Bull durham was released in june 19 88 and grossed just over five million dollars on opening week end, which put it fifth in the box office. Over the 28 weeks it remained in theatres, it made what to day would equal about a hundred and 30 million dollars. The film's legacy coul be seen in the small towns all across america that were inspired by the movie to build gleaming new ball parks for their minor teams. Ran visited Durham long ago to celebrate the films thirtieth anniversary. He met two young boys, one of whom told him his name was duke. Karena Jones recently did an episode about bulldurham on her podcast,. It