Editing Rocky III (section)

===Box office===
''Rocky III'' was an enormous box-office success and surpassed the gross of its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Box Office History for Rocky Movies |work=The Numbers |publisher=Nash Information Services |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/Rocky.php |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-date=December 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222174132/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/Rocky.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed $16,015,408 in its opening weekend. It was dropped to second place behind ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' during its second weekend and it was dropped to third place behind ''The Wrath of Khan'' and ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' during its third weekend<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084602/business |title=Box Office and Business Information for ''Rocky III'' |publisher=[[IMDb|IMDb.com]] |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213043335/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084602/business |url-status=live }}</ref> and earned $125,049,125 during its North American theatrical run,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rocky3.htm |title=Box Office Information for ''Rocky III'' |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-date=August 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823022359/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rocky3.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming the [[1982 in film|fourth-highest-grossing film]] of 1982;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1982&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm |title=1982 Domestic Grosses |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805084316/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1982&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> its worldwide box-office earnings stand at around $270 million.<ref name ="box office">{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Vernon |title=Stallone found new life in new film |date=November 12, 1982 |work=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]] |location=Bend, Oregon |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ZVTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5449,4731366 |access-date=July 4, 2012 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225153937/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ZVTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5449,4731366 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] and [[Gene Siskel]] attributed the film's success to the positive reaction from critics and audiences towards ''Rocky II'' and the production team's "[[quality control]]" of that film. Siskel stated, "If you want a hugely successful series, then make sure that the second one is a winner."<ref>[[Gene Siskel|Siskel]] and [[Roger Ebert|Ebert]] – ''[[At the Movies (1982 TV program)|At the Movies]]'': The Secret of ''[[Star Wars]]'' (1983).</ref>