Ben Affleck is a man of many credits. While we are all aware of the accolades and fame from his acting career, the Batman star has recently tried out filmmaking as well. Over the past few years, Affleck has served as the frontrunner in a number of films. And very recently, The Way Back actor marked his fifth directorial outing with the sports drama film AIR. Interestingly, one of the scene in the movie dissed an NBA team for passing on Michael Jordan. While the scene was removed, but not for reasons you think.

Air is the first time Affleck engulfed dove headfirst into the world of sports. The sports drama movie takes the audience through the life of a Nike Salesman, Sonny Vaccaro. AIR explores the world of NBA in great detail, touching some important moments from the league’s history. As surprising as it sounds, the film featured a scene where it took a shot at Portland Blazers. Back in 1984, Blazer passed on Michael Jordan and signed Sam Bowie instead.

Many of us might be wondering that Affleck did not want any problems with the Blazers, so he waved off the scene. However, interestingly, the scene did not make it to our screens since there was a mistake on Affleck’s part. As reported by Insider, Affleck admitted during a film screening, “I made the mistake of directing him to play it in a way that presupposed that both of them knew who Michael was gonna be.“

Elsewhere, Affleck admitted how he cut out the one scene he blew out and added how he gave the actor the wrong direction. Apparently, if the scene would have made it to our screens, we would have witnessed an interesting crossover. Vaccaro would confront the Blazers’ manager on why he did not sign Jordan. Not long ago, Ben Affleck even opened up about his experience alongside Jason Bateman in the movie. 

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For all the work put into AIR, how did the film fare?

How well did Ben Affleck’s fifth directorial outing with AIR do at the box office?

AIR was one of the anticipated projects this year. We are no strangers to the fact that Ben Affleck is a well-respected filmmaker as well. Over the years, the American actor has given us some fine films as a filmmaker, including Argo and The Town. Furthermore, the star-studded ensemble including Matt Damon and Chris Tucker added to hype surrounding the film.

The story of Sonny Vaccaro had a massive first week, making waves at the box office. AIR had an incredible week both commercially and critically. Reportedly, the sports film grossed $14.4 million during its first weekend at the theaters. All in all, Affleck’s directorial outing with AIR lived up to its expectations. The weeks ahead surely look exciting for the sports drama as well.

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