List of highest-grossing sports films explained

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.

Highest-grossing sports films

The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films of all time, which may also be among the highest grossing films of all time. Auto racing is the most frequent sport with 20 films on the list, including seven of the top 10 entries. Fast & Furious is the most frequent franchise with nine films, followed by Rocky with seven. The most frequently represented year is 2019 with four films.

Film	Year	Worldwide gross	class=unsortable		Sport(s)
Inside Out 2 †	2024	$1,625,994,883	^[1]
style=text-align:left	Furious 7	2015	$1,515,342,457	^[2]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	The Fate of the Furious	2017	$1,236,009,236	^[3]
style=text-align:left	Fast & Furious 6	2013	$788,683,342	^[4]
style=text-align:left	F9	2021	$726,229,501	^[5]
style=text-align:left	Fast X	2023	$704,875,015	^[6]
style=text-align:left	Forrest Gump	1994	$678,226,465	^[7]	American football / ping pong
style=text-align:left	Fast Five	2011	$626,137,675		Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Cars 2	2011	$562,110,557	^[8]
style=text-align:left	Gladiator	2000	$503,162,313	^[9]	Gladiatorial combat
style=text-align:left	YOLO	2024	$479,597,304	^[10]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Pegasus 2	2024	$469,847,217	^[11]	Auto racing
Cars	2006	$461,991,867	^[12]
style=text-align:left		2019	$404,852,543	^[13]	Motorball
style=text-align:left	Enter the Dragon	1973	$400,000,000	^[14]	Martial arts
style=text-align:left	Cars 3	2017	$383,930,656	^[15]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Fast & Furious	2009	$360,366,870	^[16]
style=text-align:left	The Karate Kid	2010	$359,126,022		Martial arts
style=text-align:left	Dangal	2016	$340,000,000	^[17]	Wrestling
style=text-align:left	The Blind Side	2009	$309,208,309	^[18]	American football
style=text-align:left	Rocky IV	1985	$300,473,716		Boxing
style=text-align:left	Smokey and the Bandit	1977	$300,000,000	^[19]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Real Steel	2011	$299,268,508		Boxing
style=text-align:left	Turbo	2013	$282,570,682	^[20]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	xXx	2002	$277,448,382		Extreme sports
style=text-align:left	Creed III	2023	$275,248,615	^[21]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Jerry Maguire	1996	$273,552,592		American football
style=text-align:left	Rocky III	1982	$270,000,000	^[22]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	The First Slam Dunk	2022	$257,548,133	^[23]	Basketball
style=text-align:left	Pegasus	2019	$255,832,826	^[24]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Babe	1995	$254,134,910	^[25]	Sheepdog trial
style=text-align:left	Space Jam	1996	$250,180,384	^[26]	Basketball
style=text-align:left	Planes	2013	$240,171,783	^[27]	Air racing
style=text-align:left	Silver Linings Playbook	2012	$236,412,453	^[28]	American football / dance competition
style=text-align:left	2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	$236,350,661	^[29]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Ford v Ferrari	2019	$225,508,210	^[30]
style=text-align:left	Rocky	1976	$225,000,000	^[31]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Million Dollar Baby	2004	$216,763,646
style=text-align:left	Creed II	2018	$214,215,889	^[32]
style=text-align:left	The Fast and the Furious	2001	$207,283,925	^[33]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Need for Speed	2014	$203,277,636	^[34]
style=text-align:left	Rocky II	1979	$200,182,160		Boxing
style=text-align:left		2019	$192,617,891	^[35]	Martial arts
style=text-align:left	The Longest Yard	2005	$191,466,556		American football
style=text-align:left	The Waterboy	1998	$185,991,646
style=text-align:left	Creed	2015	$173,567,581		Boxing
style=text-align:left		2004	$168,423,227		Dodgeball
style=text-align:left		2021	$163,692,228		Basketball
style=text-align:left		2006	$163,362,095		Auto racing
style=text-align:left	The Cannonball Run	1981	$160,000,000

Highest-grossing sports film series and film franchises

The following is a list of highest-grossing sports film series and film franchises of all time. Auto racing is the most frequent sport represented with seven franchises on the list.

Highest-grossing films by sport

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.

Sport	Film	Year	Worldwide gross
Air racing	Planes	2013	$240,171,783
American football	Forrest Gump	1994	$678,226,465
Arm wrestling	Over the Top	1987	$16,057,580	^[36]
Association football	Bend It Like Beckham	2002	$76,583,333
Australian rules football	Australian Rules	2002	$243,748	^[37]
Auto racing	Furious 7	2015	$1,515,342,457
Baseball	A League of Their Own	1992	$132,440,069	^[38]
Basketball	The First Slam Dunk	2022	$257,548,133
Boat racing	Madison	2001	$517,262	^[39]
Bobsleigh	Cool Runnings	1993	$154,856,263	^[40]
Bodybuilding	Pain & Gain	2013	$87,305,549	^[41]
	The Big Lebowski	1998	$46,189,568	^[42]
	Blackball	2003	$1,223,155	^[43]
Boxing	YOLO	2024	$479,597,304
Chariot racing	Ben-Hur	1959	$146,900,000	^[44]
Cheerleading	Bring It On	2000	$90,449,929	^[45]
Cricket		2016		^[46]
Cross country running	McFarland, USA	2015	$45,710,059	^[47]
Cue sports	The Color of Money	1986	$52,293,982	^[48]
Curling	Men with Brooms	2002	$4,245,870	^[49]
Dance competition	Silver Linings Playbook	2012	$236,412,453
Darts	Heartlands	2003	$112,870	^[50]
Dodgeball		2004	$168,423,227
Dog sledding	Snow Dogs	2002	$116,898,028	^[51]
Drifting		2006	$158,964,610	^[52]
Esports	The King's Avatar: For the Glory	2019	$11,933,801	^[53]
Extreme sports	xXx	2002	$277,448,382
Fencing	The Fencer	2015	$1,289,014	^[54]
Field hockey	Chak De! India	2007		^[55]
Figure skating	Blades of Glory	2007	$145,710,347
Fishing	Man's Favorite Sport?	1964	$6,000,000	^[56]
Gladiatorial combat	Gladiator	2000	$503,162,313
Golf	Tin Cup	1996	$75,854,588	^[57]
	Stick It	2006	$31,976,848	^[58]
Handball	Forever the Moment	2008	$27,259,300	^[59]
Horse racing	Seabiscuit	2003	$148,336,445	^[60]
Ice hockey	! scope="row" style="background:#b6fcb6;"	Inside Out 2 †	2024	$1,625,994,883
Jousting	A Knight's Tale	2001	$117,487,473	^[61]
Martial arts	Enter the Dragon	1973	$400,000,000
Motorcycle racing	Biker Boyz	2003	$23,510,601	^[62]
Ping pong	Forrest Gump	1994	$678,226,465
	Nacho Libre	2006	$99,255,460	^[63]
Rodeo	The Longest Ride	2015	$62,944,815	^[64]
Roller skating	Roll Bounce	2005	$17,500,866	^[65]
Rowing	The Boys in the Boat	2023	$55,474,757	^[66]
Rugby	Invictus	2009	$122,426,792	^[67]
Sheepdog trial	Babe	1995	$254,134,910
Skateboarding	Lords of Dogtown	2005	$13,411,957	^[68]
Ski jumping	Take Off	2009	$52,172,984	^[69]
Snowboarding	Out Cold	2001	$14,782,676	^[70]
Softball	The Broken Hearts Club	2000	$2,019,121	^[71]
Sport stacking	Fast and Feel Love	2022	$581,000	^[72]
Sumo	Sumolah	2007	$349,059	^[73]
Surfing	Surf's Up	2007	$152,005,713	^[74]
Swimming	Pride	2007	$7,094,650	^[75]
Tennis	Challengers	2024	$94,219,408	^[76]
Track and field	Chariots of Fire	1981	$59,303,359	^[77]
Triathlon	Luca	2021	$51,074,773	^[78]
Volleyball	Leap	2020	$124,965,617	^[79]
Water polo	The Shiny Shrimps	2019	$4,652,171	^[80]
Wrestling	Dangal	2017	$340,000,000

Highest-grossing sports films by year

The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films by year. Auto racing is the most frequent sport with 21 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	class=unsortable
	National Velvet	$5,840,000		$2,770,000	^[81]
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	The Kid from Brooklyn	$5,490,000		$1,450,000	^[82] ^[83]
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	The Stratton Story	$4,488,000		$1,771,000
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	Naya Daur (New Era)				^[84] ^[85]
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	Ben-Hur	$146,900,000 ($74,000,000)		$15,200,000	^[86] ^[87]
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	The Hustler	$7,600,000		$2,100,000	^[88]
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	Man's Favorite Sport?	$6,000,000
	The Great Race	$25,300,000	Auto racing	$12,000,000	^[89] ^[90]
	Grand Prix	$20,800,000	Auto racing	$9,000,000	^[91]
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	The Love Bug	$51,264,022	Auto racing		^[92] ^[93]
	Winning	$14,600,000	Auto racing		^[94]
	The Great White Hope	$9,325,000	Boxing	$9,870,000	^[95] ^[96]
	Le Mans	$5,500,000	Auto racing		^[97]
	The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	$130,000,000			^[98]
	Enter the Dragon	$400,000,000	Martial arts	$850,000	^[99]
	The Longest Yard	$43,008,075		$2,900,000	^[100]
	Rollerball	$30,000,000	Rollerball	$5,000,000–$6,000,000	^[101]
	Rocky	$225,000,000 ($77,100,000)	Boxing	$960,000	^[102]
	Smokey and the Bandit	$300,000,000 ($126,737,428)	Auto racing	$4,300,000	^[103]
	Heaven Can Wait	$81,640,278	American football	$6,000,000
	Rocky II	$200,182,160 ($85,182,160)	Boxing		^[104]
	Smokey and the Bandit II	$66,132,626	Auto racing		^[105]
	The Cannonball Run	$160,000,000	Auto racing	$16,000,000–$18,000,000	^[106]
	Rocky III	$270,000,000 ($124,146,897)	Boxing		^[107]
	All the Right Moves	$17,233,166	American football	$5,600,000	^[108]
	The Karate Kid	$130,442,786	Martial arts	$8,000,000	^[109]
	Rocky IV	$300,473,716 ($127,891,353)	Boxing	$28,000,000	^[110] ^[111]
	The Karate Kid Part II	$130,000,000	Martial arts		^[112]
	Over the Top	$16,057,580		$25,000,000
	Bull Durham	$50,888,729	Baseball	$9,000,000	^[113]
	Field of Dreams	$84,431,625	Baseball	$15,000,000	^[114] ^[115] ^[116]
	Rocky V	$119,946,358	Boxing	$42,000,000	^[117]
	Point Break	$83,531,958		$24,000,000	^[118]
	A League of Their Own	$132,440,069	Baseball	$40,000,000
	Cool Runnings	$154,856,263		$14,000,000
	Forrest Gump	$678,226,465		$55,000,000
	Babe	$254,134,910		$30,000,000	^[119]
	Jerry Maguire	$273,552,592	American football	$50,000,000
	Mortal Kombat Annihilation	$51,376,861	Martial arts	$30,000,000	^[120] ^[121]
	The Waterboy	$185,991,646	American football	$23,000,000
	Fight Club	$101,209,702	Martial arts	$63,000,000	^[122]
	Gladiator	$503,162,313 ($460,583,960)		$103,000,000
	The Fast and the Furious	$207,283,925	Auto racing	$38,000,000
	xXx	$277,448,382	Extreme sports	$70,000,000
	2 Fast 2 Furious	$236,350,661	Auto racing	$76,000,000
	Million Dollar Baby	$216,763,646	Boxing	$30,000,000
	The Longest Yard	$191,466,556	American football	$82,000,000
	Cars	$461,991,867	Auto racing	$120,000,000
	Surf's Up	$152,005,713		$100,000,000
	Speed Racer	$93,945,766	Auto racing	$120,000,000	^[123]
	Fast & Furious	$360,366,870	Auto racing	$85,000,000
	The Karate Kid	$359,126,022	Martial arts	$40,000,000	^[124]
	Fast Five	$626,137,675	Auto racing	$125,000,000
	Silver Linings Playbook	$236,412,453		$21,000,000
	Fast & Furious 6	$788,683,342	Auto racing	$160,000,000
	Need for Speed	$203,277,636	Auto racing	$66,000,000
	Furious 7	$1,515,342,457	Auto racing	$190,000,000
	Dangal	$340,000,000
	The Fate of the Furious	$1,236,009,236	Auto racing	$250,000,000
	Creed II	$214,215,889	Boxing	$50,000,000
		$404,852,543	Motorball	$170,000,000
	Leap	$124,965,617
	F9	$726,229,501	Auto racing
	The First Slam Dunk	$257,548,133
	Fast X	$704,875,015	Auto racing	$340,000,000
	! scope="row" style="background:#b6fcb6;"	Inside Out 2 †	$1,625,994,883		$200,000,000	^[125]

Timeline of highest-grossing sports films

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. Auto racing is the most frequent sport on the list with three films.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Sport(s)
National Velvet	1944	$5,840,000	Horse racing
Naya Daur (New Era)	1957	$11,340,000
Ben-Hur	1959	$74,000,000	Chariot racing
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	1972	$130,000,000	Martial arts
Ben-Hur	1972	$146,900,000	Chariot racing
Enter the Dragon	1973	$220,000,000	Martial arts	^[126]
	1977	$300,000,000		^[127]
	1985	$350,000,000
	1994	$400,000,000
Forrest Gump	1994	$677,382,863
Fast & Furious 6	2013	$788,679,850	Auto racing
Furious 7	2015	$1,515,047,671
	2020	$1,515,342,457
Inside Out 2 †	2024	$1,625,994,883	Ice Hockey	^[128]

Highest-grossing opening weekends for sports films

The following is a list of biggest worldwide opening weekends for sports films of all time. Auto racing is the most frequent sport with 17 films on the list (including 10 of the top 12 entries), with the Fast & Furious series claiming more entries on the list (10) than any other franchise.

Film	Year	Opening weekend gross	class=unsortable	!	Sport(s)
style=text-align:left	The Fate of the Furious	2017	$516,763,065	^[129]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Furious 7	2015	$365,933,413	^[130]
style=text-align:left	Inside Out 2	2024	$295,000,000	^[131]
style=text-align:left	F9	2021	$304,099,937	^[132]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Fast X	2023	$265,998,945	^[133]
style=text-align:left	Fast & Furious 6	2013	$255,764,303	^[134]
style=text-align:left	Fast Five	2011	$199,741,456	^[135]
style=text-align:left		2019	$161,231,295	^[136]	Motorball
style=text-align:left	Cars 2	2011	$157,924,198	^[137]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Fast & Furious	2009	$136,633,050	^[138]
style=text-align:left	Cars 3	2017	$121,260,461	^[139]
style=text-align:left	Pegasus 2	2024	$104,608,572
style=text-align:left	The Karate Kid	2010	$103,827,807	^[140]	Martial arts
style=text-align:left	Creed III	2023	$94,696,103	^[141]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Cars	2006	$89,306,972	^[142]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Ip Man 3	2015	$79,190,886	^[143]	Martial arts
style=text-align:left	Real Steel	2011	$72,460,575	^[144]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Creed II	2018	$65,587,388	^[145]
style=text-align:left	Turbo	2013	$60,759,156	^[146]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Ford v Ferrari	2019	$57,760,168	^[147]
style=text-align:left	2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	$57,404,831	^[148]
style=text-align:left	The Longest Yard	2005	$54,301,055	^[149]	American football
style=text-align:left	Planes	2013	$54,001,515	^[150]	Air racing
style=text-align:left	xXx	2002	$53,211,708	^[151]	Extreme sports
style=text-align:left		2006	$51,300,298	^[152]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Creed	2015	$50,973,881	^[153]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Need for Speed	2014	$49,727,492	^[154]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left		2019	$48,809,673	^[155]	Martial arts
style=text-align:left		2021	$47,573,630	^[156]	Basketball
style=text-align:left	The Fast and the Furious	2001	$45,243,454	^[157]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	The Blind Side	2009	$44,507,840	^[158]	American football
style=text-align:left		2006	$43,468,119	^[159]	Drifting
style=text-align:left	Point Break	2015	$39,781,449	^[160]	Surfing
style=text-align:left	The Waterboy	1998	$39,414,071	^[161]	American football
style=text-align:left	Blades of Glory	2007	$38,933,790	^[162]	Figure skating
style=text-align:left	Rocky Balboa	2006	$35,935,878	^[163]	Boxing
style=text-align:left		2004	$35,665,598	^[164]	Dodgeball
style=text-align:left	Gladiator	2000	$34,819,017	^[165]	Gladiatorial combat
style=text-align:left	The Game Plan	2007	$34,649,403	^[166]	American football
style=text-align:left	Surf's Up	2007	$34,535,788	^[167]	Surfing
style=text-align:left	Speed Racer	2008	$33,394,925	^[168]	Auto racing
style=text-align:left	Nacho Libre	2006	$31,673,706	^[169]	Professional wrestling
style=text-align:left	Invictus	2009	$29,442,434	^[170]	Rugby
style=text-align:left	Mortal Kombat	2021	$29,212,763	^[171]	Martial arts
style=text-align:left	Moneyball	2011	$28,518,455	^[172]	Baseball
style=text-align:left	Southpaw	2015	$27,536,916	^[173]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Space Jam	1996	$27,528,529	^[174]	Basketball
style=text-align:left	42	2013	$27,509,003	^[175]	Baseball
style=text-align:left	Cinderella Man	2005	$26,879,260	^[176]	Boxing
style=text-align:left	Coach Carter	2005	$26,593,465	^[177]	Basketball

Highest opening weekends by sport

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.

Sport	Film	Year	Worldwide gross
Air racing	Planes	2013	$54,001,515
American football	The Longest Yard	2005	$54,301,055
Association football	Kicking & Screaming	2005	$20,964,944	^[178]
Auto racing	The Fate of the Furious	2017	$516,763,065
	Moneyball	2011	$28,518,455
		2021	$47,573,630
Bobsleigh	Cool Runnings	1993	$7,046,648	^[179]
Boxing	Creed III	2023	$94,696,103
	Bring It On	2000	$18,280,689	^[180]
Darts	Heartlands	2003	$42,443	^[181]
Dodgeball		2006	$35,665,598
Drifting		2006	$43,468,119
Esports	The King's Avatar: For the Glory	2019	$9,150,835	^[182]
Extreme sports	xXx	2002	$53,211,708
Figure skating	Blades of Glory	2007	$38,933,790
Gladiatorial combat	Gladiator	2000	$34,819,017
	Seabiscuit	2003	$22,862,203	^[183]
Ice hockey	Inside Out 2	2024	$295,000,000	^[184]
Martial arts	The Karate Kid	2010	$103,827,807
Ping pong	Forrest Gump	1994	$24,450,602	^[185]
	Nacho Libre	2006	$31,673,706
Rugby	Invictus	2009	$29,442,434
Sheepdog trial	Babe	1995	$8,742,545	^[186]
Ski jumping	Eddie the Eagle	2016	$16,437,415	^[187]
Snowboarding	Out Cold	2001	$4,590,680	^[188]
Sumo	Sumolah	2007	$160,739
	Point Break	2015	$39,781,449
Triathlon	Luca	2021	$11,397,132	^[189]
Volleyball	Leap	2020	$24,673,322	^[190]
Wrestling	Dangal	2016	$19,066,834	^[191]

Timeline of highest-grossing opening weekends

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 doing so for 9 years. Auto racing is the most frequent sport on the list with eight films.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Sport(s)
The Big Boss	1971			^[192]
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	1974	$1,185,000
Rocky II	1979	$6,390,537	Boxing
The Main Event	1979	$6,600,000		^[193]
Rocky III	1982	$16,015,408
Rocky IV	1985	$19,991,537
Forrest Gump	1994	$24,450,602	American football / ping pong
Space Jam	1996	$27,528,529	Basketball
The Waterboy	1998	$39,414,071	American football
The Fast and the Furious	2001	$45,243,454	Auto racing
xXx	2002	$53,211,708	Extreme sports
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	$57,404,831	Auto racing
Cars	2006	$89,306,972
Fast & Furious	2009	$136,633,050
Fast Five	2011	$199,741,456
Fast & Furious 6	2013	$255,764,303
Furious 7	2015	$365,933,413
The Fate of the Furious	2017	$516,763,065

Sports films by tickets sold

See also: List of films by box office admissions.

The following is a list of sports films that have sold more than tickets worldwide. The Fast & Furious franchise has the most entries with six films on the list. Auto racing is the sport with the most entries with eight.

Film	Year	Known ticket sales	Sport	class=unsortable	Notes
Ben-Hur	1959	141,823,187	Chariot racing
Enter the Dragon	1973	139,000,000	Martial arts
Disco Dancer	1982	135,000,000	Dance competition
Forrest Gump	1994	100,522,518	American football / ping pong
Dangal	2016	86,373,229	Wrestling
Smokey and the Bandit	1977	60,795,601	Auto racing
The Way of the Dragon	1972	58,536,292	Martial arts
Naya Daur (New Era)	1957		Horse racing / auto racing	^[194] ^[195]
Cars	2006	37,264,600	Auto racing
The Love Bug	1968	36,101,400
Rocky IV	1990	35,387,300	Boxing
Sultan	2016	35,250,009	Wrestling
The Waterboy	1998	34,210,600	American football
The Blind Side	2009	33,302,300
The Karate Kid Part II	1986	31,025,300	Martial arts	^[196]
The Karate Kid	1984	27,072,000	Martial arts
The Longest Yard	2005	24,667,600	American football	^[197]
Smokey and the Bandit II	1980	24,584,600	Auto racing
xXx	2004	24,457,600	Extreme sport
Cars 2	2011	23,945,000	Auto racing
The Longest Yard	1974	22,999,000	American football
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	21,087,000	Auto racing
Chariots of Fire	1981	20,060,900	Track and field	^[198]
	2013	20,041,477	Cricket
Seabiscuit	2003	19,915,000	Horse racing
Dodgeball	2004	18,410,100	Dodgeball
Blades of Glory	2007	17,237,600	Figure skating	^[199]
Cars 3	2017	17,092,900	Auto racing
Cool Runnings	1993	16,613,200	Bobsleigh
Field of Dreams	1989	16,229,600	Baseball
	2018	16,227,175	Martial arts
Mortal Kombat	1995	16,196,300
Million Dollar Baby	2004	15,681,300	Boxing
Caddyshack	1980	14,812,800	Golf
Chak De! India	2007	13,984,400	Field hockey
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag	2013	12,610,615	Track and field
Game of Death	1978	12,229,437	Martial arts

Sports films by tickets sold by sport

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.

Film	Year	Known ticket sales	Sport	class=unsortable	Notes
Ben-Hur	1959	141,823,187	Chariot racing
Enter the Dragon	1973	139,000,000	Martial arts
Disco Dancer	1982	135,000,000	Dance competition
Forrest Gump	1994	100,522,518
			ping pong
Dangal	2016	86,373,229	Wrestling
Smokey and the Bandit	1977	60,795,601	Auto racing
The Way of the Dragon	1972	58,536,292	Martial arts
Naya Daur (New Era)	1957			^[200]
Rocky IV	1990	35,387,300	Boxing
xXx	2004	24,457,600	Extreme sport
Chariots of Fire	1981	20,060,900	Track and field
	2013	20,041,477	Cricket
Dodgeball	2004	18,410,100	Dodgeball
Blades of Glory	2007	17,237,600	Figure skating
Cool Runnings	1993	16,613,200	Bobsleigh
Field of Dreams	1989	16,229,600	Baseball
Caddyshack	1980	14,812,800	Golf
Chak De! India	2007	13,984,400	Field hockey

See also

• Sports film
• List of sports films
• List of highest-grossing films
• Lists of highest-grossing films

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4. Web site: Fast & Furious 6 (2013) . . March 4, 2023 .
5. Web site: F9: The Fast Saga (2021) . . March 4, 2023 .
6. Web site: Fast X (2023) . . July 5, 2023 .
7. Web site: Forrest Gump (1994) . . March 4, 2023 .
8. Web site: Cars 2 (2011) . .
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37. Web site: Australian Rules.
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51. Web site: Snow Dogs (2002) - Financial Information.
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61. Web site: A Knight's Tale. Box Office Mojo.
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63. Web site: Nacho Libre. Box Office Mojo.
64. Web site: The Longest Ride .
65. Web site: Roll Bounce. Box Office Mojo.
66. Web site: The Boys in the Boat. Box Office Mojo.
67. Web site: Invictus. Box Office Mojo.
68. Web site: Lords of Dogtown. Box Office Mojo.
69. Web site: Take Off. Box Office Mojo.
70. Web site: Out Cold. Box Office Mojo.
71. Web site: The Broken Hearts Club. Box Office Mojo.
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73. Web site: Sumolah. Box Office Mojo.
74. Web site: Surf's Up. Box Office Mojo.
75. Web site: Pride. Box Office Mojo.
76. Web site: Challengers. Box Office Mojo.
77. Web site: Chariots of Fire . . 10 June 2020.
78. Web site: Luca. Box Office Mojo.
79. Web site: Leap. The Numbers.
80. Web site: The Shiny Shrimps. Box Office Mojo.
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89. Web site: The Great Race, Box Office Information. The Numbers. October 25, 2020.
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92. Web site: The Love Bug.
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101. Web site: Rollerball, Box Office Information. The Numbers. March 6, 2023.
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104. Web site: Rocky II Original Release. Box Office Mojo.
105. Web site: Smokey and the Bandit II. Box Office Mojo. August 25, 2012.
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108. Web site: All the Right Moves (1983). Box Office Mojo.
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118. Web site: Point Break (1991) . .
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121. Web site: Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - Financial Information.
122. Web site: Fight Club.
123. Web site: Speed Racer (2008).
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128. Web site: Inside Out 2 (2024) . . August 2, 2024 .
129. Web site: The Fate of the Furious Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
130. Web site: Furious 7 Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
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133. Web site: Fast X Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
134. Web site: Fast & Furious 6 Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
135. Web site: Fast Five Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
136. Web site: Alita: Battle Angel Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
137. Web site: Cars 2 Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
138. Web site: Fast & Furious Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
139. Web site: Cars 3 Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
140. Web site: The Karate Kid Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
141. Web site: Creed III Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
142. Web site: Cars Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
143. Web site: Ip Man 3 Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
144. Web site: Real Steel Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
145. Web site: Creed II Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
146. Web site: Turbo Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
147. Web site: Ford v Ferrari Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
148. Web site: 2 Fast 2 Furious Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
149. Web site: The Longest Yard Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
150. Web site: Planes Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
151. Web site: xXx Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
152. Web site: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
153. Web site: Creed Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
154. Web site: Need for Speed Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
155. Web site: Ip Man 4: The Finale Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
156. Web site: Space Jam: A New Legacy Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
157. Web site: The Fast and the Furious Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
158. Web site: The Blind Side Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
159. Web site: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
160. Web site: Point Break Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
161. Web site: The Waterboy Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
162. Web site: Blades of Glory Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
163. Web site: Rocky Balboa Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
164. Web site: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
165. Web site: Gladiator Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
166. Web site: The Game Plan Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
167. Web site: Surf's Up Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
168. Web site: Speed Racer Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
169. Web site: Nacho Libre Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
170. Web site: Invictus Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
171. Web site: Mortal Kombat Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
172. Web site: Moneyball Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
173. Web site: Southpaw Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
174. Web site: Space Jam Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
175. Web site: 42 Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
176. Web site: Cinderella Man Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
177. Web site: Coach Carter Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
178. Web site: Kicking & Screaming Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
179. Web site: Cool Runnings Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
180. Web site: Bring It On Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
181. Web site: Heartlands (2003) - Financial Information.
182. Web site: The King's Avatar: For the Glory Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
183. Web site: Seabiscuit Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
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186. Web site: Babe Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
187. Web site: Eddie the Eagle Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
188. Web site: Out Cold Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
189. Web site: Luca Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
190. Web site: Leap Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
191. Web site: Dangal Original Release - All Territories. Box Office Mojo.
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