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Released
2008 · FILM

Leatherheads

A decorated war hero and college football star is lured into the rough-and-tumble world of early pro football to help a struggling team, but when a tenacious reporter uncovers a dark secret from his past, the game—and his reputation—hang in the balance.

“If Love Is a Game, Who'll Make the First Pass?”

Directed by
Ian Calip, David Webb
Written by
Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
114 min
ComedyDramaRomance
Streaming on
  • Netflix

Synopsis

A light-hearted comedy about the beginnings of professional American football, the film follows a decorated war hero and college all-star who is tempted into playing the professional game. Everyone sees the opportunity to make a fortune, but when a reporter uncovers some dirt on the war hero, it threatens to upend everything, putting everyone's gains at risk.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 735+ 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 Stephen MirrioneShot by Newton Thomas SigelScored by Randy NewmanDesigned by Jim BissellSound by Bob ChefalasCostumes by Louise FrogleyStunts by G A AguilarVFX by Melissa Brockman

Box Office

2008 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× 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

$41.3M

Budget$58.0M
Worldwide gross$41.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $31.4M — 76% of worldwide · International: $9.9M (24%)

Opening weekend: $12.7M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $15.7M — 50% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,769 theaters

Also known as

  • Ein verlockendes Spielde
  • Jeux de dupesfr
  • In amore niente regoleit
  • (English)Leatherheads
  • (Bulgarian)Момичето на отбора
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesMar 24, 2008
  • UkraineApr 3, 2008
  • CanadaApr 4, 2008
  • EstoniaApr 11, 2008

Companies

ProductionSmokehouse Pictures, Universal Pictures, Casey Silver Productions

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