The Bad News Bears (1976)

The Bad News Bears
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,349,782Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,413,779 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:17.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:443 opening theaters/443 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 12th, 2002 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: Bad News Bears
Comparisons: vs. The Sandlot
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Keywords: Baseball, Sports Comedy, Remade, Underdog, Addiction, Former Professional Athlete, Comeback, Female Athlete in a Male Dominated Sport
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 9, 1976 1 $2,413,779   443 $5,449   $2,608,666 1

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Leading Cast

Walter Matthau Coach Morris Buttermaker
Tatum O'Neal Amanda Whurlitzer

Supporting Cast

Vic Morrow Coach Roy Turner
Jackie Earle Haley Kelly Leak
Joyce Van Patten Cleveland
Ben Piazza Councilman Whitewood
Brandon Cruz Joey Turner
Alfred Lutter III Ogilvie
Shari Summers Mrs. Turner
Joe Brooks Umpire

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Production and Technical Credits

Michael Ritchie Director
Stanley R. Jaffe Producer
Bill Lancaster Screenwriter
Jerry Fielding Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,413,779 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:17.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:443 opening theaters/443 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 12th, 2002 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: Bad News Bears
Comparisons: vs. The Sandlot
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Keywords: Baseball, Sports Comedy, Remade, Underdog, Addiction, Former Professional Athlete, Comeback, Female Athlete in a Male Dominated Sport
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Walter Matthau Coach Morris Buttermaker
Tatum O'Neal Amanda Whurlitzer

Supporting Cast

Vic Morrow Coach Roy Turner
Jackie Earle Haley Kelly Leak
Joyce Van Patten Cleveland
Ben Piazza Councilman Whitewood
Brandon Cruz Joey Turner
Alfred Lutter III Ogilvie
Shari Summers Mrs. Turner
Joe Brooks Umpire

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Ritchie Director
Stanley R. Jaffe Producer
Bill Lancaster Screenwriter
Jerry Fielding Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 9, 1976 1 $2,413,779   443 $5,449   $2,608,666 1

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Weekly Box Office Performance