The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films of all time, the highest-grossing sports film franchises and series, the highest-grossing films by sport, the highest-grossing sports films by year, timeline of highest-grossing sports films, and sports films by tickets sold.
The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films of all time, which in turn are among the highest grossing films of all time. Motor racing is the most frequent sport with 20 films on the list, including eight of the top ten entries. Fast & Furious is the most frequent franchise with ten films, followed by Rocky with eight. [lower-alpha 1] The most frequently represented years are 2006 and 2019 with four films each.
Film | Year | Worldwide gross | Ref | Sport(s) |
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Furious 7 | 2015 | $1,515,341,399 | [1] | Motor racing |
The Fate of the Furious | 2017 | $1,236,005,118 | [2] | |
Fast & Furious 6 | 2013 | $788,680,968 | [3] | |
F9 | 2021 | $726,229,501 | [4] | |
Fast X | 2023 | $704,709,660 | [5] | |
Forrest Gump | 1994 | $678,226,465 | [6] | American football / ping pong |
Fast Five | 2011 | $626,137,675 | [7] | Motor racing |
Cars 2 | 2011 | $562,110,557 | [8] | |
Gladiator | 2000 | $503,162,313 | [9] | Gladiatorial combat |
Cars | 2006 | $461,991,867 | [10] | Motor racing |
Alita: Battle Angel | 2019 | $404,852,543 | [11] | |
Enter the Dragon | 1973 | $400,000,000 | [12] | Martial arts |
Cars 3 | 2017 | $383,930,656 | [13] | Motor racing |
Fast & Furious | 2009 | $360,366,870 | [14] | |
The Karate Kid | 2010 | $359,126,022 | [15] | Martial arts |
Dangal | 2016 | $340,000,000 | [16] | Wrestling |
The Blind Side | 2009 | $309,208,309 | [17] | American football |
Rocky IV | 1985 | $300,473,716 | [18] | Boxing |
Smokey and the Bandit | 1977 | $300,000,000 | [19] | Motor racing |
Real Steel | 2011 | $299,268,508 | [20] | Boxing |
Turbo | 2013 | $282,570,682 | [21] | Motor racing |
xXx | 2002 | $277,448,382 | [22] | Extreme sports |
Creed III | 2023 | $275,248,615 | [23] | Boxing |
Jerry Maguire | 1996 | $273,552,592 | [24] | American football |
Rocky III | 1982 | $270,000,000 | [25] | Boxing |
The First Slam Dunk | 2022 | $257,548,133 | [26] | Basketball |
Pegasus | 2019 | $255,832,826 | [27] | Motor racing |
Babe | 1995 | $254,134,910 | [28] | Sheepdog trial |
Space Jam | 1996 | $250,180,384 | [29] | Basketball |
Planes | 2013 | $240,171,783 | [30] | Air racing |
Silver Linings Playbook | 2012 | $236,412,453 | [31] | American football / dance competition |
2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | $236,350,661 | [32] | Motor racing |
Ford v Ferrari | 2019 | $225,508,210 | [33] | |
Rocky | 1976 | $225,000,000 | [34] | Boxing |
Million Dollar Baby | 2004 | $216,763,646 | [35] | |
Creed II | 2018 | $214,215,889 | [36] | |
The Fast and the Furious | 2001 | $207,283,925 | [37] | Motor racing |
Need for Speed | 2014 | $203,277,636 | [38] | |
Rocky II | 1979 | $200,182,160 | [34] | Boxing |
Ip Man 4: The Finale | 2019 | $192,617,891 | [39] | Martial arts |
The Longest Yard | 2005 | $191,466,556 | [40] | American football |
The Waterboy | 1998 | $185,991,646 | [41] | |
Creed | 2015 | $173,567,581 | [42] | Boxing |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | 2004 | $168,423,227 | [43] | Dodgeball |
Space Jam: A New Legacy | 2021 | $163,692,228 | [44] | Basketball |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 2006 | $163,362,095 | [45] | Motor racing |
The Cannonball Run | 1981 | $160,000,000 | [46] | |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | 2006 | $158,964,610 | [47] | Drifting |
Ip Man 3 | 2015 | $157,300,954 | [48] | Martial arts |
Rocky Balboa | 2006 | $156,229,050 | [49] | Boxing |
The following is a list of highest-grossing sports film series and film franchises of all time. Motor racing is the most frequent sport represented, with six franchises on the list.
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The following is a list of highest-grossing films by sport. Note that some films feature more than one sport so they could be on the list more than once.
The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films by year. Motor racing is the most frequent sport with 22 films on the list, with the Fast & Furious series claiming more entries (nine) than any other franchise. For films with two totals listed (with one in parentheses), the first indicates its total gross over all releases, while the second indicates the gross for its initial release.
Year | Film | Worldwide gross | Sport(s) | Budget | Ref |
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1944 | National Velvet | $5,840,000 R | Horse racing | $2,770,000 | [108] |
1945 | TBD | ||||
1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | $5,490,000 R | Boxing | $1,450,000 | [109] [110] |
1947–48 | TBD | ||||
1949 | The Stratton Story | $4,488,000 R | Baseball | $1,771,000 | [108] |
1950–56 | TBD | ||||
1957 | Naya Daur (New Era) | $11,340,000 | Horse racing / motor racing | TBD | [111] [112] |
1958 | TBD | ||||
1959 | Ben-Hur | $146,900,000 ($74,000,000 * ) | Chariot racing | $15,200,000 | [72] [108] [113] [114] |
1960 | TBD | ||||
1961 | The Hustler | $7,600,000 * | Cue sports | $2,100,000 | [115] |
1962–63 | TBD | ||||
1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? | $6,000,000 * | Fishing | TBD | [84] |
1965 | The Great Race | $25,300,000 * | Motor racing | $12,000,000 | [116] [117] |
1966 | Grand Prix | $20,800,000 * | Motor racing | $9,000,000 | [118] |
1967 | TBD | ||||
1968 | The Love Bug | $51,264,022 | Motor racing | TBD | [119] [120] |
1969 | Winning | $14,600,000 * | Motor racing | TBD | [121] |
1970 | The Great White Hope | $9,325,000 R | Boxing | $9,870,000 | [122] [123] |
1971 | Le Mans | $5,500,000 R * | Motor racing | TBD | [124] |
1972 | The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | $130,000,000 | Martial arts | TBD | [125] |
1973 | Enter the Dragon | $400,000,000 | Martial arts | $850,000 | [12] [126] |
1974 | The Longest Yard | $43,008,075 | American football | $2,900,000 | [127] |
1975 | Rollerball | $30,000,000 | Rollerball [lower-alpha 6] | $5,000,000–$6,000,000 | [128] |
1976 | Rocky | $225,000,000 ($77,100,000) R | Boxing | $960,000 | [34] [129] |
1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | $300,000,000 ($126,737,428) | Motor racing | $4,300,000 | [19] [130] |
1978 | Heaven Can Wait | $81,640,278 | American football | $6,000,000 | [131] |
1979 | Rocky II | $200,182,160 ($85,182,160) | Boxing | TBD | [34] [132] |
1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $66,132,626 | Motor racing | TBD | [133] |
1981 | The Cannonball Run | $160,000,000 | Motor racing | $16,000,000–$18,000,000 | [46] |
1982 | Rocky III | $270,000,000 ($124,146,897) | Boxing | TBD | [25] [134] |
1983 | All the Right Moves | $17,233,166 | American football | $5,600,000 | [135] |
1984 | The Karate Kid | $130,442,786 | Martial arts | $8,000,000 | [lower-alpha 7] [136] |
1985 | Rocky IV | $300,473,716 ($127,891,353) | Boxing | $28,000,000 | [18] [137] [138] |
1986 | The Karate Kid Part II | $130,000,000 | Martial arts | TBD | [139] |
1987 | Over the Top | $16,057,580 | Arm wrestling | $25,000,000 | [65] |
1988 | Bull Durham | $50,888,729 | Baseball | $9,000,000 | [140] |
1989 | Field of Dreams | $84,431,625 | Baseball | $15,000,000 | [141] [142] [143] |
1990 | Rocky V | $119,946,358 | Boxing | $42,000,000 | [144] |
1991 | Point Break | $83,531,958 | Surfing | $24,000,000 | [145] |
1992 | A League of Their Own | $132,440,069 | Baseball | $40,000,000 | [68] |
1993 | Cool Runnings | $154,856,263 | Bobsleigh | $14,000,000 | [70] |
1994 | Forrest Gump | $678,226,465 | American football / ping pong | $55,000,000 | [6] |
1995 | Babe | $254,134,910 | Sheepdog trial | $30,000,000 | [28] [146] |
1996 | Jerry Maguire | $273,552,592 | American football | $50,000,000 | [24] |
1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | $51,376,861 | Martial arts | $30,000,000 | [147] [148] |
1998 | The Waterboy | $185,991,646 | American football | $23,000,000 | [41] |
1999 | Fight Club | $101,209,702 | Martial arts | $63,000,000 | [149] |
2000 | Gladiator | $503,162,313 ($460,583,960) | Gladiatorial combat | $103,000,000 | [9] |
2001 | The Fast and the Furious | $207,283,925 | Motor racing | $38,000,000 | [37] |
2002 | xXx | $277,448,382 | Extreme sports | $70,000,000 | [22] |
2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $236,350,661 | Motor racing | $76,000,000 | [32] |
2004 | Million Dollar Baby | $216,763,646 | Boxing | $30,000,000 | [35] |
2005 | The Longest Yard | $191,466,556 | American football | $82,000,000 | [40] |
2006 | Cars | $461,991,867 | Motor racing | $120,000,000 | [10] |
2007 | Surf's Up | $152,005,713 | Surfing | $100,000,000 | [101] |
2008 | Speed Racer | $93,945,766 | Motor racing | $120,000,000 | [150] |
2009 | Fast & Furious | $360,366,870 | Motor racing | $85,000,000 | [14] |
2010 | The Karate Kid | $359,126,022 | Martial arts | $40,000,000 | [151] |
2011 | Fast Five | $626,137,675 | Motor racing | $125,000,000 | [7] |
2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | $236,412,453 | American football / dance competition | $21,000,000 | [31] |
2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | $788,680,968 | Motor racing | $160,000,000 | [3] |
2014 | Need for Speed | $203,277,636 | Motor racing | $66,000,000 | [38] |
2015 | Furious 7 | $1,515,341,399 | Motor racing | $190,000,000 | [1] |
2016 | Dangal | $340,000,000 | Wrestling | TBD | [16] |
2017 | The Fate of the Furious | $1,236,005,118 | Motor racing | $250,000,000 | [2] |
2018 | Creed II | $214,215,889 | Boxing | $50,000,000 | [36] |
2019 | Alita: Battle Angel | $404,852,543 | Motor racing | $170,000,000 | [11] |
2020 | Leap | $124,965,617 | Volleyball | TBD | [106] |
2021 | F9 | $726,229,501 | Motor racing | TBD | [4] |
2022 | The First Slam Dunk | $257,548,133 | Basketball | TBD | [26] |
2023 | Fast X | $704,709,660 | Motor racing | $340,000,000 | [5] |
R Distributor rental earnings only.
* US and Canada gross only.
TBD To be determined.
The following is a timeline of the highest-grossing sports films of all time. At least eight films have held the title, with Enter the Dragon claiming the longest reign. It is one of two martial arts films starring Bruce Lee to have held the title. Motor racing is the most frequent sport on the list with three films.
Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Sport(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Velvet | 1944 | $5,840,000 R | Horse racing | [108] |
Naya Daur (New Era) | 1957 | $11,340,000 | Horse racing / motor racing | [111] [112] |
Ben-Hur | 1959 | $74,000,000 * | Chariot racing | [114] |
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | 1972 | $130,000,000 | Martial arts | [125] |
Ben-Hur | 1972 | $146,900,000 | Chariot racing | [72] |
Enter the Dragon | 1973 | $220,000,000 | Martial arts | [152] |
1977 | $300,000,000 | [153] | ||
1985 | $350,000,000 | [126] | ||
1994 | $400,000,000 | [12] | ||
Forrest Gump | 1994 | $677,382,863 [lower-alpha 8] | American football / ping pong | [6] |
Fast & Furious 6 | 2013 | $788,679,850 [lower-alpha 9] | Motor racing | [3] |
Furious 7 | 2015 | $1,515,047,671 | [1] | |
2020 | $1,515,341,399 |
R Distributor rental earnings only.
* US and Canada gross only.
The following is a list of biggest worldwide opening weekends for sports films of all time. Motor racing is the most frequent sport with 19 films on the list (including the top ten entries), with the Fast & Furious series claiming more entries on the list (ten) than any other franchise.
Film | Year | Opening weekend gross | Ref | Sport(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Fate of the Furious | 2017 | $516,763,065 | [154] | Motor racing |
Furious 7 | 2015 | $365,933,413 | [155] | |
F9 | 2021 | $304,099,937 | [156] | |
Fast X | 2023 | $265,998,945 | [157] | |
Fast & Furious 6 | 2013 | $255,764,303 | [158] | |
Fast Five | 2011 | $199,741,456 | [159] | |
Alita: Battle Angel | 2019 | $161,231,295 | [160] | |
Cars 2 | 2011 | $157,924,198 | [161] | |
Fast & Furious | 2009 | $136,633,050 | [162] | |
Cars 3 | 2017 | $121,260,461 | [163] | |
The Karate Kid | 2010 | $103,827,807 | [164] | Martial arts |
Creed III | 2023 | $94,696,103 | [165] | Boxing |
Cars | 2006 | $89,306,972 | [166] | Motor racing |
Ip Man 3 | 2015 | $79,190,886 | [167] | Martial arts |
Real Steel | 2011 | $72,460,575 | [168] | Boxing |
Creed II | 2018 | $65,587,388 | [169] | |
Turbo | 2013 | $60,759,156 | [170] | Motor racing |
Ford v Ferrari | 2019 | $57,760,168 | [171] | |
2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | $57,404,831 | [172] | |
The Longest Yard | 2005 | $54,301,055 | [173] | American football |
Planes | 2013 | $54,001,515 | [174] | Air racing |
xXx | 2002 | $53,211,708 | [175] | Extreme sports |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 2006 | $51,300,298 | [176] | Motor racing |
Creed | 2015 | $50,973,881 | [177] | Boxing |
Need for Speed | 2014 | $49,727,492 | [178] | Motor racing |
Ip Man 4: The Finale | 2019 | $48,809,673 | [179] | Martial arts |
Space Jam: A New Legacy | 2021 | $47,573,630 | [180] | Basketball |
The Fast and the Furious | 2001 | $45,243,454 | [181] | Motor racing |
The Blind Side | 2009 | $44,507,840 | [182] | American football |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | 2006 | $43,468,119 | [183] | Drifting |
Point Break | 2015 | $39,781,449 | [184] | Surfing |
The Waterboy | 1998 | $39,414,071 | [185] | American football |
Blades of Glory | 2007 | $38,933,790 | [186] | Figure skating |
Rocky Balboa | 2006 | $35,935,878 | [187] | Boxing |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | 2004 | $35,665,598 | [188] | Dodgeball |
Gladiator | 2000 | $34,819,017 | [189] | Gladiatorial combat |
The Game Plan | 2007 | $34,649,403 | [190] | American football |
Surf's Up | 2007 | $34,535,788 | [191] | Surfing |
Speed Racer | 2008 | $33,394,925 | [192] | Motor racing |
Nacho Libre | 2006 | $31,673,706 | [193] | Professional wrestling |
Invictus | 2009 | $29,442,434 | [194] | Rugby |
Mortal Kombat | 2021 | $29,212,763 | [195] | Martial arts |
Moneyball | 2011 | $28,518,455 | [196] | Baseball |
Southpaw | 2015 | $27,536,916 | [197] | Boxing |
Space Jam | 1996 | $27,528,529 | [198] | Basketball |
42 | 2013 | $27,509,003 | [199] | Baseball |
Cinderella Man | 2005 | $26,879,260 | [200] | Boxing |
Coach Carter | 2005 | $26,593,465 | [201] | Basketball |
Death Race | 2008 | $26,147,668 | [202] | Motor racing |
Leap | 2020 | $24,673,322 | [203] | Volleyball |
The following is a list of biggest worldwide opening weekends by sport. Note that some films feature more than one sport so they could be on the list more than once.
The following is a timeline of the highest-grossing worldwide opening weekends for sports films of all time. At least 18 films have held the title, with Rocky IV claiming the longest reign. Motor racing is the most frequent sport on the list with eight films.
Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Sport(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Big Boss | 1971 | $167,000 [lower-alpha 10] | Martial arts | [217] |
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | 1974 | $1,185,000 * [lower-alpha 11] | [lower-alpha 12] | |
Rocky II | 1979 | $6,390,537 * | Boxing | [34] |
The Main Event | 1979 | $6,600,000 * | [220] | |
Rocky III | 1982 | $16,015,408 * | [34] | |
Rocky IV | 1985 | $19,991,537 * | ||
Forrest Gump | 1994 | $24,450,602 * | American football / ping pong | [211] |
Space Jam | 1996 | $27,528,529 * | Basketball | [198] |
The Waterboy | 1998 | $39,414,071 * | American football | [185] |
The Fast and the Furious | 2001 | $45,243,454 | Motor racing | [181] |
xXx | 2002 | $53,211,708 | Extreme sports | [175] |
2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | $57,404,831 | Motor racing | [172] |
Cars | 2006 | $89,306,972 | [166] | |
Fast & Furious | 2009 | $136,633,050 | [162] | |
Fast Five | 2011 | $199,741,456 | [159] | |
Fast & Furious 6 | 2013 | $255,764,303 | [158] | |
Furious 7 | 2015 | $365,933,413 | [155] | |
The Fate of the Furious | 2017 | $516,763,065 | [154] |
* US and Canada gross only.
The following is a list of sports films that have sold more than 10 million tickets worldwide. The Fast & Furious franchise has the most entries with six films on the list. Motor racing is the sport with the most entries, with thirteen films.
The following is a list of sports films by tickets sold by sport. Note that some films feature more than one sport so they could be on the list more than once.
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After its release, Enter the Dragon became Warner Brothers' highest grossing movie of 1973. It has earned well over $400 million
Enter the Dragon struck a responsive chord across the globe. Made for a minuscule $850,000, it would gross $90 million worldwide in 1973 and go on to earn an estimated $350 million over the next forty-five years.
The Karate Kid (1984) and the sequel, The Karate Kid Part II, went on to gain critical acclaim and $130 million each at the box office
His biggest and best film Enter the Dragon, grossed over $220 million internationally. That's more than any martial arts film has ever grossed.
Bruce's own production company, Concord, was a full partner with Warner Bros, in his final, and greatest film, Enter the Dragon. Made for just $600,000, it has since grossed more than $300 million.
Indeed, when "The Return of the Dragon" was released it grossed an unbelievable $185,000 in one week at two theaters in the Black section of Chicago
In 1973, his third (sic) Enter the Dragon, grossed $100 million world-wide and firmly established young Lee as an international star whose films were almost guaranteed to be successful.
Bruce's own production company, Concord, was a full partner with Warner Bros, in his final, and greatest film, Enter the Dragon. Made for just $600,000, it has since grossed more than $300 million.
Lee was called back to Hollywood during the shooting of his third movie, The Way of the Dragon, which was completed in 1972 and released in 1973 in the United States, where it grossed $85 million.
1978 (...) MPAA U.S. + rentals % of BO (...) 42.4