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1982 | DIRECTED BY JOHN FRANKENHEIMER

The Challenge

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Movie Stats
Year
1982
Runtime
 108 minutes (1 hr 48 mins)
Certificates

18

R

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16

18
Select Cast
Scott Glenn
Toshiro Mifune
Donna Kei Benz
Atsuo Nakamura
Calvin Jung
Clyde Kusatsu
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
12th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
12th Aug 2025
Total views:
7
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
23rd July 1982
43 years 3 months 3 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
23rd August 1982
43 years 2 months 3 days ago
France release date
 France
1st September 1982
43 years 1 months 25 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
8th October 1982
43 years 18 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
25th November 1982
42 years 11 months 1 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
17th February 1983
42 years 8 months 9 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $522.7 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
177,778 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 23rd Jul '82
  • Debut weekend: 3rd Sep '82
  • Debut position: 21
  • Highest position: 21
  • Debut gross: $522.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john frankenheimer John Frankenheimer
Starring
Scott GlennRick
Toshiro MifuneYoshida
Donna Kei BenzAkiko
Atsuo NakamuraHideo
Calvin JungAndo
Clyde KusatsuGo
Sab ShimonoToshio
Kiyoaki NagaiKubo
Kenta FukasakuJiro
Shogo ShimadaFather of Yoshida
Yoshio InabaInstructor
Seiji MiyaguchiOld Man
Miiko TakaYoshida's Wife
Akio KamedaBoxer
Hisashi OsakaKnifeman
Yuko OkamotoT.V. Monitor Girl #1
Tae MatsudaT.V. Monitor Girl #2
Pat McNamaraFight Promoter
Pamela BowmanGirl in Gym
Roy AndrewsHanger-on
Henry CelisJorge
Kazunaga TsujiHashimoto
Kusuo KitaThug
Naoto FujitaTanaka
Masao HisanoriOshima
Ryuji YamashitaToshio Yoshida (childhood)
Toshio ChibaCustoms Officer
Minoru SanadaPorter
Shigehiro KinoVan's Driver
Katsutoshi NakayamaTaxi Driver
Masatoshi IshikawaThug's Driver
Eriko SugitaWoman #1 in Bar
Munehisa FujitaMan in Bar
Sanae NakaharaCashier
Kanata UyenoWaitress
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1982-07-23
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
21
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
10
Total US Gross:
$522,668
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
3 Sep 1982
21N
$522,668
$522,668
8 Sep 2017
101N
$2,171
$2,171
15 Sep 2017
124▼
$786
$4,864
22 Sep 2017
121▲
$467
$5,966
29 Sep 2017
125▼
$237
$6,430
6 Oct 2017
124▲
$315
$7,092
13 Oct 2017
117▲
$556
$7,776
20 Oct 2017
119▼
$633
$8,486
10 Nov 2017
115N
$426
$9,322
8 Dec 2017
105N
$113
$9,705

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
31380
Looker
31381
The Challenge
31382
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Genres
Action
Action
Drama
Drama
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