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Released
2001 · FILM

Hard Ball

A down‑on‑his‑luck gambling addict and ticket scalper must reluctantly coach a rough‑neighborhood Little League team to repay a dangerous debt, forcing him to confront his vices and fight for the kids’—and his own—future.

“The most important thing in life is showing up”

Directed by
Brian Robbins
Written by
Daniel Coyle, John Gatins
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
106 min
ComedyDramaSport
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

A gambling addict and ticket scalper living an aimless life reluctantly agrees to coach a Little League team from the Chicago projects as part of a loan agreement.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 183+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Ned BastilleShot by Tom RichmondScored by Mark IshamDesigned by Jaymes Hinkle

Box Office

2001 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$44.1M

Budget$32.0M
Worldwide gross$44.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $40.2M — 91% of worldwide · International: $3.9M (9%)

Opening weekend: $9.4M — 23% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $11.2M — 28% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,137 theaters

Also known as

  • Hardballde
  • Hard Ballen

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