Pawn Sacrifice
On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Worldwide
- $6M
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Cast
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During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
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Box Office & Release
Pawn Sacrifice returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Sep 16, 2015
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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