The Benchwarmers Collection

The Benchwarmers Collection is a two-film series spanning from 2006 to 2019. The collection features sports-comedy films produced by Revolution Studios and Happy Madison Productions, with distribution by Columbia Pictures. The initial installment, The Benchwarmers (2006), stars Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Jon Heder, and has garnered a cult following, particularly among baseball enthusiasts. A direct-to-DVD sequel, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls (2019), was announced in 2018 and released in January 2019, with Jon Lovitz reprising his role. The total runtime of the collection is 175 minutes, and the combined budget for both films was $33 million, resulting in a total revenue of $65 million. The series has a combined IMDb rating of 5.6 for The Benchwarmers and 4.1 for Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls. The collection's development occurred over a period of thirteen years. The two films in the collection have collectively generated $65 million in revenue.