Love & Basketball (2000)

Love & Basketball
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,441,122Details
International Box Office $268,503Details
Worldwide Box Office $27,709,625
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,139,180 (29.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,237 opening theaters/1,245 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,609,462

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,141 $27,441,122
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,566 $268,503
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,525 $27,709,625

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 21st, 2000 (Wide) by New Line, released as Love and Basketball
Video Release: October 10th, 2000 by New Line Home Video, released as Love and Basketball
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality and language
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jakob the Liar
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Keywords: Basketball, African Americans, Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1980s, 1990s, Single Parent, Adult Child of Divorce, Medical and Hospitals, Scene in End Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 115 $8,139,180 Apr 21, 2000 3
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $17,063,588 Apr 21, 2000 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 54 $8,139,180 Apr 21, 2000 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $17,063,588 Apr 21, 2000 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2000 2 $8,139,180   1,237 $6,580   $8,139,180 1
Apr 28, 2000 5 $5,102,637 -37% 1,245 $4,099   $15,442,913 2
May 5, 2000 6 $3,135,694 -39% 1,192 $2,631   $19,590,129 3
May 12, 2000 9 $1,942,129 -38% 1,047 $1,855   $22,248,135 4
May 19, 2000 12 $1,335,497 -31% 833 $1,603   $24,129,298 5
May 26, 2000 14 $986,251 -26% 540 $1,826   $25,440,700 6
Jun 2, 2000 15 $347,998 -65% 450 $773   $25,979,443 7
Jun 9, 2000 20 $212,944 -39% 292 $729   $26,330,809 8
Jun 16, 2000 42 $82,004 -61% 126 $651   $26,509,315 9
Jun 23, 2000 49 $54,623 -33% 73 $748   $26,606,603 10
Jun 30, 2000 59 $39,991 -27% 45 $889   $26,680,312 11
Jul 7, 2000 72 $15,669 -61% 32 $490   $26,704,337 12
Jul 14, 2000 27 $158,096 +909% 264 $599   $26,869,004 13
Jul 21, 2000 30 $137,656 -13% 246 $560   $27,113,685 14
Jul 28, 2000 47 $61,715 -55% 173 $357   $27,261,393 15
Aug 4, 2000 47 $55,459 -10% 110 $504   $27,372,197 16
Aug 11, 2000 68 $36,565 -34% 77 $475   $27,441,122 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 21, 2000 3 $3,003,490     1,070 $2,807   $3,003,490 1
Apr 22, 2000 5 $2,679,280 -11%   1,070 $2,504   $5,682,770 2
Apr 23, 2000 2 $2,129,000 -21%   1,237 $1,721   $8,139,000 3
Apr 24, 2000 3 $778,462 -63%   1,237 $629   $8,917,642 4
Apr 25, 2000 6 $527,947 -32%   1,237 $427   $9,445,589 5
Apr 26, 2000 6 $482,833 -9%   1,237 $390   $9,928,422 6
Apr 27, 2000 6 $493,357 +2%   1,237 $399   $10,421,779 7
Apr 28, 2000 5 $1,558,502 +216% -48% 1,245 $1,252   $11,980,281 8
Apr 29, 2000 5 $2,255,745 +45% -16% 1,245 $1,812   $14,236,026 9
Apr 30, 2000 5 $1,230,000 -45% -42% 1,245 $988   $15,442,913 10
May 1, 2000 6 $292,036 -76% -62% 1,245 $235   $15,734,949 11
May 2, 2000 9 $271,951 -7% -48% 1,245 $218   $16,006,900 12
May 3, 2000 8 $251,168 -8% -48% 1,245 $202   $16,258,068 13
May 4, 2000 8 $260,613 +4% -47% 1,245 $209   $16,518,681 14
May 5, 2000 7 $803,251 +208% -48% 1,245 $645   $17,321,932 15
May 6, 2000 6 $1,418,485 +77% -37% 1,045 $1,357   $18,740,417 16
May 7, 2000 6 $808,000 -43% -34% 1,192 $678   $19,590,129 17
May 8, 2000 9 $201,342 -75% -31% 1,192 $169   $19,791,471 18
May 9, 2000 11 $181,546 -10% -33% 1,192 $152   $19,973,017 19
May 10, 2000 11 $175,609 -3% -30% 1,192 $147   $20,148,626 20
May 11, 2000 10 $193,793 +10% -26% 1,192 $163   $20,342,419 21
May 12, 2000 10 $522,000 +169% -35% 1,047 $499   $20,864,000 22
May 13, 2000 10 $828,000 +59% -42% 1,047 $791   $21,692,000 23
May 14, 2000 10 $565,000 -32% -30% 1,047 $540   $22,248,135 24
May 15, 2000 9 $153,258 -73% -24% 1,047 $146   $22,401,393 25
May 16, 2000 14 $141,080 -8% -22% 1,047 $135   $22,543,473 26
May 17, 2000 13 $130,239 -8% -26% 1,047 $124   $22,673,712 27
May 18, 2000 13 $138,742 +7% -28% 1,047 $133   $22,812,354 28
May 21, 2000 12 $331,000   -41% 833 $397   $24,129,298 31
May 22, 2000 13 $106,341 -68% -31% 833 $128   $24,235,639 32
May 23, 2000 12 $95,221 -10% -33% 833 $114   $24,330,860 33
May 24, 2000 12 $85,268 -10% -35% 833 $102   $24,416,128 34
May 25, 2000 12 $90,414 +6% -35% 833 $109   $24,506,542 35
May 29, 2000 13 $208,596   +96% 540 $386   $25,440,700 39
May 30, 2000 14 $64,892 -69% -32% 540 $120   $25,505,592 40
May 31, 2000 14 $61,645 -5% -28% 540 $114   $25,567,237 41
Jun 1, 2000 14 $75,481 +22% -17% 540 $140   $25,642,718 42
Jun 4, 2000 14 $84,000     450 $187   $25,979,000 45
Jun 5, 2000 14 $39,814 -53% -81% 450 $88   $26,019,257 46
Jun 6, 2000 15 $38,254 -4% -41% 450 $85   $26,057,511 47
Jun 7, 2000 14 $35,015 -8% -43% 450 $78   $26,092,526 48
Jun 8, 2000 14 $39,541 +13% -48% 450 $88   $26,132,067 49
Jun 11, 2000 19 $53,000   -37% 292 $182   $26,330,809 52
Jun 12, 2000 16 $30,586 -42% -23% 292 $105   $26,361,395 53
Jun 13, 2000 18 $26,686 -13% -30% 292 $91   $26,388,081 54
Jun 14, 2000 19 $23,187 -13% -34% 292 $79   $26,411,268 55
Jun 15, 2000 17 $29,125 +26% -26% 292 $100   $26,440,393 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2000 3 $10,340,276   1,237 $8,359   $10,340,276 1
Apr 28, 2000 5 $6,114,159 -41% 1,245 $4,911   $16,454,435 2
May 5, 2000 6 $3,851,571 -37% 1,192 $3,231   $20,306,006 3
May 12, 2000 10 $2,487,795 -35% 1,047 $2,376   $22,793,801 4
May 19, 2000 12 $1,660,648 -33% 833 $1,994   $24,454,449 5
May 26, 2000 14 $1,176,996 -29% 540 $2,180   $25,631,445 6
Jun 2, 2000 15 $486,420 -59% 450 $1,081   $26,117,865 7
Jun 9, 2000 24 $309,446 -36% 292 $1,060   $26,427,311 8
Jun 16, 2000 42 $124,669 -60% 126 $989   $26,551,980 9
Jun 23, 2000 54 $88,341 -29% 73 $1,210   $26,640,321 10
Jun 30, 2000 62 $48,347 -45% 45 $1,074   $26,688,668 11
Jul 7, 2000 72 $22,240 -54% 32 $695   $26,710,908 12
Jul 14, 2000 25 $265,121 +1,092% 264 $1,004   $26,976,029 13
Jul 21, 2000 29 $223,649 -16% 246 $909   $27,199,678 14
Jul 28, 2000 43 $117,060 -48% 173 $677   $27,316,738 15
Aug 4, 2000 50 $87,819 -25% 110 $798   $27,404,557 16
Aug 11, 2000 77 $36,565 -58% 77 $475   $27,441,122 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Omar Epps    Quincy McCall
Sanaa Lathan    Monica Wright

Supporting Cast

Alfre Woodard    Camille Wright
Dennis Haysbert    Zeke McCall
Debbi Morgan    Mona McCall
Harry J. Lennix    Nathan Wright
Kyla Pratt    Young Monica
Glenndon Chatman    Young Quincy
James DuMont    Jim (Reporter)
Tyra Banks    Kyra Kessler
Monica Calhoun    Kerry
Jesse Corti    Coach Parra
Christine Dunford    Coach Davis
Regina Hall    Lena Wright
Boris Kodjoe    Jason
Colleen Matsuhara    UCLA Coach
Robin Roberts    Herself
Gabrielle Union    Shawnee
Dick Vitale    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gina Prince-Bythewood    Director
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Gina Prince-Bythewood    Screenwriter
Spike Lee    Producer
Sam Kitt    Producer
Andrew Z. Davis    Executive Producer
Jay Stern    Executive Producer
Cynthia Guidry    Executive Producer
Reynaldo Villalobos    Director of Photography
Jeff Howard    Production Designer
Terilyn A. Shropshire    Editor

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,139,180 (29.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,237 opening theaters/1,245 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,609,462

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,141 $27,441,122
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,566 $268,503
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,525 $27,709,625

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 21st, 2000 (Wide) by New Line, released as Love and Basketball
Video Release: October 10th, 2000 by New Line Home Video, released as Love and Basketball
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality and language
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jakob the Liar
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Basketball, African Americans, Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1980s, 1990s, Single Parent, Adult Child of Divorce, Medical and Hospitals, Scene in End Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 115 $8,139,180 Apr 21, 2000 3
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $17,063,588 Apr 21, 2000 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 54 $8,139,180 Apr 21, 2000 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $17,063,588 Apr 21, 2000 3

Leading Cast

Omar Epps    Quincy McCall
Sanaa Lathan    Monica Wright

Supporting Cast

Alfre Woodard    Camille Wright
Dennis Haysbert    Zeke McCall
Debbi Morgan    Mona McCall
Harry J. Lennix    Nathan Wright
Kyla Pratt    Young Monica
Glenndon Chatman    Young Quincy
James DuMont    Jim (Reporter)
Tyra Banks    Kyra Kessler
Monica Calhoun    Kerry
Jesse Corti    Coach Parra
Christine Dunford    Coach Davis
Regina Hall    Lena Wright
Boris Kodjoe    Jason
Colleen Matsuhara    UCLA Coach
Robin Roberts    Herself
Gabrielle Union    Shawnee
Dick Vitale    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gina Prince-Bythewood    Director
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Gina Prince-Bythewood    Screenwriter
Spike Lee    Producer
Sam Kitt    Producer
Andrew Z. Davis    Executive Producer
Jay Stern    Executive Producer
Cynthia Guidry    Executive Producer
Reynaldo Villalobos    Director of Photography
Jeff Howard    Production Designer
Terilyn A. Shropshire    Editor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2000 2 $8,139,180   1,237 $6,580   $8,139,180 1
Apr 28, 2000 5 $5,102,637 -37% 1,245 $4,099   $15,442,913 2
May 5, 2000 6 $3,135,694 -39% 1,192 $2,631   $19,590,129 3
May 12, 2000 9 $1,942,129 -38% 1,047 $1,855   $22,248,135 4
May 19, 2000 12 $1,335,497 -31% 833 $1,603   $24,129,298 5
May 26, 2000 14 $986,251 -26% 540 $1,826   $25,440,700 6
Jun 2, 2000 15 $347,998 -65% 450 $773   $25,979,443 7
Jun 9, 2000 20 $212,944 -39% 292 $729   $26,330,809 8
Jun 16, 2000 42 $82,004 -61% 126 $651   $26,509,315 9
Jun 23, 2000 49 $54,623 -33% 73 $748   $26,606,603 10
Jun 30, 2000 59 $39,991 -27% 45 $889   $26,680,312 11
Jul 7, 2000 72 $15,669 -61% 32 $490   $26,704,337 12
Jul 14, 2000 27 $158,096 +909% 264 $599   $26,869,004 13
Jul 21, 2000 30 $137,656 -13% 246 $560   $27,113,685 14
Jul 28, 2000 47 $61,715 -55% 173 $357   $27,261,393 15
Aug 4, 2000 47 $55,459 -10% 110 $504   $27,372,197 16
Aug 11, 2000 68 $36,565 -34% 77 $475   $27,441,122 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 21, 2000 3 $3,003,490     1,070 $2,807   $3,003,490 1
Apr 22, 2000 5 $2,679,280 -11%   1,070 $2,504   $5,682,770 2
Apr 23, 2000 2 $2,129,000 -21%   1,237 $1,721   $8,139,000 3
Apr 24, 2000 3 $778,462 -63%   1,237 $629   $8,917,642 4
Apr 25, 2000 6 $527,947 -32%   1,237 $427   $9,445,589 5
Apr 26, 2000 6 $482,833 -9%   1,237 $390   $9,928,422 6
Apr 27, 2000 6 $493,357 +2%   1,237 $399   $10,421,779 7
Apr 28, 2000 5 $1,558,502 +216% -48% 1,245 $1,252   $11,980,281 8
Apr 29, 2000 5 $2,255,745 +45% -16% 1,245 $1,812   $14,236,026 9
Apr 30, 2000 5 $1,230,000 -45% -42% 1,245 $988   $15,442,913 10
May 1, 2000 6 $292,036 -76% -62% 1,245 $235   $15,734,949 11
May 2, 2000 9 $271,951 -7% -48% 1,245 $218   $16,006,900 12
May 3, 2000 8 $251,168 -8% -48% 1,245 $202   $16,258,068 13
May 4, 2000 8 $260,613 +4% -47% 1,245 $209   $16,518,681 14
May 5, 2000 7 $803,251 +208% -48% 1,245 $645   $17,321,932 15
May 6, 2000 6 $1,418,485 +77% -37% 1,045 $1,357   $18,740,417 16
May 7, 2000 6 $808,000 -43% -34% 1,192 $678   $19,590,129 17
May 8, 2000 9 $201,342 -75% -31% 1,192 $169   $19,791,471 18
May 9, 2000 11 $181,546 -10% -33% 1,192 $152   $19,973,017 19
May 10, 2000 11 $175,609 -3% -30% 1,192 $147   $20,148,626 20
May 11, 2000 10 $193,793 +10% -26% 1,192 $163   $20,342,419 21
May 12, 2000 10 $522,000 +169% -35% 1,047 $499   $20,864,000 22
May 13, 2000 10 $828,000 +59% -42% 1,047 $791   $21,692,000 23
May 14, 2000 10 $565,000 -32% -30% 1,047 $540   $22,248,135 24
May 15, 2000 9 $153,258 -73% -24% 1,047 $146   $22,401,393 25
May 16, 2000 14 $141,080 -8% -22% 1,047 $135   $22,543,473 26
May 17, 2000 13 $130,239 -8% -26% 1,047 $124   $22,673,712 27
May 18, 2000 13 $138,742 +7% -28% 1,047 $133   $22,812,354 28
May 21, 2000 12 $331,000   -41% 833 $397   $24,129,298 31
May 22, 2000 13 $106,341 -68% -31% 833 $128   $24,235,639 32
May 23, 2000 12 $95,221 -10% -33% 833 $114   $24,330,860 33
May 24, 2000 12 $85,268 -10% -35% 833 $102   $24,416,128 34
May 25, 2000 12 $90,414 +6% -35% 833 $109   $24,506,542 35
May 29, 2000 13 $208,596   +96% 540 $386   $25,440,700 39
May 30, 2000 14 $64,892 -69% -32% 540 $120   $25,505,592 40
May 31, 2000 14 $61,645 -5% -28% 540 $114   $25,567,237 41
Jun 1, 2000 14 $75,481 +22% -17% 540 $140   $25,642,718 42
Jun 4, 2000 14 $84,000     450 $187   $25,979,000 45
Jun 5, 2000 14 $39,814 -53% -81% 450 $88   $26,019,257 46
Jun 6, 2000 15 $38,254 -4% -41% 450 $85   $26,057,511 47
Jun 7, 2000 14 $35,015 -8% -43% 450 $78   $26,092,526 48
Jun 8, 2000 14 $39,541 +13% -48% 450 $88   $26,132,067 49
Jun 11, 2000 19 $53,000   -37% 292 $182   $26,330,809 52
Jun 12, 2000 16 $30,586 -42% -23% 292 $105   $26,361,395 53
Jun 13, 2000 18 $26,686 -13% -30% 292 $91   $26,388,081 54
Jun 14, 2000 19 $23,187 -13% -34% 292 $79   $26,411,268 55
Jun 15, 2000 17 $29,125 +26% -26% 292 $100   $26,440,393 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 21, 2000 3 $10,340,276   1,237 $8,359   $10,340,276 1
Apr 28, 2000 5 $6,114,159 -41% 1,245 $4,911   $16,454,435 2
May 5, 2000 6 $3,851,571 -37% 1,192 $3,231   $20,306,006 3
May 12, 2000 10 $2,487,795 -35% 1,047 $2,376   $22,793,801 4
May 19, 2000 12 $1,660,648 -33% 833 $1,994   $24,454,449 5
May 26, 2000 14 $1,176,996 -29% 540 $2,180   $25,631,445 6
Jun 2, 2000 15 $486,420 -59% 450 $1,081   $26,117,865 7
Jun 9, 2000 24 $309,446 -36% 292 $1,060   $26,427,311 8
Jun 16, 2000 42 $124,669 -60% 126 $989   $26,551,980 9
Jun 23, 2000 54 $88,341 -29% 73 $1,210   $26,640,321 10
Jun 30, 2000 62 $48,347 -45% 45 $1,074   $26,688,668 11
Jul 7, 2000 72 $22,240 -54% 32 $695   $26,710,908 12
Jul 14, 2000 25 $265,121 +1,092% 264 $1,004   $26,976,029 13
Jul 21, 2000 29 $223,649 -16% 246 $909   $27,199,678 14
Jul 28, 2000 43 $117,060 -48% 173 $677   $27,316,738 15
Aug 4, 2000 50 $87,819 -25% 110 $798   $27,404,557 16
Aug 11, 2000 77 $36,565 -58% 77 $475   $27,441,122 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.