Like Mike
“Think like Mike, achieve like Mike, be like Mike.”
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
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2 films
Cast
129 people
John Schultz Director · Michael Elliot Screenplay Jordan Moffet Screenplay
Worldwide gross $62M · Budget $30M · United States release July 3, 2002
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$62,300,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Heller Highwater Productions
Production
NBA Entertainment
Production
Josephson Entertainment
Production
Like Mike Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Portugal · July 3, 2002
Theatrical
United States · July 3, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
January 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
December 13, 2002 · Digital
Czechia
February 6, 2003 · Digital
Germany
January 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 2, 2005 · Digital
Ireland
December 13, 2002 · Digital
Japan
February 6, 2004 · Digital
Poland
March 7, 2003 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 13, 2002 · Theatrical
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