Autographed by Sylvester Stallone Rocky Balboa quickly became a household name after Stallone’s 1976 hit, Rocky. The film grossed $225 million worldwide and was awarded Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing at the 1976 Academy Awards. Stallone wrote and starred in the movie himself, and received honors from the Writers Guild of America in 2006 as the 78th best screenplay of all-time. Since the 1976 debut of Rocky there have been five sequels, all of which featured Stallone. The Rocky series has grossed over $1.25 billion worldwide since the first movie debuted. This piece comes with an individually-numbered Certificate of Authenticity and is 100% guaranteed authentic for life.