Synopsis
It’s 1956 and twenty-year-old DeLyle Condie is on top of the world. MVP of his college basketball team and engaged to Emily, his high school sweetheart, life is looking pretty good. That is, until the second round of the NCAA tournament. Midway through the most important game of his life, Emily unexpectedly breaks off her engagement to DeLyle. Heartbroken, DeLyle makes the spontaneous decision to quit basketball and embark on a mission for his church. His destination: Melbourne, Australia. A city gripped with Olympic fever, DeLyle’s first encounters with the Aussies are not encouraging. He struggles to maintain his spirits when faced with the indifference of the locals, but when an opportunity arises to help train Australia’s first Olympic basketball team, DeLyle sees his chance to connect with them. His passion leads to the formation of the Mormon Yankees basketball team, and in the run up to the Games, fierce competition with the French leads to a bloody rematch, through which DeLyle and his Yankees are able to prove their faith — and their mettle — to the world.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $45,580 (20.5% of total gross) |
Legs: | 4.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 98.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 24 opening theaters/27 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $277,369 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) | 11,309 | $222,565 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 25,901-26,000) | 25,936 | $4,541 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 20,701-20,800) | 20,787 | $227,106 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) | 3,493 | $222,565 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Google Play: | Google Play |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 7th, 2016 (Limited) by Pure Flix / Samuel Goldwyn Films |
International Releases: | October 14th, 2016 (Wide), released as Spirit Of The Game (Australia) |
Video Release: | February 7th, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG for mild thematic elements. (Rating bulletin 2436 (Cert #50591), 8/3/2016) |
Running Time: | 95 minutes |
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Keywords: | 1950s, Basketball, College Sports, Relationships Gone Wrong, Australia, Christians, Missionary, Olympics, Inspirational Coach, Faith-Based Film |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | KW Films, McLaren House, Steve Jaggi Company, Shearwater Entertainment |
Production Countries: | Australia |
Languages: | English |