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#9,661 All-time worldwide
#93 1982 releases

Movie profile

The Challenge

1982 · 109 min · Poncher Rosen Beckman Productions

Action Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $3.6M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$1.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$1.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$324,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Challenge ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #9,661 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #93 Release-year chart position of 157 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Primary genre #2,537 Action of 2,939 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did The Challenge (1982) perform at the box office?

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The Challenge (1982) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $3.6M. In this database it currently ranks #9,661 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #93 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 23, 1982
Production
Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions, CBS Theatrical Films, Polyphony Digital
Countries
JP, US

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Studio / production companyPoncher Rosen Beckman Productions Release year chart1982 box office Genre chartAction Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, The Challenge is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Drama title from Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $3.6M. For comparison, it currently sits #9,661 all-time in the current chart set and #93 among 1982 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.