He technically loses the fight at the end and nobody ever seems bothered about that bit.
Fun fact: Stallone sold his dog for $40 to survive, then bought it back for $15,000 after selling the script.
A wrinkly little alien who looks like a thumb somehow had the whole planet in tears by '82.
Fun fact: M&M's declined the product placement deal, so Reese's Pieces were used instead, boosting their sales by 65%.