In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEach of the robots were built both in real life and CGI. For certain shots with animatronics, they were controlled by more than twenty puppeteers.
- GoofsGiven that Hugh Jackman is left-handed, Atom is seen at times mirroring Charlie rather than mimicking him. In many scenes, especially in the fight between Atom and Zeus, Atom is clearly fighting right-handed while Charlie is shadow boxing left-handed. This is perhaps the reason why Atom is seen to be alternating between mimicking and mirroring even though according to how shadow boxing is explained in the film he should be only mimicking. This is also easily seen, though, when you notice the person running the shadow function either facing Atom or not. The shadow apparently mirrors when the operator is facing him and in mimic when not.
- Quotes
Max Kenton: The People's Champion? Sounds pretty good to me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Failure: Conan, Real Steel, and Final Destination 5 (2011)
- SoundtracksAll My Days
Written and Performed by Alexi Murdoch
Courtesy of Zero Summer Records
By arrangement with Nettwerk Music Group
Featured review
Great movie, good story. Who doesn't like fighting robots??
We saw an advanced screening on Sept 22. I thought it was going to be another one of those cheesy, campy, not really believable, warm fuzzy, type of underdog/rags to riches movies. I was actually surprised. It had some great plot twists, it had a real story line. And while yes, there is some language sprinkled throughout, it did make a good family movie for older kids, 10+ (my opinion). The ending wasn't quite what I was expecting, but looking back I think I liked it better for that. Who wants an ending they can see coming the entire movie?
It had some great comedy moments. The relationships between the actors felt genuine and not overdone or forced.
The robot animatronics was good. The robots themselves were fun and imaginative and definitely made me wish we really had this sport. I would so be there!
It had some great comedy moments. The relationships between the actors felt genuine and not overdone or forced.
The robot animatronics was good. The robots themselves were fun and imaginative and definitely made me wish we really had this sport. I would so be there!
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- Also known as
- Real Steel: The IMAX Experience
- Filming locations
- Mason, Michigan, USA(Ingham County Courthouse)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $85,468,508
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,319,677
- Oct 9, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $299,268,508
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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