, 2011 · Theatrical
July 21, 2011 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
May 3, 2013 · TV · Veronica
New Zealand
January 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Norway
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Panama
March 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Peru
March 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
February 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
February 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 4, 2011 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
March 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical · Italian
March 9, 2011 · Theatrical · French
March 31, 2011 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
February 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 24, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 30, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Vietnam
April 15, 2011 · Theatrical
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