February 2019 in the United Kingdom. Reception Box office Fighting with My Family grossed worldwide against a production budget of . In its limited opening weekend, Fighting with My Family made $162,567 from four theaters over the four-day President's Day weekend. The film expanded to 2,711 theaters the following weekend and made $2.6 million on its first Friday wide, including $450,000 from Thursday night previews, and went on to gross $8 million for the weekend, finishing fourth at the box office. In its second weekend of wide release, the film made $4.7 million, dropping 40% and finishing seventh. Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Much like the sport it celebrates, Fighting with My Family muscles past clichés with a potent blend of energy and committed acting that should leave audiences cheering." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 83% and a 57% "definite recommend." Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com opined in a three-out-of-four star review: "Even though Fighting with My Family is undoubtedly about branding the WWE as a fantasy factory, its biggest strengths are its wit and surprisingly big heart." References External links 2019 films 2010s sports comedy-drama films American coming-of-age comedy-drama films American films based on actual events American sports comedy-drama films British coming-of-age comedy-drama films British films based on actual events British sports comedy-drama films Cultural depictions of professional wrestlers 2010s English-language films Films about alcoholism Films about families Films produced by Dwayne Johnson Films set in 2002 Films set in 2011 Films set in 2012 Films set in 2014 Films set in London Films set in New Orleans Films set in Norfolk Films set in Orlando, Florida Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Norfolk Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Seven Bucks Productions films Sports films based on actual events Women in WWE Women's professional wrestling films WWE Studios films Films shot at Pinewood Studios 2010s American films 2010s British films