When the Game Stands Tall

2014 | Biography, Drama, Family, Sport, Christian Theme, Football, Religious Theme, Sports, Sports Coach, Summer, Team Sport

Synopsis

The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.

Scores

Overall Score
67.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.4%
Review Aggregate
50.1

Critic Consensus

20.6% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, family-friendly. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plothistoricalfamily-friendlyupliftingemotionalcharacter-drivenfunnyrealistictragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Caviezel2014$1,078,000$1,429,000(est)
Michael Chiklis2014$664,000$880,000(est)
Alexander Ludwig2014$500,000$662,000(est)
Clancy Brown2014$409,000$542,000(est)
Laura Dern2014$350,000$463,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count68
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes17,361

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$30,127,964$39,928,780
International2014$10,791$14,301
Worldwide2014$30,138,754$39,943,080

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 Revenue2014$15,068,298$19,970,111
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,928,000$5,205,803
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,112,000$4,124,353
Physical Rentals ?2014$4,478,000$5,934,722
Physical Purchases ?2014$12,071,000$15,997,772
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$7,230,711$9,582,907
Total Revenues2014$45,888,010$60,815,668
Expenses
Budget ?2014$15,000,000$19,879,594
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$14,923,000 (est)$19,777,546 (est)
Participations2014$1,836,000$2,433,262
Residuals ?2014$1,796,000$2,380,250
Interest & Overhead2014$3,000,000$3,975,919
Total Expenses2014$36,555,000$48,446,571
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$9,333,010$12,369,096

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