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| caption        = Theatrical release poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Craig Gillespie]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = Michael Mandt&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Neil Mandt&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Joe Roth]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Mark Ciardi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Gordon Gray&lt;br /&gt;
| writer         = [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]&lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = [[Jon Hamm]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Aasif Mandvi]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Bill Paxton]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Suraj Sharma]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Lake Bell]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Alan Arkin]]&lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[A. R. Rahman]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = [[Gyula Pados]]&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = [[Tatiana S. Riegel]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = [[Walt Disney Pictures]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Roth/Kirschenbaum Films|Roth Films]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Mayhem Pictures&lt;br /&gt;
| distributor    = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]&lt;br /&gt;
| released       = {{Film date|2014|05|06|[[El Capitan Theatre]]|2014|05|16|United States}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 124 minutes&amp;lt;!--Theatrical runtime: 123:55--&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;MILLION DOLLAR ARM&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (PG)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/million-dollar-arm-film|work=[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=May 28, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = United States&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = {{ubl|&lt;br /&gt;
* English&lt;br /&gt;
* Hindi&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| budget         = $25 million&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Lang |first=Brent |title=Disney Throws a Box Office Curve with &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/disney-throws-a-box-office-curve-with-million-dollar-arm-1201180903/|access-date=May 15, 2014|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 14, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| gross          = $40.2 million&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=milliondollararm.htm |title=Million Dollar Arm (2014) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=November 28, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a 2014 American [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Sports film|sports]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Craig Gillespie]] and produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] from a screenplay written by [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]. The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers [[Rinku Singh]] and [[Dinesh Patel]] who were discovered by sports agent [[J. B. Bernstein]] after winning a reality show competition.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film stars [[Jon Hamm]] as J. B. Bernstein, [[Bill Paxton]] as [[pitching coach]] [[Tom House]], [[Suraj Sharma]] as Singh, [[Madhur Mittal]] as Patel, and [[Alan Arkin]]. The film&amp;#039;s music is composed by [[A. R. Rahman]]. Produced by [[Joe Roth]], [[Mark Ciardi]], and Gordon Gray, the film was released theatrically on May 16, 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Million Dollar Arm|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/MillionDollarArm/writen-material/MillionDollarArm5374f0e9ce53f.pdf|publisher=The Walt Disney Studios|access-date=6 June 2014|quote=Directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy, Walt Disney Pictures&amp;#039; drama &amp;quot;Million Dollar Arm&amp;quot; stars Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Suraj Sharma, Lake Bell and Alan Arkin.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Disney Dates Jon Hamm Sports Pic &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; For May 2014 |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/08/million-dollar-arm-release-date-may-16-2014-disney-jon-hamm/ |access-date=August 19, 2013|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 19, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; grossed $39.2 million.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
[[J. B. Bernstein]] is a big-time [[sports agent]] who, along with his partner [[Ash Vasudevan]], recently formed their own company. Unfortunately, all of J. B.&amp;#039;s clients have retired, and he is unable to reel in star football player Popo Vanuatu. Desperate to find new clients, J. B. realizes [[India]], with over one billion people, has real potential for untapped baseball talent. He approaches investor Mr. Chang with his proposal—a talent contest staged in India called &amp;quot;Million Dollar Arm.&amp;quot; Contestants score points by demonstrating they can pitch a baseball with speed and accuracy. Along with the prize money, two winners will be flown to the U.S. and receive coaching to become legitimate baseball prospects within two years. Chang commits to providing the funding, on the condition the prospects are ready within only one year. With no alternative, J. B. reluctantly assures Chang the winners will be ready for a major-league try-out within one year.&lt;br /&gt;
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J. B. approaches veteran [[baseball]] [[Pitch (baseball)|pitching]] coach [[Tom House]] who explains that [[cricket]], the main sport played in India, and baseball have very different motions for [[Bowling (cricket)|bowling]] and pitching, and getting a good recruit ready for a try-out in one year is extremely unlikely, if not impossible. J. B. points how House has nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking up the challenge, and House agrees.&lt;br /&gt;
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While Ash and Theresa, their assistant, holds down the fort in Los Angeles, J. B. flies to India. Despite support from Vivek, his guide in India, J. B. is bewildered by the traffic, the overcrowding, and the lax way Indians conduct business. He is joined by the curmudgeonly Ray Poitevint, a longtime major league scout, and hires Amit Rohan as his interpreter. After lengthy try-outs in numerous cities, two youngsters emerge as the winners — [[Rinku Singh]] and [[Dinesh Patel]], and they are flown to the U.S. to begin their baseball training. The pair, who grew up in poverty in India and do not speak or understand English, are instantly overwhelmed by the sights and sounds of America, although Rinku immediately develops a liking for [[pizza]]. Things soon come to a crunch when they are detained by hotel security for messing with elevator emergency controls, inadvertently getting themselves stuck and setting off the fire alarm. J. B. is subsequently forced to invite them to stay at his home. For their baseball training, J. B. dumps the pair by House and his staff while he runs off to close more deals. In being treated so, the pair feels like social outcasts. J. B.&amp;#039;s tenant Brenda Fenwick is the only person who genuinely seems interested in their well-being.&lt;br /&gt;
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When J. B. takes the boys and Amit to a party thrown by Popo, whom J. B. hopes to sign, things get worse when Amit gets drunk after accidentally drinking a [[margarita]] mistaking it for punch while Rinku becomes sick from [[overeating]] and as a result, both [[vomit]] on J. B.&amp;#039;s [[windshield]], forcing an enraged J. B. to drive them home, and forfeit the deal with Popo, who signed with someone else. Brenda calms him down and makes him realize he is treating the two boys like a business deal. The next day, J. B., no longer able to afford the payments on his [[Porsche]], trades it in for a [[Dodge Caravan]] and joins the boys for their prayers. Ignoring J. B.&amp;#039;s pleas of the two boys&amp;#039; lack of readiness, Chang insists his terms be fulfilled and the boys demonstrate their baseball skills one year from the time they arrived in the US. [[ESPN]], &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sports Illustrated]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and local media are joined by numerous major-league scouts to watch the boys pitch. The try-out is a complete disaster, as the pair is both very nervous and pitch without speed or control, failing to impress anyone. Chang is happy with Million Dollar arm success, but the two boys are done.&lt;br /&gt;
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Brenda convinces J. B. that the boys be given another try-out. Chang refused to go along with it, and no scouts are interested in wasting their time on another fiasco. All hope is lost until Ray arranges for J. B. to meet the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] head scout who was away in [[Puerto Rico]] for the first try-out, and agrees to come. Chang changes his mind and sees the second try-out of Singh and Patel. This time, J. B. insists the boys relax and have fun. The scouts are quickly impressed as the pair consistently deliver 90+&amp;amp;nbsp;mph [[fastballs]] thrown accurately, and both are offered a contract by the Pittsburgh Pirates.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Cast==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- Cast and order per closing tombstone credits, plus synopsis mentions and exact roles, such as “JB” vs J. B. and “Aash” vs Ash per closing credits scroll --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{castlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jon Hamm]] as [[J. B. Bernstein|JB]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Aasif Mandvi]] as [[Ash Vasudevan|Ash]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bill Paxton]] as [[Tom House]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Suraj Sharma]] as [[Rinku Singh|Rinku]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Lake Bell]] as Brenda&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Alan Arkin]] as Ray Poitevint&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Madhur Mittal]] as [[Dinesh Patel|Dinesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Pitobash Tripathy]] as Amit Rohan (Deepesh Solanki)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tzi Ma]] as [[Will Chang|Chang]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Darshan Jariwala]] as Vivek&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Gregory Alan Williams|Greg Alan Williams]] as Doug&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Allyn Rachel]] as Theresa&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rey Maualuga]] as Popo&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sudev Nair]] as News Anchor&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[ESPN]] personalities [[Jayson Stark]], [[Karl Ravech]], and [[Steve Levy]], as well as retired [[Major League Baseball]] players [[Barry Larkin]] and [[Curt Schilling]], have [[cameo appearance]]s in the film.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Production==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2008, television sports producers and brothers Neil and Michael Mandt began documenting the training and tryouts that Singh and Patel were undergoing at the [[University of Southern California|USC]] campus. Using original footage they had shot, they created a nine-minute trailer as a presentation piece for a projected movie about the two players. In December 2008, the Mandts began a collaboration with producers [[Mark Ciardi]], Gordon Gray and [[Joe Roth]]. In early 2009, the screen rights to Singh and Patel&amp;#039;s life story were purchased by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] for development at [[Columbia Pictures]], which hired [[Mitch Glazer]] to write a screenplay.&amp;lt;ref name=deadline2010&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Sony Sparks To &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Pitch|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/04/sony-sparks-to-million-dollar-arm-pitch/|access-date=June 16, 2013|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 29, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The project was eventually put in [[Turnaround (filmmaking)|turnaround]] and in 2010, producers Roth and Ciardi set the film up at [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. Upon acquiring the film, Disney hired [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]] to write a script.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Tom McCarthy to Pen Disney Sports Drama &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-mccarthy-pen-disney-sports-97425|access-date=June 16, 2013|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 8, 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In May 2012, [[Jon Hamm]] was hired to play [[J. B. Bernstein]].&amp;lt;ref name=HammCast&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Jon Hamm to Star in Sports Drama &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-hamm-mad-men-million-dollar-arm-322663|access-date=June 16, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 9, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=&amp;#039;Mad Men&amp;#039;s Jon Hamm To Play Sports Deal Maker In Disney&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/05/mad-mens-jon-hamm-to-play-sports-deal-maker-in-disneys-million-dollar-arm/|access-date=June 16, 2013|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 9, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Alan Arkin]]&amp;lt;ref name=Arkin&amp;gt;{{cite news | last = McNary | first = Dave|title=Alan Arkin Joins &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/alan-arkin-joins-million-dollar-arm-exclusive-1200350403/|access-date=June 16, 2013|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 11, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Suraj Sharma]]&amp;lt;ref name=Sharma&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=&amp;#039;Life of Pi&amp;#039; Star Suraj Sharma Joins Jon Hamm in Disney&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/life-pi-star-suraj-sharma-winds-million-dollar-arm-exclusive-86276|access-date=June 16, 2013|publisher=[[TheWrap.com]] |date=April 17, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; were hired in April 2013, with [[Allyn Rachel]] joining the cast the following month.&amp;lt;ref name=Rachel&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Allyn Rachel Joins &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; | url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/allyn-rachel-joins-million-dollar-arm-exclusive-1200433976/|access-date=June 16, 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=May 1, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Principal photography]] began on May 30, 2013 with filming taking place in [[Mumbai]], [[Atlanta]], and Los Angeles.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|title=Production Begins on &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Starring Jon Hamm, Suraj Sharma, and Madhur Mittal|url=https://collider.com/million-dollar-arm-synopsis/|publisher=Collider|access-date=June 16, 2013|date=May 30, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Disney&amp;#039;s Million Dollar Arm Begins Production|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=104903|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]|access-date=June 16, 2013|date=May 30, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Shree Misra|first=Iti|title=Million Dollar Arm shooting gets over on a good note|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-25/news-interviews/39520967_1_million-dollar-arm-suraj-sharma-craig-gillespie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128104536/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-25/news-interviews/39520967_1_million-dollar-arm-suraj-sharma-craig-gillespie|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 28, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=May 25, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Music===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Million Dollar Arm (soundtrack)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[A. R. Rahman]] composed the [[Film score|film&amp;#039;s score]]. The soundtrack album was digitally released by [[Walt Disney Records]] on May 13, 2014&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite press release|title=Walt Disney Records Set To Release Academy Award-Winning Composer A. R. Rahman&amp;#039;s Million Dollar Arm Soundtrack|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/walt-disney-records-set-to-release-academy-award-winning-composer-a-r-rahmans-million-dollar-arm-soundtrack-2014-05-05|access-date=13 May 2014|publisher=Walt Disney Records via PR Newswire|date=May 13, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; whereas the CD release was released on May 19, 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Farleyon|first=Christopher John|title=&amp;#039;Slumdog&amp;#039; Composer Steps Up To Bat for &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052702303417104579541642477521178|access-date= May 6, 2014|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=May 5, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Release==&lt;br /&gt;
The first [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] was released on December 23, 2013 and attached theatrically with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Saving Mr. Banks]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Disney Pitching First Trailer for Jon Hamm&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/jon-hamm-million-dollar-arm-1200991059/|access-date=7 May 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=23 December 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Disney heavily promoted the film through its [[ESPN]] division, with [[Bill Simmons]] being credited an executive producer on the film.&amp;lt;ref name=THRESPN&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Emery|first=Debbie|title=ESPN&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Baseball Tonight&amp;#039; to Broadcast Live From the &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Premiere (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espns-baseball-tonight-broadcast-live-699980|access-date=May 28, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 30, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Emery|first=Debbie|title=ESPN&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Baseball Tonight&amp;#039; Makes Its Red Carpet Debut at the &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Premiere|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espns-baseball-tonight-makes-red-702051|access-date=May 28, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 7, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film was fully screened at [[National Association of Theatre Owners|CinemaCon]] in March 2014, wherein [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] chairman [[Alan F. Horn|Alan Horn]] claimed that it was the highest-tested film during his tenure at either Disney or [[Warner Bros.]], including the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher&amp;#039;s Stone (film)|first &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|author=Pete Hammond|title=Disney&amp;#039;s Alan Horn Says &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Is Highest Testing Movie He&amp;#039;s Ever Had|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/cinemacon-disneys-alan-horn-says-million-dollar-arm-is-highest-testing-movie-hes-ever-had/|access-date=March 28, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film held its world premiere at the [[El Capitan Theatre]] on May 6, 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Jon Hamm Hits a Home Run at &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Premiere|first=Debbie|title=Jon Hamm Hits a Home Run at &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Premiere|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-hamm-hits-a-home-701916|access-date= May 7, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date= May 6, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Home media===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was released by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] on [[Blu-ray Disc]] and DVD on October 7, 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Million Dollar Arm Blu-ray|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=14452|access-date=July 14, 2014|date=July 11, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Box office===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; grossed $36.5 million in North America and $2.8 million in other territories for a total gross of $39.2 million, against a budget of $25 million.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=milliondollararm.htm |title=Million Dollar Arm (2014) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 22, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In its opening weekend, the film grossed $10.5 million, finishing in fourth place at the box office behind fellow new release &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ($95.1 million), as well as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Neighbors (2014 film)|Neighbors]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ($25.2 million) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ($16.8 million).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&amp;amp;wknd=20&amp;amp;p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for May 16-18, 2014 - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Critical response===&lt;br /&gt;
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The film [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that prior to release &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; received a 65% approval rating from critics, based on 148 reviews with an [[Weighted mean|average score]] of 6.1/10. The site&amp;#039;s consensus reads: &amp;quot;Pleasant to a fault, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a middle-of-the-plate pitch that coasts on Jon Hamm&amp;#039;s considerable charm without adding any truly original curves to Disney&amp;#039;s inspirational sports formula.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/million_dollar_arm/|title=Million Dollar Arm (2014)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango]]|access-date=June 5, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Metacritic]] gave the film a score of 56 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating &amp;quot;mixed or average reviews&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Million Dollar Arm |url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/million-dollar-arm |publisher= [[CBS Interactive]] [[Metacritic]] | access-date=October 12, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Scott Foundas of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; described the film as a &amp;quot;sharp, slickly produced addition to the Disney sports movie canon [that] works as both a stirring underdog tale and as a revealing look at the expanding global footprint of the American sports-entertainment machine.&amp;quot; Foundas also praised McCarthy&amp;#039;s screenplay and Gillespie&amp;#039;s direction, elaborating that they &amp;quot;put across the movie&amp;#039;s many cliches with a certain verve, and find room for unexpected detours and grace notes in an overall familiar trajectory.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Foundas|first=Scott|title=Film Review: &amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-million-dollar-arm-1201167439/|access-date=May 15, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=30 April 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Michael Rechtshaffen of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Hollywood Reporter]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; wrote, &amp;quot;Dutifully covering all the requisite inspirational sports movie/fish-out-of-water bases yet still managing to throw a few fresh curves into the mix, Disney&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; assuredly hits a home run.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Michael|first=Rechtshaffen|title=Million Dollar Arm: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/million-dollar-arm/review/697908|access-date=May 15, 2014|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=20 April 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chris Nashawaty of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Entertainment Weekly]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; gave the film a &amp;quot;B-&amp;quot; grade, comparing it to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jerry Maguire]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and calling Hamm&amp;#039;s performance as one of film&amp;#039;s highlights.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Nashawaty|first=Chris|title=Million Dollar Arm (2014)|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20804817,00.html|access-date=May 15, 2014|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 14, 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Alonso Duralde]] of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Wrap]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; criticized the film&amp;#039;s predictability and excessive sentimentality.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Duralde|first=Alonso|title=&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039; Review: Jon Hamm Gets a Walk to First in Sentimental Underdog Tale|url=https://www.thewrap.com/million-dollar-arm-review-jon-hamm-sentimental-baseball-drama|access-date=May 15, 2014|publisher=[[TheWrap.com]]|date=30 April 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] placed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Million Dollar Arm&amp;#039;&amp;#039; on its shortlist of potential nominees for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] (for &amp;quot;Million Dollar Dream&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Spreading the Word/Makhna&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;[[We Could Be Kings]]&amp;quot;), but ultimately was not nominated for either award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |date=December 12, 2014 |url=http://www.oscars.org/news/114-original-scores-2014-oscar-race |title=114 Original Scores in 2014 Oscar Race|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=December 12, 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |date=December 12, 2014 |url=http://www.oscars.org/news/79-original-songs-vie-2014-oscar |title=79 Original Songs Vie for 2014 Oscar|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=December 12, 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Accolades===&lt;br /&gt;
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| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;| [[2014 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Drama|Choice Movie: Drama]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{nom}}&lt;br /&gt;
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| Choice Movie Actor: Drama&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jon Hamm]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Portal bar|Baseball|Film|United States}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist|30em}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Official website|http://movies.disney.com/million-dollar-arm}} at [[Disney.com]]&lt;br /&gt;
* {{IMDb title|1647668}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{mojo title|milliondollararm|Million Dollar Arm}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{rotten-tomatoes|million_dollar_arm|Million Dollar Arm}}&lt;br /&gt;
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* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/11/26/baseball-india Call-in web radio show with Dinesh Patel, Rinku Singh and JB Bernstein, November 2008]&lt;br /&gt;
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