List of highest-grossing sports films

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.[a] The most frequently represented year is 2019 with four films.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.
Film Year Worldwide gross Ref Sport(s)
Inside Out 2 † 2024 $1,698,451,580 [1] Ice hockey
Furious 7 2015 $1,515,342,457 [2] Auto racing
The Fate of the Furious 2017 $1,236,009,236 [3]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $788,683,342 [4]
F9 2021 $726,229,501 [5]
Fast X 2023 $704,875,015 [6]
Forrest Gump 1994 $678,226,465 [7] American football / ping pong
Fast Five 2011 $626,137,675 [8] Auto racing
Cars 2 2011 $562,110,557 [9]
Gladiator 2000 $503,162,313 [10] Gladiatorial combat
YOLO 2024 $479,597,304 [11] Boxing
Pegasus 2 2024 $469,847,217 [12] Auto racing
Cars 2006 $461,991,867 [13]
Alita: Battle Angel 2019 $404,852,543 [14] Motorball[b]
Enter the Dragon 1973 $400,000,000 [15] Martial arts
Cars 3 2017 $383,930,656 [16] Auto racing
Fast & Furious 2009 $360,366,870 [17]
The Karate Kid 2010 $359,126,022 [18] Martial arts
Dangal 2016 $340,000,000 [19] Wrestling
The Blind Side 2009 $309,208,309 [20] American football
Rocky IV 1985 $300,473,716 [21] Boxing
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 $300,000,000 [22] Auto racing
Real Steel 2011 $299,268,508 [23] Boxing
Turbo 2013 $282,570,682 [24] Auto racing
xXx 2002 $277,448,382 [25] Extreme sports
Creed III 2023 $275,248,615 [26] Boxing
Jerry Maguire 1996 $273,552,592 [27] American football
Rocky III 1982 $270,000,000 [28] Boxing
The First Slam Dunk 2022 $257,548,133 [29] Basketball
Pegasus 2019 $255,832,826 [30] Auto racing
Babe[c] 1995 $254,134,910 [32] Sheepdog trial
Space Jam 1996 $250,180,384 [33] Basketball
Planes 2013 $240,171,783 [34] Air racing
Silver Linings Playbook 2012 $236,412,453 [35] American football / dance competition
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 $236,350,661 [36] Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari 2019 $225,508,210 [37]
Rocky 1976 $225,000,000 [38] Boxing
Million Dollar Baby 2004 $216,763,646 [39]
Creed II 2018 $214,215,889 [40]
The Fast and the Furious 2001 $207,283,925 [41] Auto racing
Need for Speed 2014 $203,277,636 [42]
Rocky II 1979 $200,182,160 [38] Boxing
Ip Man 4: The Finale 2019 $192,617,891 [43] Martial arts
The Longest Yard 2005 $191,466,556 [44] American football
The Waterboy 1998 $185,991,646 [45]
Creed 2015 $173,567,581 [46] Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 $168,423,227 [47] Dodgeball
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 $163,692,228 [48] Basketball
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 $163,362,095 [49] Auto racing
The Cannonball Run 1981 $160,000,000 [50]

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 sports film franchises and film series (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average per film Highest-grossing film

Highest-grossing films by sport

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.
Sport Film Year Worldwide gross Ref
Air racing Planes 2013 $240,171,783 [34]
American football Forrest Gump 1994 $678,226,465 [7]
Arm wrestling Over the Top 1987 $16,057,580 [66]
Association football Bend It Like Beckham 2002 $76,583,333 [67]
Australian rules football Australian Rules 2002 $243,748 [68]
Auto racing Furious 7 2015 $1,515,342,457 [2]
Baseball A League of Their Own 1992 $132,440,069 [69]
Basketball The First Slam Dunk 2022 $257,548,133 [29]
Boat racing Madison 2001 $517,262 [70]
Bobsleigh Cool Runnings 1993 $154,856,263 [71]
Bodybuilding Pain & Gain 2013 $87,305,549 [72]
Bowling The Big Lebowski 1998 $46,189,568 [73]
Bowls Blackball 2003 $1,223,155 [74]
Boxing YOLO 2024 $479,597,304 [11]
Chariot racing Ben-Hur 1959 $146,900,000 [75]
Cheerleading Bring It On 2000 $90,449,929 [76]
Cricket M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story 2016 $31,219,593 [77]
Cross country running McFarland, USA 2015 $45,710,059 [78]
Cue sports The Color of Money 1986 $52,293,982 [79]
Curling Men with Brooms 2002 $4,245,870 [80]
Dance competition Silver Linings Playbook 2012 $236,412,453 [35]
Darts Heartlands 2003 $112,870 [81]
Dodgeball Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 $168,423,227 [47]
Dog sledding Snow Dogs 2002 $116,898,028 [82]
Drifting The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 $158,964,610 [83]
Esports The King's Avatar: For the Glory 2019 $11,933,801 [84]
Extreme sports xXx 2002 $277,448,382 [25]
Fencing The Fencer 2015 $1,289,014 [85]
Field hockey Chak De! India 2007 $27,045,000 [86]
Figure skating Blades of Glory 2007 $145,710,347 [87]
Fishing Man's Favorite Sport? 1964 $6,000,000 [88]
Gladiatorial combat Gladiator 2000 $503,162,313 [10]
Golf Tin Cup 1996 $75,854,588 [89]
Gymnastics Stick It 2006 $31,976,848 [90]
Handball Forever the Moment 2008 $27,259,300 [91]
Horse racing Seabiscuit 2003 $148,336,445 [92]
Ice hockey Inside Out 2 † 2024 $1,698,451,580 [1]
Jousting A Knight's Tale 2001 $117,487,473 [93]
Martial arts Enter the Dragon 1973 $400,000,000 [15]
Motorcycle racing Biker Boyz 2003 $23,510,601 [94]
Ping pong Forrest Gump 1994 $678,226,465 [7]
Professional wrestling Nacho Libre 2006 $99,255,460 [95]
Rodeo The Longest Ride 2015 $62,944,815 [96]
Roller skating Roll Bounce 2005 $17,500,866 [97]
Rowing The Boys in the Boat 2023 $55,474,757 [98]
Rugby Invictus 2009 $122,426,792 [99]
Sheepdog trial Babe[c] 1995 $254,134,910 [32]
Skateboarding Lords of Dogtown 2005 $13,411,957 [100]
Ski jumping Take Off 2009 $52,172,984 [101]
Snowboarding Out Cold 2001 $14,782,676 [102]
Softball The Broken Hearts Club 2000 $2,019,121 [103]
Sport stacking Fast and Feel Love 2022 $581,000 [104]
Sumo Sumolah 2007 $349,059 [105]
Surfing Surf's Up 2007 $152,005,713 [106]
Swimming Pride 2007 $7,094,650 [107]
Tennis Challengers 2024 $94,219,408 [108]
Track and field Chariots of Fire 1981 $59,303,359 [109]
Triathlon Luca[g] 2021 $51,074,773 [110]
Volleyball Leap 2020 $124,965,617 [111]
Water polo The Shiny Shrimps 2019 $4,652,171 [112]
Wrestling Dangal 2017 $340,000,000 [19]

Highest-grossing sports films by year

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.
Year Film Worldwide gross Sport(s) Budget Ref
1944 National Velvet $5,840,000R Horse racing $2,770,000 [113]
1945 TBD
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn $5,490,000R Boxing $1,450,000 [114][115]
1947–48 TBD
1949 The Stratton Story $4,488,000R Baseball $1,771,000 [113]
1950–56 TBD
1957 Naya Daur (New Era) $11,340,000 Horse racing / auto racing TBD [116][117]
1958 TBD
1959 Ben-Hur $146,900,000 ($74,000,000*) Chariot racing $15,200,000 [75][113][118][119]
1960 TBD
1961 The Hustler $7,600,000* Cue sports $2,100,000 [120]
1962–63 TBD
1964 Man's Favorite Sport? $6,000,000* Fishing TBD [88]
1965 The Great Race $25,300,000* Auto racing $12,000,000 [121][122]
1966 Grand Prix $20,800,000* Auto racing $9,000,000 [123]
1967 TBD
1968 The Love Bug $51,264,022 Auto racing TBD [124][125]
1969 Winning $14,600,000* Auto racing TBD [126]
1970 The Great White Hope $9,325,000R Boxing $9,870,000 [127][128]
1971 Le Mans $5,500,000R* Auto racing TBD [129]
1972 The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) $130,000,000 Martial arts TBD [130]
1973 Enter the Dragon $400,000,000 Martial arts $850,000 [15][131]
1974 The Longest Yard $43,008,075 American football $2,900,000 [132]
1975 Rollerball $30,000,000 Rollerball[b] $5,000,000–$6,000,000 [133]
1976 Rocky $225,000,000 ($77,100,000)R Boxing $960,000 [38][134]
1977 Smokey and the Bandit $300,000,000 ($126,737,428) Auto racing $4,300,000 [22][135]
1978 Heaven Can Wait $81,640,278 American football $6,000,000 [136]
1979 Rocky II $200,182,160 ($85,182,160) Boxing TBD [38][137]
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II $66,132,626 Auto racing TBD [138]
1981 The Cannonball Run $160,000,000 Auto racing $16,000,000–$18,000,000 [50]
1982 Rocky III $270,000,000 ($124,146,897) Boxing TBD [28][139]
1983 All the Right Moves $17,233,166 American football $5,600,000 [140]
1984 The Karate Kid $130,442,786 Martial arts $8,000,000 [h][141]
1985 Rocky IV $300,473,716 ($127,891,353) Boxing $28,000,000 [21][142][143]
1986 The Karate Kid Part II $130,000,000 Martial arts TBD [144]
1987 Over the Top $16,057,580 Arm wrestling $25,000,000 [66]
1988 Bull Durham $50,888,729 Baseball $9,000,000 [145]
1989 Field of Dreams $84,431,625 Baseball $15,000,000 [146][147][148]
1990 Rocky V $119,946,358 Boxing $42,000,000 [149]
1991 Point Break $83,531,958 Surfing $24,000,000 [150]
1992 A League of Their Own $132,440,069 Baseball $40,000,000 [69]
1993 Cool Runnings $154,856,263 Bobsleigh $14,000,000 [71]
1994 Forrest Gump $678,226,465 American football / ping pong $55,000,000 [7]
1995 Babe $254,134,910 Sheepdog trial $30,000,000 [32][151]
1996 Jerry Maguire $273,552,592 American football $50,000,000 [27]
1997 Mortal Kombat Annihilation $51,376,861 Martial arts $30,000,000 [152][153]
1998 The Waterboy $185,991,646 American football $23,000,000 [45]
1999 Fight Club $101,209,702 Martial arts $63,000,000 [154]
2000 Gladiator $503,162,313 ($460,583,960) Gladiatorial combat $103,000,000 [10]
2001 The Fast and the Furious $207,283,925 Auto racing $38,000,000 [41]
2002 xXx $277,448,382 Extreme sports $70,000,000 [25]
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious $236,350,661 Auto racing $76,000,000 [36]
2004 Million Dollar Baby $216,763,646 Boxing $30,000,000 [39]
2005 The Longest Yard $191,466,556 American football $82,000,000 [44]
2006 Cars $461,991,867 Auto racing $120,000,000 [13]
2007 Surf's Up $152,005,713 Surfing $100,000,000 [106]
2008 Speed Racer $93,945,766 Auto racing $120,000,000 [155]
2009 Fast & Furious $360,366,870 Auto racing $85,000,000 [17]
2010 The Karate Kid $359,126,022 Martial arts $40,000,000 [156]
2011 Fast Five $626,137,675 Auto racing $125,000,000 [8]
2012 Silver Linings Playbook $236,412,453 American football / dance competition $21,000,000 [35]
2013 Fast & Furious 6 $788,683,342 Auto racing $160,000,000 [4]
2014 Need for Speed $203,277,636 Auto racing $66,000,000 [42]
2015 Furious 7 $1,515,342,457 Auto racing $190,000,000 [2]
2016 Dangal $340,000,000 Wrestling TBD [19]
2017 The Fate of the Furious $1,236,009,236 Auto racing $250,000,000 [3]
2018 Creed II $214,215,889 Boxing $50,000,000 [40]
2019 Alita: Battle Angel $404,852,543 Motorball[b] $170,000,000 [14]
2020 Leap $124,965,617 Volleyball TBD [111]
2021 F9 $726,229,501 Auto racing TBD [5]
2022 The First Slam Dunk $257,548,133 Basketball TBD [29]
2023 Fast X $704,875,015 Auto racing $340,000,000 [6]
2024 Inside Out 2 † $1,698,451,580 Ice hockey $200,000,000 [1][157]

R Distributor rental earnings only.
* US and Canada gross only.
TBD To be determined.

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.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.
Title Established Record-setting gross Sport(s) Ref
National Velvet 1944 $5,840,000R Horse racing [113]
Naya Daur (New Era) 1957 $11,340,000 Horse racing / auto racing [116][117]
Ben-Hur 1959 $74,000,000* Chariot racing [119]
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) 1972 $130,000,000 Martial arts [130]
Ben-Hur 1972 $146,900,000 Chariot racing [75]
Enter the Dragon 1973 $220,000,000 Martial arts [158]
1977 $300,000,000 [159]
1985 $350,000,000 [131]
1994 $400,000,000 [15]
Forrest Gump 1994 $677,382,863[i] American football / ping pong [7]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $788,679,850[j] Auto racing [4]
Furious 7 2015 $1,515,047,671 [2]
2020 $1,515,342,457
Inside Out 2 † 2024 $1,698,451,580 Ice Hockey [1]

R Distributor rental earnings only.
* US and Canada gross only.

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 18 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 Ref Sport(s)
The Fate of the Furious 2017 $516,763,065 [160] Auto racing
Furious 7 2015 $365,933,413 [161]
Inside Out 2 2024 $295,000,000 [162] Ice Hockey
F9 2021 $304,099,937 [163] Auto racing
Fast X 2023 $265,998,945 [164]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $255,764,303 [165]
Fast Five 2011 $199,741,456 [166]
Alita: Battle Angel 2019 $161,231,295 [167] Motorball[b]
Cars 2 2011 $157,924,198 [168] Auto racing
Fast & Furious 2009 $136,633,050 [169]
Cars 3 2017 $121,260,461 [170]
Pegasus 2 2024 $104,608,572 [12]
The Karate Kid 2010 $103,827,807 [171] Martial arts
Creed III 2023 $94,696,103 [172] Boxing
Cars 2006 $89,306,972 [173] Auto racing
Ip Man 3 2015 $79,190,886 [174] Martial arts
Real Steel 2011 $72,460,575 [175] Boxing
Creed II 2018 $65,587,388 [176]
Turbo 2013 $60,759,156 [177] Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari 2019 $57,760,168 [178]
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 $57,404,831 [179]
The Longest Yard 2005 $54,301,055 [180] American football
Planes 2013 $54,001,515 [181] Air racing
xXx 2002 $53,211,708 [182] Extreme sports
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 $51,300,298 [183] Auto racing
Creed 2015 $50,973,881 [184] Boxing
Need for Speed 2014 $49,727,492 [185] Auto racing
Ip Man 4: The Finale 2019 $48,809,673 [186] Martial arts
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 $47,573,630 [187] Basketball
The Fast and the Furious 2001 $45,243,454 [188] Auto racing
The Blind Side 2009 $44,507,840 [189] American football
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 $43,468,119 [190] Drifting
Point Break 2015 $39,781,449 [191] Surfing
The Waterboy 1998 $39,414,071 [192] American football
Blades of Glory 2007 $38,933,790 [193] Figure skating
Rocky Balboa 2006 $35,935,878 [194] Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 $35,665,598 [195] Dodgeball
Gladiator 2000 $34,819,017 [196] Gladiatorial combat
The Game Plan 2007 $34,649,403 [197] American football
Surf's Up 2007 $34,535,788 [198] Surfing
Speed Racer 2008 $33,394,925 [199] Auto racing
Nacho Libre 2006 $31,673,706 [200] Professional wrestling
Invictus 2009 $29,442,434 [201] Rugby
Mortal Kombat 2021 $29,212,763 [202] Martial arts
Moneyball 2011 $28,518,455 [203] Baseball
Southpaw 2015 $27,536,916 [204] Boxing
Space Jam 1996 $27,528,529 [205] Basketball
42 2013 $27,509,003 [206] Baseball
Cinderella Man 2005 $26,879,260 [207] Boxing
Coach Carter 2005 $26,593,465 [208] Basketball

Highest opening weekends by sport

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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 Ref
Air racing Planes 2013 $54,001,515 [181]
American football The Longest Yard 2005 $54,301,055 [180]
Association football Kicking & Screaming 2005 $20,964,944 [209]
Auto racing The Fate of the Furious 2017 $516,763,065 [160]
Baseball Moneyball 2011 $28,518,455 [203]
Basketball Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 $47,573,630 [187]
Bobsleigh Cool Runnings 1993 $7,046,648 [210]
Boxing Creed III 2023 $94,696,103 [172]
Cheerleading Bring It On 2000 $18,280,689 [211]
Darts Heartlands 2003 $42,443 [212]
Dodgeball Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2006 $35,665,598 [195]
Drifting The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 $43,468,119 [190]
Esports The King's Avatar: For the Glory 2019 $9,150,835 [213]
Extreme sports xXx 2002 $53,211,708 [182]
Figure skating Blades of Glory 2007 $38,933,790 [193]
Gladiatorial combat Gladiator 2000 $34,819,017 [196]
Horse racing Seabiscuit 2003 $22,862,203 [214]
Ice hockey Inside Out 2 2024 $295,000,000 [162]
Martial arts The Karate Kid 2010 $103,827,807 [171]
Ping pong Forrest Gump 1994 $24,450,602 [215]
Professional wrestling Nacho Libre 2006 $31,673,706 [200]
Rugby Invictus 2009 $29,442,434 [201]
Sheepdog trial Babe 1995 $8,742,545 [216]
Ski jumping Eddie the Eagle 2016 $16,437,415 [217]
Snowboarding Out Cold 2001 $4,590,680 [218]
Sumo Sumolah 2007 $160,739 [105]
Surfing Point Break 2015 $39,781,449 [191]
Triathlon Luca 2021 $11,397,132 [219]
Volleyball Leap 2020 $24,673,322 [220]
Wrestling Dangal 2016 $19,066,834 [221]

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) Ref
The Big Boss 1971 $167,000[k] Martial arts [222]
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) 1974 $1,185,000*[l] [m]
Rocky II 1979 $6,390,537* Boxing [38]
The Main Event 1979 $6,600,000* [225]
Rocky III 1982 $16,015,408* [38]
Rocky IV 1985 $19,991,537*
Forrest Gump 1994 $24,450,602* American football / ping pong [215]
Space Jam 1996 $27,528,529* Basketball [205]
The Waterboy 1998 $39,414,071* American football [192]
The Fast and the Furious 2001 $45,243,454 Auto racing [188]
xXx 2002 $53,211,708 Extreme sports [182]
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 $57,404,831 Auto racing [179]
Cars 2006 $89,306,972 [173]
Fast & Furious 2009 $136,633,050 [169]
Fast Five 2011 $199,741,456 [166]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $255,764,303 [165]
Furious 7 2015 $365,933,413 [161]
The Fate of the Furious 2017 $516,763,065 [160]

* US and Canada gross only.

Sports films by tickets sold

See also: List of films by box office admissions
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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. Auto racing is the sport with the most entries with eight.

Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Sport Notes
Ben-Hur 1959 141,823,187 Chariot racing [n]
Enter the Dragon 1973 139,000,000 Martial arts [p]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 Dance competition [q]
Forrest Gump 1994 100,522,518 American football / ping pong [r]
Dangal 2016 86,373,229 Wrestling [s]
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 60,795,601 Auto racing [t]
The Way of the Dragon 1972 58,536,292 Martial arts [u]
Naya Daur (New Era) 1957 40,000,000 Horse racing / auto racing [259][232]
Cars 2006 37,264,600 Auto racing [226]
The Love Bug 1968 36,101,400 [226]
Rocky IV 1990 35,387,300 Boxing [226]
Sultan 2016 35,250,009 Wrestling [v]
The Waterboy 1998 34,210,600 American football [226]
The Blind Side 2009 33,302,300
The Karate Kid Part II 1986 31,025,300 Martial arts [265]
The Karate Kid 1984 27,072,000 Martial arts [265]
The Longest Yard 2005 24,667,600 American football [266]
Smokey and the Bandit II 1980 24,584,600 Auto racing [266]
xXx 2004 24,457,600 Extreme sport [266]
Cars 2 2011 23,945,000 Auto racing [266]
The Longest Yard 1974 22,999,000 American football [266]
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 21,087,000 Auto racing [266]
Chariots of Fire 1981 20,060,900 Track and field [267]
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2013 20,041,477 Cricket [w]
Seabiscuit 2003 19,915,000 Horse racing [267]
Dodgeball 2004 18,410,100 Dodgeball [267]
Blades of Glory 2007 17,237,600 Figure skating [273]
Cars 3 2017 17,092,900 Auto racing [273]
Cool Runnings 1993 16,613,200 Bobsleigh [273]
Field of Dreams 1989 16,229,600 Baseball [273]
Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018 16,227,175 Martial arts [x]
Mortal Kombat 1995 16,196,300 [273]
Million Dollar Baby 2004 15,681,300 Boxing [273]
Caddyshack 1980 14,812,800 Golf [273]
Chak De! India 2007 13,984,400 Field hockey [y]
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 12,610,615 Track and field [z]
Game of Death 1978 12,229,437 Martial arts [aa]

Sports films by tickets sold by sport

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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 (est.) Sport Notes
Ben-Hur 1959 141,823,187 Chariot racing [ab]
Enter the Dragon 1973 139,000,000 Martial arts [ac]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 Dance competition [ad]
Forrest Gump 1994 100,522,518 American football [ae]
ping pong [af]
Dangal 2016 86,373,229 Wrestling [ag]
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 60,795,601 Auto racing [ah]
The Way of the Dragon 1972 58,536,292 Martial arts [ai]
Naya Daur (New Era) 1957 40,000,000 Horse racing [259][232]
Rocky IV 1990 35,387,300 Boxing [226]
xXx 2004 24,457,600 Extreme sport [266]
Chariots of Fire 1981 20,060,900 Track and field [267]
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2013 20,041,477 Cricket [aj]
Dodgeball 2004 18,410,100 Dodgeball [267]
Blades of Glory 2007 17,237,600 Figure skating [273]
Cool Runnings 1993 16,613,200 Bobsleigh [273]
Field of Dreams 1989 16,229,600 Baseball [273]
Caddyshack 1980 14,812,800 Golf [273]
Chak De! India 2007 13,984,400 Field hockey [ak]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Including four main series films and three films from the spinoff Creed franchise
  2. ^ a b c d A fictional sport with similar elements to roller derby
  3. ^ a b in the film Babe, Babe the pig trains to take part in a sheepdog trail, sheepdog trails are considered a sport[31]
  4. ^ The first sixteen Dragon Ball films, from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) to Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995), had a total Japanese box office gross of over ¥40 billion[51] ($460 million).[52] Outside of Japan, the 2002–2003 European releases of Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) grossed $1,009,767,[53] the 2016 Chinese release of Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) grossed $9,714,846,[54] and the 2018 North American releases of Dragon Ball Z films Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) and Saiyan Double Feature (Fusion Reborn and Bardock: The Father of Goku) grossed $1,199,689.[55]
  5. ^ The film grossed $52,761,356 worldwide, including $32 million in Japan,[59] $2.8 million in the US and Canada,[60] and $17,961,356 in other territories.[61]
  6. ^ See Dragon Ball: The Path to Power § Box office
  7. ^ In contrast to a traditional triathlon, which includes swimming, cycling, and running, the triathlon depicted in Luca consists of swimming, pasta eating, and cycling.
  8. ^ See The Karate Kid § Box office
  9. ^ Forrest Gump subsequently made $839,421 in rerelease revenue after its record had been surpassed.
  10. ^ Fast & Furious 6 subsequently made $3,492 in rerelease revenue after its record had been surpassed.
  11. ^ Hong Kong only.
  12. ^ New York City and Chicago only.
  13. ^ $1 million in New York City.[223] $185,000 at two Chicago theaters.[224]
  14. ^ Ben-Hur admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 98,046,900[226]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 873,163[227]
    • Other territories – 42,903,124[228]
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h See Box office § Average ticket price.
  16. ^ Enter the Dragon – $400 million+ gross (as of 2001)[15]
    • 1973 – $100 million gross[229] – 56 million tickets[o]
    • Up until 1980 – $220 million gross[158]
      • 1974–1980 – $120 million gross – 45 million+ tickets[o]
    • Up until 1997 – $300 million gross[230]
      • 1981–1997 – $80 million gross – 17 million+ tickets[o]
    • 1998–2001 – $100 million gross – 21 million+ tickets[o]
  17. ^ Disco Dancer admissions:
  18. ^ Forrest Gump admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200[234]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321[235]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792[236]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143[227]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062[237]
  19. ^ Dangal admissions:
  20. ^ Smokey and the Bandit admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553[250]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048[251]
  21. ^ The Way of the Dragon admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 50,000,000[252][253]
    • France and Germany – 5,502,004[254]
    • Japan – 2,610,000[255][256]
    • Bombay (New Excelsior theater) – 241,000 (eight weeks)[257]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 182,530[227]
    • Denmark and Finland (2018–2019) – 758[258]
  22. ^ Sultan admissions:
  23. ^ Lagaan admissions:
  24. ^ Dragon Ball Super: Broly admissions
    • Japan – 3,009,730[274]
    • Latin America – 7,220,416+
      • Mexico – 4,100,000[275]
      • Peru – 1,122,971[276]
      • Argentina – 808,055[277]
      • Colombia (4 days) – 539,874[278]
      • Chile (4 days) – 362,776[279]
      • Brazil (day 1) – 106,000[280]
      • Bolivia (1 week) – 91,968[281]
      • Paraguay – 77,713[282]
      • Uruguay (4 days) – 11,059[283]
    • United States and Canada – 3,408,700[284]
    • Europe – 1,518,016
      • France and Germany – 638,407[285]
      • Other European countries – 879,609[286]
    • China – 1,034,444[287]
    • South Korea – 35,869[227]
  25. ^ Chak De admissions:
    • India – 13,983,000[288]
    • United States and Canada – 163,000[289]
    • United Kingdom – 85,841[290]
    • Norway – 1,400[291]
  26. ^ Bhaag Milkha Bhaag admissions:
    • India – 12,369,000[292]
    • United States and Canada – 201,213[293]
    • United Kingdom – 40,400[294]
    • Norway – 2[295]
  27. ^ Game of Death admissions:
  28. ^ Ben-Hur admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 98,046,900[226]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 873,163[227]
    • Other territories – 42,903,124[301]
  29. ^ Enter the Dragon – $400 million+ gross (as of 2001)[15]
    • 1973 – $100 million gross[229] – 56 million tickets[o]
    • Up until 1980 – $220 million gross[158]
      • 1974–1980 – $120 million gross – 45 million+ tickets[o]
    • Up until 1997 – $300 million gross[230]
      • 1981–1997 – $80 million gross – 17 million+ tickets[o]
    • 1998–2001 – $100 million gross – 21 million+ tickets[o]
  30. ^ Disco Dancer admissions:
  31. ^ Forrest Gump admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200[303]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321[304]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792[236]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143[227]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062[237]
  32. ^ Forrest Gump admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200[305]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321[306]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792[236]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143[227]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062[237]
  33. ^ Dangal admissions:
  34. ^ Smokey and the Bandit admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553[308]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048[309]
  35. ^ The Way of the Dragon admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 50,000,000[252][253]
    • France and Germany – 5,502,004[310]
    • Japan – 2,610,000[255][256]
    • Bombay (New Excelsior theater) – 241,000 (eight weeks)[257]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 182,530[227]
    • Denmark and Finland (2018–2019) – 758[258]
  36. ^ Lagaan admissions:
  37. ^ Chak De admissions:
    • India – 13,983,000[288]
    • United States and Canada – 163,000[311]
    • United Kingdom – 85,841[290]
    • Norway – 1,400[291]

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