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For Love of the Game

1999 • PG-13 • 2h 17m • Drama, Romance • Universal Pictures

Billy Chapel must choose between the woman he loves and the game he lives for.

🍅 47% 75% MC 43 LB 3.04 IMDb 6.6
CS B+

For Love of the Game Box Office

Opening Weekend
$13.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$35.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$46.1M
$10.9M international
Domestic Legs2.7x
Budget$50M
1999 Rank#58
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Sep 17-19 2 $13.04M — $13.04M 2,829 $4.6K 1
Sep 24-26 4 $6.44M -50.7% $23.02M 2,854 $2.3K 2
Oct 1-3 7 $3.55M -44.9% $28.41M 2,933 $1.2K 3
Oct 8-10 10 $2.15M -39.5% $31.52M 2,414 $890 4
Oct 15-17 13 $1.08M -49.8% $33.21M 1,476 $730 5
Oct 22-24 20 $446K -58.6% $33.97M 642 $695 6
Oct 29-31 24 $283K -36.7% $34.39M 475 $595 7
Nov 5-7 29 $236K -16.6% $34.73M 403 $585 8
Nov 12-14 36 $134K -43.0% $34.94M 277 $485 9
Nov 19-21 43 $88K -34.5% $35.07M 212 $415 10
Nov 26-28 52 $61K -31.0% $35.17M 150 $405 11

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed bySam Raimi
ScreenplayDana Stevens
Produced byArmyan Bernstein, Amy Robinson
CinematographyJohn Bailey
Music byBasil Poledouris
StarringKevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox, J.K. Simmons
StudioUniversal Pictures

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