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Battle of the Sexes
The upper half of the poster shows a sepia toned image, of a man and a woman speaking at before a bank of microphones. Below a tennis ball.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written bySimon Beaufoy
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLinus Sandgren
Edited byPamela Martin
Music byNicholas Britell
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) (Telluride)
  • September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[3]
Box office$14.1 million[4]

Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 American biographical sports film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and written by Simon Beaufoy. The plot is loosely based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell as King and Riggs, with Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, and Sarah Silverman in supporting roles.

The film had its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 22, 2017, by Fox Searchlight Pictures.[5] It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Stone and Carell, with some calling it the best performance of Stone's career.[6]

Cast

Production

The project and its two leads were announced in April 2015.[7] Brie Larson was, for a brief period, set to replace Stone, due to scheduling conflicts, however these were cleared up.[8][9] On March 3, 2016, Andrea Riseborough was cast to play Marilyn Barnett, the hairdresser and lover of King.[10] Later that month, three more were cast in the film, Elisabeth Shue as Riggs' wife;[11] Austin Stowell as Larry King, Billie Jean's husband;[12] and Sarah Silverman as Gladys Heldman, the founder of World Tennis magazine.[13] Four actors joined the cast in April: Eric Christian Olsen as Lornie Kuhle,[14] Jessica McNamee as tennis player Margaret Court,[15] Alan Cumming as designer Ted Tinling,[16] and Natalie Morales as player Rosie Casals.[17]

Principal photography on the film began in Los Angeles on April 13, 2016, with a budget of more than $25 million.[18][19]

For the tennis match scenes, tennis players Kaitlyn Christian and Vince Spadea were the body doubles of Stone and Carell, respectively.[20][21]

Release

Battle of the Sexes had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2017.[22] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2017,[23] and will at the BFI London Film Festival on October 7, 2017.[24] The film began a limited release in the United States on September 22, 2017, before going wide the following week.[25]

Box office

As of October 14, 2017, Battle of the Sexes has grossed $10.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $12.1 million.[4]

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $515,450 from 21 theaters, an average of $24,545 per theater.[26] The film expanded the following Friday, where it was released alongside the openings of Flatliners, 'Til Death Do Us Part and American Made, and was projected to gross around $6 million from 1,213 theaters over the weekend.[27] It ended up making $3.4 million over the weekend, finishing 6th at the box office. While not a bad figure, Deadline.com noted the film's weekend gross was disappointing given its cast and positive reviews.[26] The following week the film was added to another 609 theaters and made $2.4 million, dropping just 30%.[28]

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 181 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Battle of the Sexes turns real-life events into a crowd-pleasing, well-acted dramedy that ably entertains while smartly serving up a volley of present-day parallels."[29] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[31]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Battle of the Sexes". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "BATTLE OF THE SEXES". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 6, 2017
  3. ^ "Production of Fox Searchlight's Battle of the Sexes Contributed Over $25 Million to the California Economy". MPAA. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Battle of the Sexes (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (August 15, 2017). "London Film Festival To Serve 'Battle Of The Sexes' In Gala European Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Giles, Jeff (September 28, 2017). "American Made is Certified Fresh". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (April 20, 2015). "Game, Set Match? Searchlight Serves Up 'Battle Of The Sexes;' Dayton & Faris Direct Emma Stone As Billie Jean King, Steve Carell As Bobby Riggs". deadline.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 18, 2015). "Brie Larson in Talks to Play Billie Jean King in 'Battle of the Sexes' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 18, 2015). "Emma Stone Set to Star as Billie Jean King in Fox Searchlight's 'Battle of the Sexes' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 3, 2016). "'Battle of the Sexes' Adds Andrea Riseborough (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 21, 2016). "Elisabeth Shue Joins Emma Stone in Fox Searchlight's 'Battle of the Sexes' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  12. ^ A. Lincoln, Ross (March 22, 2016). "Austin Stowell Joins Billie Jean King Biopic 'Battle Of The Sexes' In Key Role". Deadline. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  13. ^ Hipes, Patrick (March 23, 2016). "Sarah Silverman A Match For 'Battle Of The Sexes'". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  14. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (April 1, 2016). "Eric Christian Olsen Swings For 'Battle Of The Sexes'; Talitha Bateman Joins 'Vengeance: A Love Story'". Deadline. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  15. ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (April 7, 2016). "Jessica McNamee Plays Margaret Court In 'Battle Of The Sexes'". Deadline. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  16. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (April 12, 2016). "Alan Cumming to Co-Star in Fox Searchlight's 'Battle of the Sexes'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  17. ^ Pedersen, Erik (April 13, 2016). "Natalie Morales Game For 'Battle Of The Sexes'; Jimmy Smagula Books 'Rebel In The Rye'". Deadline. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  18. ^ Evry, Max (April 13, 2016). "First Battle of the Sexes Photo as Filming Begins". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  19. ^ "PRODUCTION OF FOX SEARCHLIGHT'S BATTLE OF THE SEXES CONTRIBUTED OVER $25 MILLION TO THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY". MPAA. September 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ^ Pantic, Nina (September 26, 2017). "How Battle of the Sexes Made the Tennis Look Real". Baseline. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  21. ^ Barnes, Katie (September 19, 2017). "How Emma Stone picked up Billie Jean King's game for 'Battle of the Sexes'". ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  22. ^ Hammond, Pete (August 31, 2017). "'Darkest Hour', 'Battle Of The Sexes', 'Lady Bird' Among World Premieres In 2017 Lineup – Telluride Film Festival". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  23. ^ "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  24. ^ Stewart Clarke. (August 15, 2017). "London Film Festival Serves Up 'Battle of the Sexes' Gala Screening". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  25. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 21, 2017). "'Battle Of The Sexes': Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs Tennis Pic Sets Fall Date". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  26. ^ a b D'Allesandro, Anthony. "'It' Breaks Three-Way Tie Battle, 'Kingsman' & 'American Made' Fight For Second". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  27. ^ Ryan Faughnder (September 27, 2017). "'It' drives record September box office with Tom Cruise's 'American Made' ready to battle 'Kingsman'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  28. ^ "'Blade Runner 2049' Dulls -11% On Saturday; Weekend Opening Now At $31M+: Sunday Postmortem". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  29. ^ "Battle of the Sexes (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  30. ^ "Battle of the Sexes reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  31. ^ Brooks, Brian (September 24, 2017). "Victoria And Abdul' Reigns With Top PTA; 'Stronger' & 'Battle Of The Sexes' Solid – Specialty Box Office". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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