Editing Rocky V (section)

==Reception==
===Box office===
Anticipated to be one of the big hits of the 1990 holiday season, ''Rocky V'' finished second in its opening weekend, trailing behind ''[[Home Alone]]'' and it never recovered despite it did managed to beat ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' during its opening weekend at the box office by earning $14 million compared to ''Down Under's'' $3.7 million. The film earned $42.4 million in the domestic box office less than ''[[Rocky IV]]'' 's $127 million but it was financially successful in the international box office earning $118.6 million<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 11, 1995 |page=88 |title=UIP Top Ten Pix, 1990-94 }}</ref> for a total of $160 million worldwide and ultimately grossing less than ''Rocky IV'' 's $300 million.<ref name="The Numbers" />

===Critical response===
On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has a 32% approval rating based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The website's consensus is that "''Rocky V''{{'}}s attempts to recapture the original's working-class grit are as transparently phony as each of the thuddingly obvious plot developments in a misguided installment that sent the franchise flailing into longterm limbo."<ref>{{cite web |title=Rocky V |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rocky_v |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a score of 55 out of 100, based on review from 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."<ref>{{cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Rocky V |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/rocky-v/critic-reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=[[WP:LINKROT]] an empty search box is not a suitable reference|date=November 2024}}

In 1999, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' placed the film on a list of the 100 worst ideas of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991230,00.html |title=The 100 Worst Ideas Of The Century |date=June 14, 1999 |access-date=April 8, 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first1=Melissa |last1=August |first2=Harriet |last2=Barovick |first3=Michelle |last3=Derrow |first4=Tam |last4=Gray |first5=Daniel S. |last5=Levy |first6=Lina |last6=Lofaro |first7=David |last7=Spitz |first8=Joel |last8=Stein |first9=Chris |last9=Taylor}}</ref>

Upon its release, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' regarded it as the best of the ''Rocky'' sequels.<ref>{{cite news|title= MOVIE REVIEW : A Kinder, Gentler Rocky Balboa : Of Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky' sequels, No. 5 comes closest to some of the endearing qualities associated with the first |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 16, 1990 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-16-ca-4530-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2010 |first=Michael |last=Wilmington }}</ref>

Stallone has publicly expressed hatred towards ''Rocky V'', giving it a 0 out of 10.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Sylvester Stallone - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (FULL INTERVIEW) | date=September 10, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uueiOX1Zxc |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref>

===Accolades===
It was nominated for seven [[11th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]] in 1990 including Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay for Stallone, Worst Actress for Shire, Worst Supporting Actor for Young, Worst Director for Avildsen and Worst Original Song for "The Measure of a Man".<ref name="Conconi">{{cite news |date=February 12, 1991 |last=Conconi |first=Chuck |title=PERSONALITIES |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/02/13/personalities/2a9d733a-886f-4ba8-a97e-823c20c85060/ |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] }}</ref>