Rocky was ranked the second-best sports film of 2011.
== Reception ===== Box office ===Rocky grossed $5,488 on its opening day at Cinema II, a house record
 The film not only finished third in its opening weekend, grossing $12,540,000, but eventually became Stallone's most successful starring role since 1993 to 2023's Cliffhanger and the sixth highest grossing boxing film of all time, topped only by the first Rocky through Rocky IV and Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, and was nominated for an MTV award for best on screen duo

