Budget: $50 million
Release date: Sept. 23, 2011
Box office gross: $108,809,241
Profit: $58,809,241
Based on the hugely influential Michael Lewis book of the same name, "Moneyball" was by far the more popular of the Brad Pitt movies on the list this year. The total annual payroll of the 2002 Athletics (the subject of the movie) was $41 million – $9 million less that it cost to make the film.
Fun fact: Though "Moneyball" is based on a true story, Jonah Hill's character, Peter Brand, is actually a fictional composite inspired by MLB executive Paul dePodesta, who was a real-life assistant to Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt in the movie).
