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For Love of the GameFollow

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+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$13.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$35.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$46.10M
$10.90M international
Domestic legs2.7x
Budget$50M
1999 rank#58
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Cast & crew

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Sam Raimi Sam Raimi Director Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Starring Kelly Preston Kelly Preston Starring John C. Reilly John C. Reilly Starring Jena Malone Jena Malone Starring Brian Cox Brian Cox Starring
ScreenplayDana Stevens Produced byArmyan Bernstein, Amy Robinson CinematographyJohn Bailey Music byBasil Poledouris StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 17-19 2 $13.0M — 2,829 $4,610 $13.0M
2 Sep 24-26 4 $6.4M −50.7% 2,854 $2,255 $23.0M
3 Oct 1-3 7 $3.5M −44.9% 2,933 $1,210 $28.4M
4 Oct 8-10 10 $2.1M −39.5% 2,414 $890 $31.5M
5 Oct 15-17 13 $1.1M −49.8% 1,476 $730 $33.2M
6 Oct 22-24 20 $446.3K −58.6% 642 $695 $34.0M
7 Oct 29-31 24 $282.6K −36.7% 475 $595 $34.4M
8 Nov 5-7 29 $235.8K −16.6% 403 $585 $34.7M
9 Nov 12-14 36 $134.3K −43.0% 277 $485 $34.9M
10 Nov 19-21 43 $88.0K −34.5% 212 $415 $35.1M
11 Nov 26-28 52 $60.7K −31.0% 150 $405 $35.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $88.0K
$13.0M
$6.4M
$3.5M
$2.1M
$1.1M
$446.3K
$282.6K
$235.8K
$134.3K
$88.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −34.5%
−50.7%
W1→2
−44.9%
W2→3
−39.5%
W3→4
−49.8%
W4→5
−58.6%
W5→6
−36.7%
W6→7
−16.6%
W7→8
−43.0%
W8→9
−34.5%
W9→10
Steepest −58.6%Best hold −16.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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