
Ali
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay.Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time.
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Worldwide
- $88M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
29 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Ali returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $107M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $88M
- Release date
- Dec 10, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Ghana, Mozambique
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