Editing Rocky III (section)

==Other media==
===Sequel===
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A sequel titled ''Rocky IV'', was released in November 1985.

===''Rocky'' statue in Philadelphia===
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A bronze statue of Rocky, called "ROCKY", was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone and created by [[A. Thomas Schomberg]] in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/tag/rocky-statue-philadelphia-art-museum/|title=Rocky statue & Philadelphia Art Museum {{!}} The Pop History Dig|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-08|archive-date=2019-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426060526/https://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/tag/rocky-statue-philadelphia-art-museum/|url-status=live}}</ref> Three statues were created, and one was placed on the top of the steps of the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]] for the filming of ''Rocky III''. After filming was complete, a furious debate erupted in Philadelphia between the Art Museum and the City's Art Commission over the meaning of "[[art]]". Claiming the statue was not "art" but rather a "movie [[Theatrical property|prop]]" the city considered various alternative locations and settled upon the front of the [[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]] in South Philadelphia. It was later returned to the Art Museum where it was used in the filming of ''[[Rocky V]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Hinds |first=Michael Decourcy |title=Love Gets in the Way as Rocky V Starts Filming |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/23/movies/love-gets-in-the-way-as-rocky-v-starts-filming.html |access-date=21 September 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 23, 1990 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001235608/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/23/movies/love-gets-in-the-way-as-rocky-v-starts-filming.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as ''[[Mannequin (1987 film)|Mannequin]]'' and ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''. Afterward, it was again moved to the front of the Spectrum. The statue was returned to the bottom of the museum's stairs on 8 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801620_pf.html?noredirect=on|title=Rocky Is Back Where He Belongs|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=2019-01-08|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=2019-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109062838/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090801620_pf.html?noredirect=on|url-status=live}}</ref> The steps leading to the east entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are also known as “[[Rocky Steps|The Rocky Steps]].”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rocky-statue-and-the-rocky-steps/|title=Visit The Rocky Statue And The Rocky Steps|website=Visit Philadelphia|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-08|archive-date=2019-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108194149/https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-rocky-statue-and-the-rocky-steps/|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Rocky statue in Žitište|similar statue]] is located in [[Žitište]], [[Serbia]].

===Novelization===
A [[novelization]] by Robert E. Hoban was published by [[Ballantine Books]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rocky III|via=worldcat.org|isbn=9781405320016|oclc = 8194770|last1=Gross|first1=Edward|year=2007|publisher=Dorling Kindersley }}</ref>

===Video game===
A video game based on the film was released in 1983, titled ''[[Rocky Super Action Boxing]]'', designed by [[Coleco]] and released for [[ColecoVision]]. Players can play as either Rocky Balboa or Clubber Lang either against the computer in a one-player game, or against each other in a "Head to Head" two-player mode. In 1987, ''[[Rocky (1987 video game)|Rocky]]'', based on the first four ''Rocky'' films, was released. In 2002, ''[[Rocky (2002 video game)|Rocky]]'' was released, based on the first five ''Rocky'' films. In 2004, ''[[Rocky Legends]]'', based on the first four ''Rocky'' films, was released.