Facing the Giants

2006 | Drama, Sport, Christian Theme, Football, Religious Theme, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A losing coach and his underdog football team face their giants of fear and failure on and off the field, with surprising results.

Scores

Overall Score
64.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.0%
Review Aggregate
52.8

Critic Consensus

16.7% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

stylizedthin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alex Kendrick2006$4,000$7,000(est)
Shannen Fields2006$3,000$4,000(est)
Tracy Goode2006$2,000$3,000(est)
James Blackwell2006$2,000$3,000(est)
Bailey Cave2006$1,000$2,000(est)
Jim McBride2006$1,000$2,000(est)
Jason McLeod2006$1,000$2,000(est)
Christopher "C-willy" Willis2006$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count24
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes18,818

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$10,178,331$15,838,008
International2006$64,828$100,876
Worldwide2006$10,243,159$15,938,884

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$5,115,097$7,959,354
Digital Rentals ?2006$375,000$583,519
Digital Purchases ?2006$116,000$180,502
Physical Rentals ?2006$11,868,000$18,467,220
Physical Purchases ?2006$27,994,000$43,560,109
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$2,442,799$3,801,122
Total Revenues2006$47,910,896$74,551,827
Expenses
Budget ?2006$100,000$155,605
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$120,000 (est)$186,726 (est)
Participations2006$3,833,000$5,964,346
Residuals ?2006$3,078,000$4,789,527
Interest & Overhead2006$20,000$31,121
Total Expenses2006$7,151,000$11,127,325
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$40,759,896$63,424,502

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