The Challenger

2015 | Drama, Sport

Synopsis

Struggling Bronx mechanic Jaden Miller uses boxing to save himself and his mother from being homeless. With a legendary trainer, and a reality show built around him, Miller goes for the title.

Scores

Overall Score
26.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.2%
Review Aggregate
53.2

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kent Moran2015$0$0(est)
Michael Clarke Duncan2015$0$0(est)
S. Epatha Merkerson2015$0$0(est)
Frank Watson2015$0$0(est)
Stan Carp2015$0$0(est)
Ernie Sabella2015$0$0(est)
Justin Hartley2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes1,503

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$19,003$25,153
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$19,003$25,153

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2015$9,502$12,576
Digital Rentals ?2015$618,000$818,003
Digital Purchases ?2015$648,000$857,711
Physical Rentals ?2015$701,000$927,864
Physical Purchases ?2015$1,878,000$2,485,775
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$3,929,502$5,201,201
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$157,000$207,810
Residuals ?2015$224,000$296,493
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$761,000$1,007,281
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$3,168,502$4,193,919

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