▁" ir onic ▁parts " ▁into ▁the ▁film . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁release , ▁com ed ian ▁John ▁Oliver ▁l am po oned ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁a ▁segment ▁on ▁his ▁show ▁Last ▁Week ▁Ton ight , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁" movie , ▁like ▁FIFA ▁itself , ▁looks ▁terrible " ▁and ▁asking , ▁" Who ▁makes ▁a ▁sports ▁film ▁where ▁the ▁hero es ▁are ▁the ▁execut ives ?" ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁faced ▁criticism ▁from ▁media ▁concerning ▁the ▁£ 1 6 ▁million ▁cost ▁of ▁production , ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁annual ▁turn over ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁FIFA ' s ▁national ▁associations . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁between ▁$ 2 5 – 3 2 ▁million , ▁with ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁reporting ▁an ▁estimated ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 2 9 ▁million . ▁R ough ly ▁£ 1 7 ▁million ▁( about ▁US $ 2 7 ▁million ; ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁budget ) ▁was ▁fin anced ▁by ▁FIFA . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁lost ▁around ▁$ 2 6 . 8 ▁million ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁poor ▁the atr ical ▁returns . ▁ ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁film ▁became ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁bomb . ▁It ▁opened ▁on ▁Friday , ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁gross ed ▁a ▁mere ▁$ 3 1 9 ▁on ▁its ▁opening ▁day ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁the aters ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁Phoenix ,