<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $88 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $108.5 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story . The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer . Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname . Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star . </P> <P> James J. Braddock is an Irish - American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring . This is both a relief and a burden to his wife, Mae . She cannot bring herself to watch the violence of his chosen profession, yet she knows they will not have enough income without his boxing . </P>

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