Sydney Sweeney Reveals Multiple Injuries She Suffered On 'Christy' Set

Sydney Sweeney is proving she is as tough as the woman she portrays.

The actress revealed she walked away from the set of her new boxing drama "Christy" with multiple injuries after performing her own fight scenes. 

Despite Sydney Sweeney's gritty performance, "Christy" reportedly stumbled at the box office, pulling in just over $1 million across more than 2,000 theaters in its opening weekend.

Sweeney went all in for her latest role and paid the price for it. The star revealed she suffered a concussion and a bloody nose while filming fight scenes for the biopic. 

She said the hits were not just staged to look real; they were real. "We're actually hitting each other. We were knocking each other out, we were getting bloody noses. I got a concussion. We were actually fighting," she shared.

Her background in combat sports made the demanding scenes possible. Sweeney, who trained in kickboxing and grappling throughout her childhood in Idaho, was ready to take the punches, literally.

The Sun notes she made it clear to her stunt partners from day one, saying, "I want you to hit me. And I want you to hit me hard. And can I hit you?"

Sweeney gave everything she had to become boxing legend Christy Martin, both physically and emotionally. The 28-year-old revealed she packed on more than 30 pounds of muscle in just three months, training for up to five hours a day while living back home in Idaho.

She even built her own "Rocky-style" gym in her grandmother's shed and split her days between weight training and intense boxing sessions. But for Sweeney, the workouts were not the hardest part.

The emotional toll of filming Martin's strained relationship with her mother left the biggest mark. She admitted, "I couldn't imagine how hard it was for Christy and for others who deal with that as well. And it broke my heart while I was making that scene."

Sweeney's boxing biopic might have packed power in the ring, but not at the box office. The Blast noted that the film opened in over 2,000 theaters, yet managed to earn just $1.3 million, averaging a modest $649 per location.

The sluggish start landed it among the 12 weakest debuts for movies released on more than 2,000 screens. Despite decent reviews and a 67% Rotten Tomatoes score, the turnout left industry watchers puzzled about why audiences stayed home.

Some pointed out that the last few films to perform this poorly were released during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when theaters were still half-empty. It is an especially tough blow for Sweeney, who trained for months and transformed herself to portray Martin. 

Between her new boxing biopic "Christy" and the ongoing buzz over her controversial ad campaign, Sweeney has had one of her busiest and loudest years yet.

The Blast reported that in a sit-down with Martin, Sweeney opened up about how she stays grounded amid the chaos. Her approach? Keep her head down and focus on what matters. "You just know who you are," she said, explaining that the only opinions that count are those of her family and close friends.

For Sweeney, blocking out negativity has become second nature. She shared that she has learned to treat criticism as background noise, choosing to put her energy into the work she loves instead.

Sweeney is no stranger to criticism, as she has been dealing with it since she was a teenager trying to break into Hollywood. The Blast highlighted that during an appearance on "Live with Kelly and Mark," the producer recalled being told to "fix her face" by a casting director when she was just 16.

Reflecting on those early days, Sweeney admitted that her journey into acting was not easy and that rejection was part of the process. "You are going to get told no way more than you are going to be told yes," she noted.

She described audition rooms where directors barely paid attention, even eating chips while she performed. Despite the discouragement, Sweeney said those experiences taught her resilience and the value of self-confidence. 

Looks like Sydney Sweeney did not just play a fighter, she became one.