The Heart of the Game

2006 | Documentary, Sport, Basketball, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A documentary Roosevelt Roughriders, a girls' high-school basketball team in Seattle, and one player's fight to regain her eligibility to play.

Scores

Overall Score
49.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
40.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.0%
Review Aggregate
83.2

Critic Consensus

86.5% Fresh • 96 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 96 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uplifting, suspenseful, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

upliftingsuspensefullightheartedcoming of ageemotionalthought-provokingfunnygritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bill Resler2006$1,000$1,000(est)
Darnellia Russell2006$0$1,000(est)
Joyce Walker2006$0$1,000(est)
Ludacris2006$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count98
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes982

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$445,374$693,025
International2006$1,072$1,668
Worldwide2006$446,446$694,693

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$223,116$347,180
Digital Rentals ?2006$233,000$362,560
Digital Purchases ?2006$72,000$112,036
Physical Rentals ?2006$7,377,000$11,478,993
Physical Purchases ?2006$17,401,000$27,076,854
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$187,057$291,070
Total Revenues2006$25,493,173$39,668,692
Expenses
Budget ?2006$11,300$17,583
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$120,000 (est)$186,726 (est)
Participations2006$1,020,000$1,587,173
Residuals ?2006$1,846,000$2,872,471
Interest & Overhead2006$2,260$3,517
Total Expenses2006$2,999,560$4,667,470
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$22,493,613$35,001,222

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