Resurrecting the Champ Movie
Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man ("Champ", Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Tagline
- Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2007
- IMDB Rating:
- 7.4
- IMDB Votes:
- 918
- Countries:
- USA
- Genres:
- Drama, Sport
- Tags:
-
Boxing, Casino, Character name in title, Las vegas nevada, Journalism, Deception, Father son relationship, Flashback sequence, Profanity, Restaurant
- Domestic:
- $3,172,573 (97.8%)
- + Foreign:
- $69,854 (2.2%)
- = Worldwide:
- $3,242,427
- Opening
Weekend: - $1,667,659 (1,605 theaters, $1,039 average) % of Total Gross: 52.6%
- Release:
- 1,605 theaters