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.

Film	Year	Worldwide gross	Ref	Sport(s)
Inside Out 2	2024	$1,698,765,616	[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
F1 †*	2025	$590,007,225	[9]
Cars 2*	2011	$559,852,396	[10]
Gladiator	2000	$465,516,248	[11]	Gladiatorial combat
Gladiator II	2024	$462,180,717	[12]
Cars*	2006	$461,991,867	[13]	Auto racing
YOLO*	2024	$429,597,304	[14]	Boxing
Pegasus 2*	2024	$423,162,668	[15]	Auto racing
Alita: Battle Angel	2019	$404,852,543	[16]	Motorball[b]
Cars 3*	2017	$383,930,656	[17]	Auto racing
Fast & Furious	2009	$360,366,870	[18]
The Karate Kid*	2010	$359,126,022	[19]	Martial arts
Dangal*	2016	$340,000,000	[20]	Wrestling
The Blind Side*	2009	$309,208,309	[21]	American football
Rocky IV*	1985	$300,473,716	[22]	Boxing
Smokey and the Bandit	1977	$300,000,000	[23]	Auto racing
Real Steel*	2011	$299,268,508	[24]	Boxing
Turbo*	2013	$282,570,682	[25]	Auto racing
xXx	2002	$277,448,382	[26]	Extreme sports
Creed III*	2023	$275,248,615	[27]	Boxing
Jerry Maguire*	1996	$273,552,592	[28]	American football
Rocky III*	1982	$270,000,000	[29]	Boxing
The First Slam Dunk*	2022	$257,548,133	[30]	Basketball
Pegasus*	2019	$255,832,826	[31]	Auto racing
Babe[c]*	1995	$254,134,910	[33]	Sheepdog trial
Space Jam*	1996	$250,180,384	[34]	Basketball
Planes*	2013	$240,171,783	[35]	Air racing
Silver Linings Playbook	2012	$236,412,453	[36]	American football / dance competition
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	$236,350,661	[37]	Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari*	2019	$225,508,210	[38]
Rocky*	1976	$225,000,000	[39]	Boxing
Million Dollar Baby*	2004	$216,763,646	[40]
Creed II*	2018	$214,215,889	[41]
The Fast and the Furious	2001	$207,283,925	[42]	Auto racing
Need for Speed	2014	$203,277,636	[43]
Rocky II*	1979	$200,182,160	[39]	Boxing
Ip Man 4: The Finale	2019	$192,617,891	[44]	Martial arts
The Longest Yard*	2005	$191,466,556	[45]	American football
The Waterboy*	1998	$185,991,646	[46]
Creed*	2015	$173,567,581	[47]	Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story*	2004	$168,423,227	[48]	Dodgeball
Space Jam: A New Legacy*	2021	$163,692,228	[49]	Basketball

* Pure sport films that focus on the athletic competition itself and the journey of the athletes, without excessive melodrama or subplots. These films emphasize the dedication, skill, and struggle involved in sports. Some examples include "Rocky" for boxing, "Chariots of Fire" for track and field, and "Hoosiers" for basketball. Movies like Fast and Furious is not primarily a sport movie, though the first few films do focus on street racing. It’s more accurately described as an action franchise centered around heists, spires, and family.

Highest-grossing pure sports films

The following is a list of highest-grossing pure sports films of all time, which may also be among the highest grossing films of all time. This is a list for pure sport films that focus on the athletic competition itself and the journey of the athletes, without excessive melodrama or subplots. These films emphasize the dedication, skill, and struggle involved in sports. Some examples include "Rocky" for boxing, "Chariots of Fire" for track and field, and "Hoosiers" for basketball. Movies like Fast and Furious is not primarily a sport movie, though the first few films do focus on street racing. It’s more accurately described as an action franchise centered around heists, spires, and family.

Film	Year	Worldwide gross	Ref	Sport(s)
F1 †	2025	$590,007,225	[9]	Auto Racing
Cars 2	2011	$559,852,396	[10]
Cars	2006	$461,991,867	[13]
YOLO	2024	$429,597,304	[14]	Boxing
Pegasus 2	2024	$423,162,668	[15]	Auto racing
Cars 3	2017	$383,930,656	[50]
The Karate Kid	2010	$359,126,022	[19]	Martial arts
Dangal	2016	$340,000,000	[20]	Wrestling
The Blind Side	2009	$309,208,309	[51]	American football
Rocky IV	1985	$300,473,716	[22]	Boxing

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

1 Fast & Furious $6,560,243,292 10 $656,024,329 Furious 7 ($1,515,342,457) 1 Furious 7 (2015) $1,515,342,457 2 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 Fast Five (2011) $626,137,675 7 Fast & Furious (2009) $360,366,870 8 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) $236,350,661 9 The Fast and the Furious (2001) $207,283,925 10 Tokyo Drift (2006) $158,964,610

2 Rocky $1,934,254,407 9 $214,917,156 Rocky IV ($300,373,716) Original series $1,271,322,322 6 $211,887,054 Rocky IV ($300,473,716) 1 Rocky IV (1985) $300,473,716 2 Rocky III (1982) $270,000,000 3 Rocky (1976) $225,000,000 4 Rocky II (1979) $200,182,160 5 Rocky Balboa (2006) $155,720,088 6 Rocky V (1990) $119,946,358 Creed series $662,932,085 3 $220,977,362 Creed III ($275,248,615) 1 Creed III (2023) $275,248,615 2 Creed II (2018)[41] $214,115,889 3 Creed (2015) $173,567,581

3 Cars $1,648,204,863 4 $412,051,216 Cars 2 ($562,110,557) Main series $1,408,033,080 3 $469,344,360 Cars 2 ($562,110,557) 1 Cars 2 (2011) $562,110,557 2 Cars (2006) $461,991,867 3 Cars 3 (2017) $383,930,656 Planes (2013) $240,171,783

4 Gladiator $927,696,965 2 $463,848,483 Gladiator ($37,799,643) 1 Gladiator (2000) $465,516,248 2 Gladiator II (2024) $462,180,717

5 Dragon Ball $874,305,098 22 $39,741,141 Super: Broly ($122,747,755) Anime film series $817,793,641 21 $38,942,554 Super: Broly ($122,747,755) 1 Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) to Wrath of the Dragon (1995)[d] $471,924,302 2 Super: Broly (2018)[57] $122,747,755 3 Super: Super Hero (2022)[58] $86,562,140 4 Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)[59] $70,798,088 5 Z: Battle of Gods (2013)[e] $52,761,356 6 The Path to Power (1996)[f] $13,000,000 Dragonball Evolution (2009) $56,511,457[63]

6 Pegasus $725,680,043 2 $362,840,022 Pegasus 2 ($469,847,217) 1 Pegasus 2 (2024) $469,847,217 2 Pegasus (2019) $255,832,826

7 The Karate Kid $675,583,585 5 $135,116,717 The Karate Kid ($359,126,022) 1 The Karate Kid (2010) $359,126,022 2 The Karate Kid (1984) to The Karate Kid Part III (1989) $300,442,786 3 The Next Karate Kid (1994) $16,014,777

8 Ip Man $443,164,998 5 $88,633,000 The Finale ($192,617,891) Main series $421,529,397 4 $105,382,349 The Finale ($192,617,891) 1 The Finale (2019) $192,617,891 2 Ip Man 3 (2015) $157,300,954 3 Legend of the Grandmaster (2010) $49,721,954 4 Ip Man (2008) $21,888,598 Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018) $21,635,601

9 Space Jam $413,872,612 2 $206,936,306 Space Jam ($250,180,384) 1 Space Jam (1996) $250,180,384 2 A New Legacy (2021) $163,692,228

10 Smokey and the Bandit $373,132,626 3 $124,377,542 Smokey and the Bandit ($300,000,000) 1 Smokey and the Bandit (1977) $300,000,000 2 Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) $66,132,626 3 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) $7,000,000

11 Mortal Kombat $267,083,252 3 $89,027,751 Mortal Kombat ($122,195,920) 1 Mortal Kombat (1995) $122,195,920 2 Mortal Kombat (2021) $93,510,471 3 Annihilation (1997) $51,376,861

12 Herbie $242,410,816 4 $60,602,704 Fully Loaded ($144,146,816) 1 Fully Loaded (2005) $144,146,816 2 The Love Bug (1968) $51,264,000 3 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) $29,000,000 4 Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) $18,000,000

13 The Cannonball Run $219,377,361 3 $73,125,787 The Cannonball Run ($160,000,000) 1 The Cannonball Run (1981) $160,000,000 2 Cannonball Run II (1984) $56,300,000 3 Cannonball Fever (1989) $3,077,361

14 Point Break $217,250,669 2 $108,625,335 Point Break ($133,718,711) 1 Point Break (2015)[64] $133,718,711 2 Point Break (1991) $83,531,958

15 Surf's Up $153,219,656 2 $76,609,828 Surf's Up ($152,005,713) 1 Surf's Up (2007) $152,005,713 2 WaveMania (2017)[65] $1,213,943

16 The Mighty Ducks $119,317,844 3 $39,772,615 The Mighty Ducks ($50,752,337) 1 The Mighty Ducks (1992) $50,752,337 2 D2 The Mighty Ducks (1994) $45,610,410 3 D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) $22,955,097

17 The Bad News Bears $109,706,979 4 $27,426,745 The Bad News Bears ($42,349,782) 1 The Bad News Bears (1976) $42,349,782 2 Bad News Bears (2005) $34,252,847 3 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) $19,104,350 4 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) $14,000,000

18 Death Race $84,014,335 2 $42,007,168 Death Race ($76,014,335) 1 Death Race (2008) $76,014,335 2 Death Race 2000 (1975)[66] $8,000,000

19 Major League $83,995,773 3 $27,998,591 Major League ($49,797,148) 1 Major League (1989) $49,797,148 2 Major League II (1994) $30,626,182 3 Back to the Minors (1998) $3,572,443

20 The Hustler $59,893,982 2 $29,946,991 The Color of Money ($52,293,982) 1 The Color of Money (1986) $52,293,982 2 The Hustler (1961) $7,600,000

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.

Sport	Film	Year	Worldwide gross	Ref
Air racing	Planes	2013	$240,171,783	[35]
American football	Forrest Gump	1994	$678,226,465	[7]
Arm wrestling	Over the Top	1987	$16,057,580	[67]
Association football	Bend It Like Beckham	2002	$76,583,333	[68]
Australian rules football	Australian Rules	2002	$243,748	[69]
Auto racing	Furious 7	2015	$1,515,342,457	[2]
Baseball	A League of Their Own	1992	$132,440,069	[70]
Basketball	The First Slam Dunk	2022	$257,548,133	[30]
Boat racing	Madison	2001	$517,262	[71]
Bobsleigh	Cool Runnings	1993	$154,856,263	[72]
Bodybuilding	Pain & Gain	2013	$87,305,549	[73]
Bowling	The Big Lebowski	1998	$46,189,568	[74]
Bowls	Crackerjack	2002	$8,618,107	[75]
Boxing	YOLO	2024	$429,597,304	[14]
Chariot racing	Ben-Hur	1959	$146,900,000	[76]
Cheerleading	Bring It On	2000	$90,449,929	[77]
Cricket	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	2016	$31,219,593	[78]
Cross country running	McFarland, USA	2015	$45,710,059	[79]
Cue sports	The Color of Money	1986	$52,293,982	[80]
Curling	Men with Brooms	2002	$4,245,870	[81]
Cycling	Premium Rush	2012	$31,083,599	[82]
Dance competition	Silver Linings Playbook	2012	$236,412,453	[36]
Darts	Heartlands	2003	$112,870	[83]
Dodgeball	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	2004	$168,423,227	[48]
Dog sledding	Snow Dogs	2002	$116,898,028	[84]
Drifting	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	2006	$158,964,610	[85]
Esports	The King's Avatar: For the Glory	2019	$11,933,801	[86]
Extreme sports	xXx	2002	$277,448,382	[26]
Fencing	The Fencer	2015	$1,289,014	[87]
Field hockey	Chak De! India	2007	$27,045,000	[88]
Figure skating	Blades of Glory	2007	$145,710,347	[89]
Fishing	Man's Favorite Sport?	1964	$6,000,000	[90]
Gladiatorial combat	Gladiator	2000	$465,516,248	[11]
Golf	Tin Cup	1996	$75,854,588	[91]
Gymnastics	Stick It	2006	$31,976,848	[92]
Handball	Forever the Moment	2008	$27,259,300	[93]
Horse racing	Seabiscuit	2003	$148,336,445	[94]
Ice hockey	Inside Out 2	2024	$1,698,765,616	[1]
Jousting	A Knight's Tale	2001	$117,487,473	[95]
Martial arts	Enter the Dragon	1973	$400,000,000	[96]
Motorcycle racing	Biker Boyz	2003	$23,510,601	[97]
Ping pong	Forrest Gump	1994	$678,226,465	[7]
Professional wrestling	Nacho Libre	2006	$99,255,460	[98]
Rodeo	The Longest Ride	2015	$62,944,815	[99]
Roller skating	Roll Bounce	2005	$17,500,866	[100]
Rowing	The Boys in the Boat	2023	$55,474,757	[101]
Rugby	Invictus	2009	$122,426,792	[102]
Sheepdog trial	Babe[c]	1995	$254,134,910	[33]
Skateboarding	Lords of Dogtown	2005	$13,411,957	[103]
Ski jumping	Take Off	2009	$52,172,984	[104]
Snowboarding	Out Cold	2001	$14,782,676	[105]
Softball	The Broken Hearts Club	2000	$2,019,121	[106]
Sport stacking	Fast and Feel Love	2022	$581,000	[107]
Sumo	Sumolah	2007	$349,059	[108]
Surfing	Surf's Up	2007	$152,005,713	[109]
Swimming	Pride	2007	$7,094,650	[110]
Tennis	Challengers	2024	$94,219,408	[111]
Track and field	Chariots of Fire	1981	$59,303,359	[112]
Triathlon	Luca[g]	2021	$51,074,773	[113]
Volleyball	Leap	2020	$124,965,617	[114]
Water polo	The Shiny Shrimps	2019	$4,652,171	[115]
Wrestling	Dangal	2017	$340,000,000	[20]

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.

Year	Film	Worldwide gross	Sport(s)	Budget	Ref
1944	National Velvet	$5,840,000R	Horse racing	$2,770,000	[116]
1945	TBD
1946	The Kid from Brooklyn	$5,490,000R	Boxing	$1,450,000	[117][118]
1947–48	TBD
1949	The Stratton Story	$4,488,000R	Baseball	$1,771,000	[116]
1950–56	TBD
1957	Naya Daur (New Era)	$11,340,000	Horse racing / auto racing	TBD	[119][120]
1958	TBD
1959	Ben-Hur	$146,900,000 ($74,000,000*)	Chariot racing	$15,200,000	[76][116][121][122]
1960	TBD
1961	The Hustler	$7,600,000*	Cue sports	$2,100,000	[123]
1962–63	TBD
1964	Man's Favorite Sport?	$6,000,000*	Fishing	TBD	[90]
1965	The Great Race	$25,300,000*	Auto racing	$12,000,000	[124][125]
1966	Grand Prix	$20,800,000*	Auto racing	$9,000,000	[126]
1967	TBD
1968	The Love Bug	$51,264,022	Auto racing	TBD	[127][128]
1969	Winning	$14,600,000*	Auto racing	TBD	[129]
1970	The Great White Hope	$9,325,000R	Boxing	$9,870,000	[130][131]
1971	Le Mans	$5,500,000R*	Auto racing	TBD	[132]
1972	The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	$130,000,000	Martial arts	TBD	[133]
1973	Enter the Dragon	$400,000,000	Martial arts	$850,000	[96][134]
1974	The Longest Yard	$43,008,075	American football	$2,900,000	[135]
1975	Rollerball	$30,000,000	Rollerball[b]	$5,000,000–$6,000,000	[136]
1976	Rocky	$225,000,000 ($77,100,000)R	Boxing	$960,000	[39][137]
1977	Smokey and the Bandit	$300,000,000 ($126,737,428)	Auto racing	$4,300,000	[23][138]
1978	Heaven Can Wait	$81,640,278	American football	$6,000,000	[139]
1979	Rocky II	$200,182,160 ($85,182,160)	Boxing	TBD	[39][140]
1980	Smokey and the Bandit II	$66,132,626	Auto racing	TBD	[141]
1981	The Cannonball Run	$160,000,000	Auto racing	$16,000,000–$18,000,000	[142]
1982	Rocky III	$270,000,000 ($124,146,897)	Boxing	TBD	[29][143]
1983	All the Right Moves	$17,233,166	American football	$5,600,000	[144]
1984	The Karate Kid	$130,442,786	Martial arts	$8,000,000	[h][145]
1985	Rocky IV	$300,473,716 ($127,891,353)	Boxing	$28,000,000	[22][146][147]
1986	The Karate Kid Part II	$130,000,000	Martial arts	TBD	[148]
1987	Over the Top	$16,057,580	Arm wrestling	$25,000,000	[67]
1988	Bull Durham	$50,888,729	Baseball	$9,000,000	[149]
1989	Field of Dreams	$84,431,625	Baseball	$15,000,000	[150][151][152]
1990	Rocky V	$119,946,358	Boxing	$42,000,000	[153]
1991	Point Break	$83,531,958	Surfing	$24,000,000	[154]
1992	A League of Their Own	$132,440,069	Baseball	$40,000,000	[70]
1993	Cool Runnings	$154,856,263	Bobsleigh	$14,000,000	[72]
1994	Forrest Gump	$678,226,465	American football / ping pong	$55,000,000	[7]
1995	Babe	$254,134,910	Sheepdog trial	$30,000,000	[33][155]
1996	Jerry Maguire	$273,552,592	American football	$50,000,000	[28]
1997	Mortal Kombat Annihilation	$51,376,861	Martial arts	$30,000,000	[156][157]
1998	The Waterboy	$185,991,646	American football	$23,000,000	[46]
1999	Fight Club	$101,209,702	Martial arts	$63,000,000	[158]
2000	Gladiator	$465,516,248	Gladiatorial combat	$103,000,000	[11]
2001	The Fast and the Furious	$207,283,925	Auto racing	$38,000,000	[42]
2002	xXx	$277,448,382	Extreme sports	$70,000,000	[26]
2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	$236,350,661	Auto racing	$76,000,000	[37]
2004	Million Dollar Baby	$216,763,646	Boxing	$30,000,000	[40]
2005	The Longest Yard	$191,466,556	American football	$82,000,000	[45]
2006	Cars	$461,991,867	Auto racing	$120,000,000	[13]
2007	Surf's Up	$152,005,713	Surfing	$100,000,000	[109]
2008	Speed Racer	$93,945,766	Auto racing	$120,000,000	[159]
2009	Fast & Furious	$360,366,870	Auto racing	$85,000,000	[18]
2010	The Karate Kid	$359,126,022	Martial arts	$40,000,000	[160]
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	[36]
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	[43]
2015	Furious 7	$1,515,342,457	Auto racing	$190,000,000	[2]
2016	Dangal	$340,000,000	Wrestling	TBD	[20]
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	[41]
2019	Alita: Battle Angel	$404,852,543	Motorball[b]	$170,000,000	[16]
2020	Leap	$124,965,617	Volleyball	TBD	[114]
2021	F9	$726,229,501	Auto racing	TBD	[5]
2022	The First Slam Dunk	$257,548,133	Basketball	TBD	[30]
2023	Fast X	$704,875,015	Auto racing	$340,000,000	[6]
2024	Inside Out 2	$1,698,765,616	Ice hockey	$200,000,000	[1][161]
2025	F1 †	$590,007,225	Auto racing	$200,000,000–300,000,000	[9]

^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.

Title	Established	Record-setting gross	Sport(s)	Ref
National Velvet	1944	$5,840,000R	Horse racing	[116]
Naya Daur (New Era)	1957	$11,340,000	Horse racing / auto racing	[119][120]
Ben-Hur	1959	$74,000,000*	Chariot racing	[122]
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	1972	$130,000,000	Martial arts	[133]
Ben-Hur	1972	$146,900,000	Chariot racing	[76]
Enter the Dragon	1973	$220,000,000	Martial arts	[162]
	1977	$300,000,000		[163]
	1985	$350,000,000		[134]
	1994	$400,000,000		[96]
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	$1,698,765,616	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	[164]	Auto racing
Furious 7	2015	$365,933,413	[165]
Inside Out 2	2024	$295,000,000	[166]	Ice Hockey
F9	2021	$304,099,937	[167]	Auto racing
Fast X	2023	$265,998,945	[168]
Fast & Furious 6	2013	$255,764,303	[169]
Fast Five	2011	$199,741,456	[170]
Alita: Battle Angel	2019	$161,231,295	[171]	Motorball[b]
Cars 2	2011	$157,924,198	[172]	Auto racing
Fast & Furious	2009	$136,633,050	[173]
Cars 3	2017	$121,260,461	[174]
Pegasus 2	2024	$104,608,572	[15]
The Karate Kid	2010	$103,827,807	[175]	Martial arts
Creed III	2023	$94,696,103	[176]	Boxing
Cars	2006	$89,306,972	[177]	Auto racing
Ip Man 3	2015	$79,190,886	[178]	Martial arts
Real Steel	2011	$72,460,575	[179]	Boxing
Creed II	2018	$65,587,388	[180]
Turbo	2013	$60,759,156	[181]	Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari	2019	$57,760,168	[182]
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	$57,404,831	[183]
The Longest Yard	2005	$54,301,055	[184]	American football
Planes	2013	$54,001,515	[185]	Air racing
xXx	2002	$53,211,708	[186]	Extreme sports
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	2006	$51,300,298	[187]	Auto racing
Creed	2015	$50,973,881	[188]	Boxing
Need for Speed	2014	$49,727,492	[189]	Auto racing
Ip Man 4: The Finale	2019	$48,809,673	[190]	Martial arts
Space Jam: A New Legacy	2021	$47,573,630	[191]	Basketball
The Fast and the Furious	2001	$45,243,454	[192]	Auto racing
The Blind Side	2009	$44,507,840	[193]	American football
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	2006	$43,468,119	[194]	Drifting
Point Break	2015	$39,781,449	[195]	Surfing
The Waterboy	1998	$39,414,071	[196]	American football
Blades of Glory	2007	$38,933,790	[197]	Figure skating
Rocky Balboa	2006	$35,935,878	[198]	Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	2004	$35,665,598	[199]	Dodgeball
Gladiator	2000	$34,819,017	[200]	Gladiatorial combat
The Game Plan	2007	$34,649,403	[201]	American football
Surf's Up	2007	$34,535,788	[202]	Surfing
Speed Racer	2008	$33,394,925	[203]	Auto racing
Nacho Libre	2006	$31,673,706	[204]	Professional wrestling
Invictus	2009	$29,442,434	[205]	Rugby
Mortal Kombat	2021	$29,212,763	[206]	Martial arts
Moneyball	2011	$28,518,455	[207]	Baseball
Southpaw	2015	$27,536,916	[208]	Boxing
Space Jam	1996	$27,528,529	[209]	Basketball
42	2013	$27,509,003	[210]	Baseball
Cinderella Man	2005	$26,879,260	[211]	Boxing
Coach Carter	2005	$26,593,465	[212]	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	[185]
American football	The Longest Yard	2005	$54,301,055	[184]
Association football	Kicking & Screaming	2005	$20,964,944	[213]
Auto racing	The Fate of the Furious	2017	$516,763,065	[164]
Baseball	Moneyball	2011	$28,518,455	[207]
Basketball	Space Jam: A New Legacy	2021	$47,573,630	[191]
Bobsleigh	Cool Runnings	1993	$7,046,648	[214]
Boxing	Creed III	2023	$94,696,103	[176]
Cheerleading	Bring It On	2000	$18,280,689	[215]
Darts	Heartlands	2003	$42,443	[216]
Dodgeball	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	2006	$35,665,598	[199]
Drifting	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	2006	$43,468,119	[194]
Esports	The King's Avatar: For the Glory	2019	$9,150,835	[217]
Extreme sports	xXx	2002	$53,211,708	[186]
Figure skating	Blades of Glory	2007	$38,933,790	[197]
Gladiatorial combat	Gladiator	2000	$34,819,017	[200]
Horse racing	Seabiscuit	2003	$22,862,203	[218]
Ice hockey	Inside Out 2	2024	$295,000,000	[166]
Martial arts	The Karate Kid	2010	$103,827,807	[175]
Ping pong	Forrest Gump	1994	$24,450,602	[219]
Professional wrestling	Nacho Libre	2006	$31,673,706	[204]
Rugby	Invictus	2009	$29,442,434	[205]
Sheepdog trial	Babe	1995	$8,742,545	[220]
Ski jumping	Eddie the Eagle	2016	$16,437,415	[221]
Snowboarding	Out Cold	2001	$4,590,680	[222]
Sumo	Sumolah	2007	$160,739	[108]
Surfing	Point Break	2015	$39,781,449	[195]
Triathlon	Luca	2021	$11,397,132	[223]
Volleyball	Leap	2020	$24,673,322	[224]
Wrestling	Dangal	2016	$19,066,834	[225]

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	[226]
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)	1974	$1,185,000*[l]		[m]
Rocky II	1979	$6,390,537*	Boxing	[39]
The Main Event	1979	$6,600,000*		[229]
Rocky III	1982	$16,015,408*		[39]
Rocky IV	1985	$19,991,537*
Forrest Gump	1994	$24,450,602*	American football / ping pong	[219]
Space Jam	1996	$27,528,529*	Basketball	[209]
The Waterboy	1998	$39,414,071*	American football	[196]
The Fast and the Furious	2001	$45,243,454	Auto racing	[192]
xXx	2002	$53,211,708	Extreme sports	[186]
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	$57,404,831	Auto racing	[183]
Cars	2006	$89,306,972		[177]
Fast & Furious	2009	$136,633,050		[173]
Fast Five	2011	$199,741,456		[170]
Fast & Furious 6	2013	$255,764,303		[169]
Furious 7	2015	$365,933,413		[165]
The Fate of the Furious	2017	$516,763,065		[164]

^* 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	[263][236]
Cars	2006	37,264,600	Auto racing	[230]
The Love Bug	1968	36,101,400		[230]
Rocky IV	1990	35,387,300	Boxing	[230]
Sultan	2016	35,250,009	Wrestling	[v]
The Waterboy	1998	34,210,600	American football	[230]
The Blind Side	2009	33,302,300
The Karate Kid Part II	1986	31,025,300	Martial arts	[269]
The Karate Kid	1984	27,072,000	Martial arts	[269]
The Longest Yard	2005	24,667,600	American football	[270]
Smokey and the Bandit II	1980	24,584,600	Auto racing	[270]
xXx	2004	24,457,600	Extreme sport	[270]
Cars 2	2011	23,945,000	Auto racing	[270]
The Longest Yard	1974	22,999,000	American football	[270]
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	21,087,000	Auto racing	[270]
Chariots of Fire	1981	20,060,900	Track and field	[271]
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India	2013	20,041,477	Cricket	[w]
Seabiscuit	2003	19,915,000	Horse racing	[271]
Dodgeball	2004	18,410,100	Dodgeball	[271]
Blades of Glory	2007	17,237,600	Figure skating	[277]
Cars 3	2017	17,092,900	Auto racing	[277]
Cool Runnings	1993	16,613,200	Bobsleigh	[277]
Field of Dreams	1989	16,229,600	Baseball	[277]
Dragon Ball Super: Broly	2018	16,227,175	Martial arts	[x]
Mortal Kombat	1995	16,196,300		[277]
Million Dollar Baby	2004	15,681,300	Boxing	[277]
Caddyshack	1980	14,812,800	Golf	[277]
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	[263][236]
Rocky IV	1990	35,387,300	Boxing	[230]
xXx	2004	24,457,600	Extreme sport	[270]
Chariots of Fire	1981	20,060,900	Track and field	[271]
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India	2013	20,041,477	Cricket	[aj]
Dodgeball	2004	18,410,100	Dodgeball	[271]
Blades of Glory	2007	17,237,600	Figure skating	[277]
Cool Runnings	1993	16,613,200	Bobsleigh	[277]
Field of Dreams	1989	16,229,600	Baseball	[277]
Caddyshack	1980	14,812,800	Golf	[277]
Chak De! India	2007	13,984,400	Field hockey	[ak]

See also

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

Notes

1. Including four main series films and three films from the spinoff Creed franchise
2. A fictional sport with similar elements to roller derby
3. In the film, Babe, a pig, trains to take part in a sheepdog trial; sheepdog trials are considered a sport.^[32]
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^[52] ($460 million).^[53] Outside of Japan, the 2002–2003 European releases of Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) grossed $1,009,767,^[54] the 2016 Chinese release of Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) grossed $9,714,846,^[55] 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.^[56]
5. The film grossed $52,761,356 worldwide, including $32 million in Japan,^[60] $2.8 million in the US and Canada,^[61] and $17,961,356 in other territories.^[62]
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.^[227] $185,000 at two Chicago theaters.^[228]
14. Ben-Hur admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 98,046,900^[230]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 873,163^[231]
    • Other territories – 42,903,124^[232]
15. See Box office § Average ticket price.
16. Enter the Dragon – $400 million+ gross (as of 2001^[update])^[96]

    • 1973 – $100 million gross^[233] – 56 million tickets^[o]
    • Up until 1980 – $220 million gross^[162]
      • 1974–1980 – $120 million gross – 45 million+ tickets^[o]
    • Up until 1997 – $300 million gross^[234]
      • 1981–1997 – $80 million gross – 17 million+ tickets^[o]
    • 1998–2001 – $100 million gross – 21 million+ tickets^[o]
17. Disco Dancer admissions:

    • India – 15 million^[235][236]
    • Soviet Union – 120 million^[237]
18. Forrest Gump admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200^[238]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321^[239]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792^[240]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143^[231]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062^[241]
19. Dangal admissions:

    • India – 36,996,000^[242]
    • China – 44,897,623^[243]
    • United States and Canada – 1,406,400^[244]
    • Arabian Gulf states – 923,400^[245][246]
    • Taiwan – 730,000^[247]
    • Europe – 724,598^[248]
    • Hong Kong – 357,105^[249][250]
    • Australia – 190,580^[245][251]
    • South Korea – 109,500^[231]
    • Japan – 38,023^[252][253]
20. Smokey and the Bandit admissions:

    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553^[254]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048^[255]
21. The Way of the Dragon admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 50,000,000^[256][257]
    • France and Germany – 5,502,004^[258]
    • Japan – 2,610,000^[259][260]
    • Bombay (New Excelsior theater) – 241,000 (eight weeks)^[261]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 182,530^[231]
    • Denmark and Finland (2018–2019) – 758^[262]
22. Sultan admissions:

    • India – 32,085,000^[242]
    • China – 1,172,881^[264]
    • Arabian Gulf states – 899,265^[265][246]
    • United States and Canada – 716,763^[266][267]
    • Europe – 277,827^[268]
    • Australia – 97,899^[265][251]
    • South Korea – 374^[231]
23. Lagaan admissions:

    • India – 19,394,000^[272]
    • United Kingdom – 144,928^[272][273]
    • Mainland Europe, United States, Canada – 262,549^[274]
    • China – 240,000^[275][276]
24. Dragon Ball Super: Broly admissions

    • Japan – 3,009,730^[278]
    • Latin America – 7,220,416+
      • Mexico – 4,100,000^[279]
      • Peru – 1,122,971^[280]
      • Argentina – 808,055^[281]
      • Colombia (4 days) – 539,874^[282]
      • Chile (4 days) – 362,776^[283]
      • Brazil (day 1) – 106,000^[284]
      • Bolivia (1 week) – 91,968^[285]
      • Paraguay – 77,713^[286]
      • Uruguay (4 days) – 11,059^[287]
    • United States and Canada – 3,408,700^[288]
    • Europe – 1,518,016
      • France and Germany – 638,407^[289]
      • Other European countries – 879,609^[290]
    • China – 1,034,444^[291]
    • South Korea – 35,869^[231]
25. Chak De admissions:

    • India – 13,983,000^[292]
    • United States and Canada – 163,000^[293]
    • United Kingdom – 85,841^[294]
    • Norway – 1,400^[295]
26. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag admissions:

    • India – 12,369,000^[296]
    • United States and Canada – 201,213^[297]
    • United Kingdom – 40,400^[298]
    • Norway – 2^[299]
27. Game of Death admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 5,300,000^{[300][301][257]}
    • Japan – 3,640,441^[259][260]
    • France – 2,256,892^[302]
    • Germany – 750,513^[303][304]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 281,591^[231]
28. Ben-Hur admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 98,046,900^[230]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 873,163^[231]
    • Other territories – 42,903,124^[305]
29. Enter the Dragon – $400 million+ gross (as of 2001^[update])^[96]

    • 1973 – $100 million gross^[233] – 56 million tickets^[o]
    • Up until 1980 – $220 million gross^[162]
      • 1974–1980 – $120 million gross – 45 million+ tickets^[o]
    • Up until 1997 – $300 million gross^[234]
      • 1981–1997 – $80 million gross – 17 million+ tickets^[o]
    • 1998–2001 – $100 million gross – 21 million+ tickets^[o]
30. Disco Dancer admissions:

    • India – 15 million^[306][236]
    • Soviet Union – 120 million^[237]
31. Forrest Gump admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200^[307]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321^[308]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792^[240]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143^[231]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062^[241]
32. Forrest Gump admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200^[309]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321^[310]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792^[240]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143^[231]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062^[241]
33. Dangal admissions:

    • India – 36,996,000^[242]
    • China – 44,897,623^[243]
    • United States and Canada – 1,406,400^[311]
    • Arabian Gulf states – 923,400^[245][246]
    • Taiwan – 730,000^[247]
    • Europe – 724,598^[248]
    • Hong Kong – 357,105^[249][250]
    • Australia – 190,580^[245][251]
    • South Korea – 109,500^[231]
    • Japan – 38,023^[252][253]
34. Smokey and the Bandit admissions:

    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553^[312]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048^[313]
35. The Way of the Dragon admissions:

    • United States and Canada – 50,000,000^[256][257]
    • France and Germany – 5,502,004^[314]
    • Japan – 2,610,000^[259][260]
    • Bombay (New Excelsior theater) – 241,000 (eight weeks)^[261]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 182,530^[231]
    • Denmark and Finland (2018–2019) – 758^[262]
36. Lagaan admissions:

    • India – 19,394,000^[272]
    • United Kingdom – 144,928^[272][273]
    • Mainland Europe, United States, Canada – 262,549^[274]
    • China – 240,000^[275][276]
37. Chak De admissions:

    • India – 13,983,000^[292]
    • United States and Canada – 163,000^[315]
    • United Kingdom – 85,841^[294]
    • Norway – 1,400^[295]