Love & Basketball (2000)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $27,441,122 | Details |
| International Box Office | $268,503 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $27,709,625 | |
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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 | $60,889,759 |
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 |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for sexuality and language |
| Running Time: | 124 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Scene in End Credits |
| Plot point: | Adult Child of Divorce, African Americans, Basketball, Medical and Hospitals, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Single Parent |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1980s, 1990s |
| 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 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 | $60,889,759 |
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 |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for sexuality and language |
| Running Time: | 124 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Scene in End Credits |
| Plot point: | Adult Child of Divorce, African Americans, Basketball, Medical and Hospitals, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Single Parent |
| Subgenre: | Romantic Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1980s, 1990s |
| 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 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.