Rollerball
2002 1h 38m movie Film Japan

Rollerball

“Go Ballistic”

Synopsis

“Go Ballistic”

In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.

The 2001–2003 Japan Window

247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rollerball sits at position #244.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003

  2. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #2

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  3. My Family
    #3

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003

  5. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #5

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001

  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  8. Go Heat Man!
    #8

    Go Heat Man!

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Rollerball. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rollerball premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$70.0M
Budget
$25.9M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.4×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 38m runtime, production spent $714K per minute on screen and earned $264K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

4.0
TMDB Rating
434
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,559 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (0th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,709 of 1,714 (top 100%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Germany, Japan, United States of America
Original Language En
Spoken Languages German, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, English
Production Companies Atlas Entertainment, TOHO-TOWA, Mosaic Media Group, Yorktown Productions, Helkon Media
Runtime 1h 38m
Release Date February 8, 2002
IMDb tt0246894

Themes & Motifs

  • arena
  • sports
  • manager
  • dystopia
  • wrestling
  • roller-skating
  • motor sport
  • roller skating
  • future sport

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