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The Contender

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

2000

126 minutes (2 hrs 06 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Rod Lurie

Starring

Gary Oldman · Joan Allen · Jeff Bridges · Christian Slater · Sam Elliott · William Petersen

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 13th October 2000

Canada release: 10th September 2000

Sweden release: 26th January 2001

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 20th Apr '01
Debut position: 10
Highest position: 10
Debut gross: £163.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 2

US box office

Box Office debut: 13th Oct '00
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $5.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Apr, 2001
10

27 Apr, 2001
13

US box office

13 Oct, 2000
5

20 Oct, 2000
6

27 Oct, 2000
8

3 Nov, 2000
12

22 Dec, 2000
12

12 Jan, 2001
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£320.6 Thousand

US total gross
United States Flag

$17.9 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$22.4 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
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First viewed:
25th Jul 2025

Last viewed:
18th Oct 2025

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‘The Contender’ Lit Me on Fire. Now It’s a Cringe Factory. (Published 2021) The New York Times Wed, 8th September 2021

The Contender (2000) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Thriller IMDb Fri, 25th December 2015

Toronto Awards Analysis: Bill Skarsgard Could Be a Contender for Gus Van Sant’s Sales Title ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ The Hollywood Reporter Sun, 7th September 2025

The Contender The Guardian Sun, 22nd April 2001