Mark Wahlberg’s R-Rated Laugh Riot Hits Prime Video Sooner Than You Think

Mark Wahlberg's latest comedy is about to make its way to your living room, and let's just say the premise is a little more chaotic than your usual sports movie. This one, called 'Balls Up', skips theaters entirely and lands straight on Amazon Prime Video, so no need to leave the couch. Trust me, even if you don't care about soccer, this is not your average feel-good underdog movie.

Wait, Mark Wahlberg Does What?

So here's the setup: Wahlberg plays Brad, a marketing exec who, along with his colleague Elijah (played by Paul Walter Hauser), gets the brilliant idea to sponsor the Soccer World Cup with—you guessed it—condoms. If you think that's kind of a forced setup for some PG-13 slapstick, think again. This is an R-rated, hard-charging comedy, and it gets weirder from there.

The disaster kicks off when Brad manages to screw up the final match in Brazil—literally. He accidentally blocks the home team from scoring the winning goal. Now, instead of contributing anything valuable to the game, he's turned the entire country of Brazil into an angry mob. Naturally, Brad and Elijah have to run for their lives, and their escape turns into a series of ridiculous mishaps—yes, there are drug smugglers, and yes, even more chaos ensues.

Release Info (and Yes, That Date Is Right)

Amazon is dropping 'Balls Up' on Prime Video starting Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Yeah, they really announced it this far in advance—either they're super confident, or maybe they're just giving us plenty of time to prepare.) A red-band trailer already hit the internet last month, showing off the movie's pretty wild sense of humor.

The Team Behind the Disaster

• Director: Peter Farrelly (yep, the guy from 'Green Book' and 'Dumb and Dumber')
• Stars: Mark Wahlberg (Brad), Paul Walter Hauser (Elijah), Molly Shannon (Burgess), Benjamin Bratt (Santos), Daniela Melchior (Isabella), Sacha Baron Cohen (Pavio), Eric André (Eco), and plenty of cameo-level chaos
• Writers/Producers: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (if you liked 'Deadpool' or 'Zombieland', you know these guys can dial up the insanity)
• Score: Dave Palmer, Farrelly's long-time music guy, back at it again ('Ricky Stanicky', 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever', 'Loudermilk')
• Production/Distribution: Amazon MGM Studios handles the streaming launch, Skydance Media helped back it, and most of the filming went down in sunny Queensland, Australia—specifically at Village Roadshow Studios last July. Not Brazil, but hey, movie magic.

Yes, This Is Actually Happening

Honestly, the behind-the-scenes details are almost as unusual as the plot. If you've been missing Farrelly's signature blend of crude misadventure (and Wahlberg doing fish-out-of-water comedy), this is about as on-the-nose as it gets. The script comes from guys who made superhero movies funny and turned zombies into punchlines, so expect no shortage of bizarre gags and F-bombs.

'Two idiots blow the World Cup and have to run from all of Brazil.' That's not the tagline, but it probably should be.

In short, 'Balls Up' is lining up to be that movie: at once a sports comedy, a chase romp, and a showcase for no-holds-barred humor that's more likely to make you spit out your drink than inspire a rousing halftime speech. Whether you'll love it or cringe your way through—well, that's between you and your Amazon subscription.