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Released
2012 · FILM

Trouble with the Curve

An aging baseball scout with failing eyesight embarks on one last scouting trip with his estranged daughter, reigniting their relationship and facing the challenge of proving his legacy in a changing game.

“Whatever Life Throws at You.”

Directed by
Robert Lorenz, David M Bernstein
Written by
Randy Brown
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
111 min
DramaRomanceSport
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Gus Lobel, a veteran baseball scout slowed by age and failing eyesight, brings his adult daughter with him as he evaluates the final prospect of his career. During their journey, the two reconnect and grow closer, and his daughter attracts the attention of a young player who has transitioned into scouting.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 273+ 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 Joel CoxShot by Tom SternScored by Marco BeltramiDesigned by James J MurakamiSound by Bub AsmanCostumes by Deborah HopperStunts by Lonnie R Smith JrVFX by Phillip J Feiner

Box Office

2012 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.8× 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

$49.0M

Budget$60.0M
Worldwide gross$49.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $35.8M — 73% of worldwide · International: $13.2M (27%)

Opening weekend: $12.2M — 34% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $16.2M — 45% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,212 theaters

Also known as

  • Back in the Gamede
  • Trouble With The Curvede
  • Une nouvelle chancefr
  • Di nuovo in giocoit
  • (Bulgarian)Обратно в играта
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesSep 19, 2012
  • CanadaSep 21, 2012
  • NetherlandsOct 7, 2012
  • SingaporeOct 25, 2012

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., Malpaso Productions
DistributionWarner Bros., Warner Bros. Film, Warner Bros. Finland, Warner Bros. Pictures Germany, Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico
Special effectsPJF Productions, Technicolor
Other companiesAvid Media Composer, Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, BT Industrial Supply

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