RANDOM MOVIE
Join our free weekly newsletter.
Salty Popcorn > 1982 > ActionDrama | Movie | > The Challenge
Search Page
1982 | DIRECTED BY JOHN FRANKENHEIMER

The Challenge

No rating yet! Leave your score below.
No cover art for The Challenge
Join to follow this movie
Movie Stats
Year
1982
Runtime
 108 minutes (1 hr 48 mins)
Select Cast
Scott Glenn
Toshiro Mifune
Donna Kei Benz
Atsuo Nakamura
Calvin Jung
Clyde Kusatsu
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
8th Nov 2025
Last viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Total views:
25
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
23rd July 1982
44 years 2 months 12 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
23rd August 1982
44 years 1 months 12 days ago
France release date
 France
1st September 1982
44 years 1 months 3 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
8th October 1982
43 years 11 months 27 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
25th November 1982
43 years 10 months 9 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
17th February 1983
43 years 7 months 15 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.
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
ADVERTISMENT
Movie Ratings

What is your rating?

This movie has no rating yet!
Hover stars to score

The Challenge has 0 rating

Here are the 6 most recent

Totals for each star

 
 
 
 
 
Movie Reviews

How about leaving a review or comment for 'The Challenge'?

Your Display Name:

Email address

Your 140 character review:

 Characters Left

My rating

By clicking Submit you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Popularity over the last 10 days
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4th Oct 2026
3rd Oct 2026
2nd Oct 2026
1st Oct 2026
30th Sep 2026
29th Sep 2026
28th Sep 2026
27th Sep 2026
26th Sep 2026
25th Sep 2026
UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* 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
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

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

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  USA release date:
  •  Denmark release date:
  •  France release date:
  •  Finland release date:
  •  Argentina release date:
    • More global release dates
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

34887
Looker
34888
The Challenge
34889
Pray For Death

Genres
Action
Action
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Colombia Colombia
  • Turkey Turkey
  • United States United States
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Chile Chile
News from around the web
2nd October 2026
This weeks UK new movie preview 2nd October 2026 - Digger, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, The Lost Children of Tuam, The Weight and Digger
11th September 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 11th September 2026 - Practical Magic 2, Don't Look Back In Anger, Hope, Fall 2: Deadpoint, Runner, Mutiny, Pressure, The Good Boy, Coyote Vs. Acme, Charlie the Wonderdog
28th August 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 28th August 2026 - Coyote Vs. Acme, The Dog Stars, Toxic, One Night Only, Tad and the Magic Lamp, Mutiny, Tony, Insidious: Out of the Further, Colony, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
14th August 2026
The End of Oak Street leads this weeks Global new movie preview 14th August 2026 - The End of Oak Street, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, Kung-Fu Soccer, All Wishes Come True!, Sunny Dancer, Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma, The Invite, One Night Only, Nimrods, You, Me & Tuscany
17th July 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 17th July 2026 - The Odyssey, Evil Dead Burn, Obsession, Moana, Minions & Monsters, Horsegirls, Toy Story 5, David, The Last Viking, Power Ballad
28th May 2026
This weeks UK new movie preview 29th May 2026 - Backrooms, My Mother's Wedding, Tuner and Power Ballad
ADVERTISMENT
Footer Movie: