Synopsis
Tony Nathan lands in a powder keg of anger and violence when he joins fellow African-American students at Woodlawn High School after its government-mandated desegregation in 1973. The Woodlawn Colonels football team is a microcosm of the problems at the school and in the city, which erupts in cross burnings and riots, and Coach Tandy Gerelds is at a loss to solve these unprecedented challenges with his disciplinarian ways. It’s only when Hank, an outsider who has been radically affected by the message of hope and love he experienced at a Christian revival meeting, convinces Coach Gerelds to let him speak to the team that something truly remarkable begins to happen. More than 40 players, nearly the entire team, black and white, give their lives over to the “better way” Hank tells them is possible through following Jesus, and the change is so profound in them it affects their coach, their school and their community in ways no one could have imagined.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $4,002,226 (27.8% of total gross) |
Legs: | 3.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 1,553 opening theaters/1,553 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $18,406,236 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) | 4,632 | $14,394,097 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 25,501-25,600) | 25,583 | $9,794 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) | 6,549 | $14,403,891 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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iTunes: | iTunes |
Google Play: | Google Play |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 16th, 2015 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment |
International Releases: | July 1st, 2016 (Wide) (South Africa) |
Video Release: | January 19th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG for sexual content, language throughout, some violence and drug use. (Rating bulletin 2387, 7/17/2015) |
Running Time: | 123 minutes |
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Keywords: | Faith-Based Film, High School Sports, Football, Christians, African Americans, Bigotry, 1970s, Sports Drama |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Pure Flix, Provident Films, Erwin Brothers Entertainment |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |