Never Back Down
“Win or lose... Everyone has their fight.”
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.
Genres
Drama, Action
Studio
Summit Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How Never Back Down performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$41.6M
Gross Profit
$21.6M
Return
2.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jake Tyler
Sean Faris
Jake Tyler
Baja Miller
Amber Heard
Baja Miller
Ryan McCarthy
Cam Gigandet
Ryan McCarthy
Jean Roqua
Djimon Hounsou
Jean Roqua
Max Cooperman
Evan Peters
Max Cooperman
Margot Tyler
Leslie Hope
Margot Tyler
Charlie Tyler
Wyatt Smith
Charlie Tyler
Aaron
Neil Brown Jr.
Aaron
Jenny
Lauren Leech
Jenny
Eric
Tilky Jones
Eric
Ben
Steven Crowley
Ben
Mr. Lloyd
Tom Nowicki
Mr. Lloyd
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