42
“In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness.”
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Legendary Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How 42 performed
Budget
$40.0M
Worldwide Gross
$95.0M
Gross Profit
$55.0M
Return
2.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$14M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jackie Robinson
Chadwick Boseman
Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
Harrison Ford
Branch Rickey
Rachel Robinson
Nicole Beharie
Rachel Robinson
Leo Durocher
Christopher Meloni
Leo Durocher
Dixie Walker
Ryan Merriman
Dixie Walker
Pee Wee Reese
Lucas Black
Pee Wee Reese
Wendell Smith
André Holland
Wendell Smith
Ben Chapman
Alan Tudyk
Ben Chapman
Ralph Branca
Hamish Linklater
Ralph Branca
Harold Parrott
T. R. Knight
Harold Parrott
Red Barber
John C. McGinley
Red Barber
Clyde Sukeforth
Toby Huss
Clyde Sukeforth
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