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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. The top 3 are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time. Auto racing is the most frequent sport with 20 films on the list, including eight 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.

More information Film, Year ...
Film Year Worldwide gross Ref Sport(s)
Inside Out 2 2024 $1,698,863,816 [1] Ice hockey
Furious 7 2015 $1,515,047,671 [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
Pegasus 3* 2026 $656,459,523 [8] Rally racing
F1* 2025 $634,142,436 [9] Auto racing
Fast Five 2011 $626,137,675 [10]
Cars 2* 2011 $559,852,396 [11]
YOLO* 2024 $479,597,304 [12] Boxing
Cars* 2006 $474,253,560 [13] Auto racing
Pegasus 2* 2024 $468,905,664 [14] Rally racing
Gladiator 2000 $465,516,248 [15] Gladiatorial combat
Gladiator II 2024 $462,180,717 [16]
Alita: Battle Angel 2019 $404,852,543 [17] Motorball[b]
Enter the Dragon 1973 $400,000,000 [18] Martial arts
Cars 3* 2017 $383,930,656 [19] Auto racing
Fast & Furious 2009 $360,366,870 [20]
The Karate Kid* 2010 $359,126,022 [21] Martial arts (karate)
XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 $346,118,277 [22] Extreme sports
Kung Fu Soccer* † 2026 $344,740,000 [23] Association football
Dangal* 2016 $340,000,000 [24] Wrestling
The Blind Side* 2009 $309,208,309 [25] American football
Never Say Never* 2023 $304,280,699 [26] Mixed martial arts
Rocky IV* 1985 $300,473,716 [27] Boxing
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 $300,000,000 [28] Auto racing
Real Steel* 2011 $299,268,508 [29] Boxing
Turbo* 2013 $282,570,682 [30] Auto racing
xXx 2002 $277,448,382 [31] Extreme sports
Creed III* 2023 $275,248,615 [32] Boxing
Jerry Maguire* 1996 $273,552,592 [33] American football
Rocky III* 1982 $270,000,000 [34] Boxing
The First Slam Dunk* 2022 $257,548,133 [35] Basketball
Pegasus* 2019 $255,832,826 [36] Rally racing
Babe[c]* 1995 $254,134,910 [38] Sheepdog trial
Space Jam* 1996 $250,180,384 [39] Basketball
Planes* 2013 $240,171,783 [40] Air racing
Silver Linings Playbook 2012 $236,412,453 [41] American football / dance competition
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 $236,350,661 [42] Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari* 2019 $225,508,210 [43] Auto racing
Rocky* 1976 $225,000,000 [44] Boxing
Million Dollar Baby* 2004 $216,763,646 [45] Boxing
Blades of the Guardians 2026 $215,363,913 [23][46] Martial arts
Creed II* 2018 $214,215,889 [47] Boxing
The Fast and the Furious 2001 $207,283,925 [48] Auto racing
Need for Speed 2014 $203,277,636 [49]
Rocky II* 1979 $200,182,160 [44] Boxing
Goat 2026 $195,356,870 [50] Basketball
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* 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 are not primarily sport movies, though the first few films do focus on street racing. It is more accurately described as an action franchise centered around heists, spies 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 is more accurately described as an action franchise centered around heists, spires, and family.

More information Film, Year ...
Film Year Worldwide gross Ref Sport(s)
Pegasus 3 2026 $656,459,523 [8] Rally racing
F1 2025 $634,142,436 [9] Auto racing
Cars 2 2011 $559,852,396 [11]
YOLO 2024 $479,597,304 [12] Boxing
Pegasus 2 2024 $468,905,664 [14] Rally racing
Cars 2006 $461,991,867 [51] Auto racing
Cars 3 2017 $383,930,656 [19]
The Karate Kid 2010 $359,126,022 [21] Martial arts (karate)
Kung Fu Soccer † 2026 $344,740,000 [23] Association football
Dangal 2016 $340,000,000 [24] Wrestling
The Blind Side 2009 $309,208,309 [25] American football
Never Say Never 2023 $304,280,699 [26] Mixed martial arts
Rocky IV 1985 $300,473,716 [27] Boxing
Real Steel 2011 $299,268,508 [29]
Turbo 2013 $282,570,682 [30] Auto racing
Creed III 2023 $275,248,615 [32] Boxing
Jerry Maguire 1996 $273,552,592 [33] American football
Rocky III 1982 $270,000,000 [34] Boxing
The First Slam Dunk 2022 $257,548,133 [35] Basketball
Pegasus 2019 $255,832,826 [36] Rally racing
Babe 1995 $254,134,910 [38] Sheepdog trial
Space Jam 1996 $250,180,384 [39] Basketball
Planes 2013 $240,171,783 [40] Air racing
Ford v Ferrari 2019 $225,508,210 [43] Auto racing
Rocky 1976 $225,000,000 [44] Boxing
Million Dollar Baby 2004 $216,763,646 [45]
Creed II 2018 $214,215,889 [47]
Rocky II 1979 $200,182,160 [44]
Goat 2026 $195,356,870 [50] Basketball
The Longest Yard 2005 $191,466,556 [52] American football
The Waterboy 1998 $185,991,646 [53]
Creed 2015 $173,567,581 [54] Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 $168,423,227 [55] Dodgeball
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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 editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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.

More information Sport, Film ...
Sport Film Year Worldwide gross Ref
Air racing Planes 2013 $240,171,783 [40]
American football Forrest Gump 1994 $678,226,465 [7]
Arm wrestling Over the Top 1987 $16,057,580 [56]
Association football Kung Fu Soccer † 2026 $344,740,000 [23]
Australian rules football Australian Rules 2002 $243,748 [57]
Auto racing Furious 7 2015 $1,515,342,457 [58]
Baseball A League of Their Own 1992 $132,440,069 [59]
Basketball The First Slam Dunk 2022 $257,548,133 [35]
Boat racing Madison 2001 $517,262 [60]
Bobsleigh Cool Runnings 1993 $154,856,263 [61]
Bodybuilding Pain & Gain 2013 $87,305,549 [62]
Bowling The Big Lebowski 1998 $46,189,568 [63]
Bowls Crackerjack 2002 $8,618,107 [64]
Boxing YOLO 2024 $429,597,304 [12]
Chariot racing Ben-Hur 1959 $146,900,000 [65]
Cheerleading Bring It On 2000 $90,449,929 [66]
Cricket M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story 2016 $31,219,593 [67]
Cross country running McFarland, USA 2015 $45,710,059 [68]
Cue sports The Color of Money 1986 $52,293,982 [69]
Curling Men with Brooms 2002 $4,245,870 [70]
Cycling Premium Rush 2012 $31,083,599 [71]
Dance competition Silver Linings Playbook 2012 $236,412,453 [41]
Darts Heartlands 2003 $112,870 [72]
Dodgeball Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 $168,423,227 [55]
Dog sledding Snow Dogs 2002 $116,898,028 [73]
Drifting The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 $158,964,610 [74]
Esports The King's Avatar: For the Glory 2019 $11,933,801 [75]
Extreme sports XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 $346,118,277 [22]
Fencing The Fencer 2015 $1,289,014 [76]
Field hockey Chak De! India 2007 $27,045,000 [77]
Figure skating Blades of Glory 2007 $145,710,347 [78]
Fishing Man's Favorite Sport? 1964 $6,000,000 [79]
Gladiatorial combat Gladiator 2000 $465,516,248 [15]
Golf Tin Cup 1996 $75,854,588 [80]
Gymnastics Stick It 2006 $31,976,848 [81]
Handball Forever the Moment 2008 $27,259,300 [82]
Horse racing Seabiscuit 2003 $148,336,445 [83]
Ice hockey Inside Out 2 2024 $1,698,863,816 [1]
Jousting A Knight's Tale 2001 $117,487,473 [84]
Karate The Karate Kid 2010 $359,126,022 [21]
Martial arts tournament Enter the Dragon 1973 $400,000,000 [18]
MMA Never Say Never 2023 $304,280,699 [26]
Motorcycle racing Biker Boyz 2003 $23,510,601 [85]
Ping pong Forrest Gump 1994 $678,226,465 [7]
Professional wrestling Nacho Libre 2006 $99,255,460 [86]
Rallying Pegasus 3 2026 $656,459,523 [8]
Rodeo The Longest Ride 2015 $62,944,815 [87]
Roller skating Roll Bounce 2005 $17,500,866 [88]
Rowing The Boys in the Boat 2023 $55,474,757 [89]
Rugby Invictus 2009 $122,426,792 [90]
Sheepdog trial Babe[c] 1995 $254,134,910 [38]
Skateboarding Lords of Dogtown 2005 $13,411,957 [91]
Ski jumping Take Off 2009 $52,172,984 [92]
Snowboarding Out Cold 2001 $14,782,676 [93]
Softball The Broken Hearts Club 2000 $2,019,121 [94]
Sport stacking Fast and Feel Love 2022 $581,000 [95]
Sumo Sumolah 2007 $349,059 [96]
Surfing Surf's Up 2007 $152,005,713 [97]
Swimming Pride 2007 $7,094,650 [98]
Tennis Challengers 2024 $96,119,408 [99]
Track and field Chariots of Fire 1981 $59,303,359 [100]
Triathlon Luca[d] 2021 $51,074,773 [101]
Volleyball Leap 2020 $124,965,617 [102]
Water polo The Shiny Shrimps 2019 $4,652,171 [103]
Wrestling Dangal 2017 $340,000,000 [24]
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Box office ticket sales

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 editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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.

More information Film, Year ...
Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Sport Ref
The Fate of the Furious 2017 241,900,000 Auto racing [104]
Furious 7 2015 199,233,440 Auto racing [e]
Ben-Hur 1959 141,823,187 Chariot racing [f]
Dangal 2016 140,000,000 Wrestling [116][g]
Enter the Dragon 1973 139,000,000 Martial arts [i]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 Dance competition [j]
Forrest Gump 1994 100,522,518 American football / ping pong [k]
Pegasus 3 2026 94,761,400 Rally racing [139]
F9 2021 82,400,000 Auto racing [140]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 76,700,000 Auto racing [141]
Cars 3 2017 75,100,000 Auto racing [142]
Pegasus 2 2024 70,136,500 Rally racing [143]
XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 67,700,000 Extreme sports [144]
Kung Fu Soccer † 2026 67,431,600 Association football [145]
Rocky 1975 67,339,279 Boxing [l]
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 60,795,601 Auto racing [m]
The Way of the Dragon 1972 59,936,292 Martial arts [n]
Rocky IV 1985 58,848,048 Boxing [o]
Rocky III 1982 54,423,966 Boxing [p]
Fast & Furious 2009 44,200,000 Auto racing [170]
Cars 2006 42,000,000 Auto racing [171]
Pegasus 2019 41,155,000 Rally racing [172]
Rocky II 1979 40,860,797 Boxing [q]
Naya Daur (New Era) 1957 40,000,000 Horse racing / auto racing [178]
The Love Bug 1968 36,101,400 Auto racing [179]
Space Jam 1996 35,831,667 Basketball [180][181][110]
Rocky IV 1990 35,387,300 Boxing [179]
Ip Man 4: The Finale 2019 35,275,775 Martial arts [r]
Sultan 2016 35,250,009 Wrestling [s]
The Blind Side 2009 34,302,300 American football [179][194]
The Waterboy 1998 34,210,600 American football [179]
The First Slam Dunk 2022 31,069,024 Basketball [t]
The Karate Kid Part II 1986 31,025,300 Martial arts [179]
The Fast and the Furious 2001 27,800,000 Auto racing [199]
xXx 2004 27,200,000 Extreme sports [200]
The Karate Kid 1984 27,072,000 Martial arts [179]
Cars 2 2011 26,900,000 Auto racing [201]
The Longest Yard 2005 24,667,600 American football [202]
Smokey and the Bandit II 1980 24,584,600 Auto racing
The Longest Yard 1974 22,999,000 American football [202]
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 22,800,000 Auto racing [203]
Dodgeball 2004 20,610,100 Dodgeball [204][205]
Seabiscuit 2003 20,584,277 Horse racing [204][206]
Chariots of Fire 1981 20,060,900 Track and field [204]
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2001 20,041,477 Cricket [u]
Mortal Kombat 1995 19,957,664 Martial arts [v]
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 18,700,000 Basketball [215]
Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018 18,600,000 Martial arts [216][w]
Blades of Glory 2007 18,437,600 Figure skating [231][232]
Million Dollar Baby 2004 17,300,000 Boxing [233]
Cool Runnings 1993 16,613,200 Bobsleigh [231]
Field of Dreams 1989 16,229,600 Baseball
Game of Death 1978 15,629,437 Martial arts [x]
Caddyshack 1980 14,812,800 Golf [231]
Chak De! India 2007 13,984,400 Field hockey [y]
Ali 2001 13,040,096 Boxing [z]
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 12,610,615 Track and field [aa]
Mortal Kombat 2021 11,100,000 Martial arts [254]
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 10,700,000 Drift racing [255]
Mortal Kombat II 2026 10,500,000 Martial arts [256]
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Ticket sales by sport

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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.

More information Sport, Film ...
Sport Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Ref
American football Forrest Gump 1994 100,522,518 [k]
Association football Kung Fu Soccer † 2026 67,431,600 [145]
Auto racing The Fate of the Furious 2017 241,900,000 [104]
Baseball Field of Dreams 1989 16,229,600 [231]
Basketball Space Jam 1996 35,831,667 [180][181][110]
Bobsleigh Cool Runnings 1993 16,613,200 [231]
Boxing Rocky 1975 67,339,279 [l]
Chariot racing Ben-Hur 1959 141,823,187 [f]
Cricket Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2001 20,041,477 [u]
Dance competition Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 [j]
Dodgeball Dodgeball 2004 18,410,100 [204]
Extreme sports XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 67,700,000 [144]
Field hockey Chak De! India 2007 13,984,400 [y]
Figure skating Blades of Glory 2007 17,237,600 [231]
Golf Caddyshack 1980 14,812,800 [231]
Horse racing Naya Daur (New Era) 1957 40,000,000 [178]
Martial arts Enter the Dragon 1973 139,000,000 [i]
Ping pong Forrest Gump 1994 100,522,518 [k]
Rallying Pegasus 3 2026 94,761,400 [139]
Track and field Chariots of Fire 1981 20,060,900 [204]
Wrestling Dangal 2016 140,000,000 [116][g]
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Highest-grossing film franchises

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(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
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Highest-grossing openings

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.

More information Film, Year ...
Film Year Opening weekend gross Ref Sport(s)
The Fate of the Furious2017$516,763,065[273]Auto racing
Pegasus 3 2026 $379,070,000 [23] Rally racing
Furious 72015$365,933,413[274] Auto racing
Inside Out 2 2024 $295,000,000 [275] Ice Hockey
F92021$304,099,937[276]Auto racing
Fast X2023$265,998,945[277]
Fast & Furious 62013$255,764,303[278]
Fast Five2011$199,741,456[279]
Alita: Battle Angel2019$161,231,295[280]Motorball[b]
Cars 22011$157,924,198[281]Auto racing
Fast & Furious2009$136,633,050[282]
Cars 32017$121,260,461[283]
Pegasus 2 2024 $104,608,572 [14] Rally racing
The Karate Kid2010$103,827,807[284]Martial arts
Creed III2023$94,696,103[285]Boxing
Cars2006$89,306,972[286]Auto racing
Ip Man 32015$79,190,886[287]Martial arts
Kung Fu Soccer 2026 $73,600,000 [288] Association football
Real Steel2011$72,460,575[289]Boxing
XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 $71,600,000 [290] Extreme sports
Creed II2018$65,587,388[291] Boxing
Turbo2013$60,759,156[292]Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari2019$57,760,168[293]
2 Fast 2 Furious2003$57,404,831[294]
The Longest Yard2005$54,301,055[295]American football
Planes2013$54,001,515[296]Air racing
xXx2002$53,211,708[297]Extreme sports
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby2006$51,300,298[298]Auto racing
Creed2015$50,973,881[299]Boxing
Need for Speed2014$49,727,492[300]Auto racing
Ip Man 4: The Finale2019$48,809,673[301]Martial arts
Space Jam: A New Legacy2021$47,573,630[302]Basketball
The Fast and the Furious2001$45,243,454[303]Auto racing
The Blind Side2009$44,507,840[304]American football
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006$43,468,119[305]Drift racing
Point Break2015$39,781,449[306]Surfing
The Waterboy1998$39,414,071[307]American football
Blades of Glory2007$38,933,790[308]Figure skating
Rocky Balboa2006$35,935,878[309]Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story2004$35,665,598[310]Dodgeball
Gladiator2000$34,819,017[311]Gladiatorial combat
The Game Plan2007$34,649,403[312]American football
Surf's Up2007$34,535,788[313]Surfing
Speed Racer2008$33,394,925[314]Auto racing
Nacho Libre2006$31,673,706[315]Professional wrestling
Invictus2009$29,442,434[316]Rugby
Mortal Kombat2021$29,212,763[317]Martial arts
Moneyball2011$28,518,455[318]Baseball
Southpaw2015$27,536,916[319]Boxing
Space Jam1996$27,528,529[320]Basketball
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Biggest openings by sport

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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.

More information Sport, Film ...
Sport Film Year Worldwide gross Ref
Air racing Planes 2013 $54,001,515 [296]
American football The Longest Yard 2005 $54,301,055 [295]
Association football Kung Fu Soccer 2026 $73,600,000 [288]
Auto racing The Fate of the Furious 2017 $516,763,065 [273]
Baseball Moneyball 2011 $28,518,455 [318]
Basketball Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 $47,573,630 [302]
Bobsleigh Cool Runnings 1993 $7,046,648 [321]
Boxing Creed III 2023 $94,696,103 [285]
Cheerleading Bring It On 2000 $18,280,689 [322]
Darts Heartlands 2003 $42,443 [72]
Dodgeball Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2006 $35,665,598 [310]
Drifting The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2006 $43,468,119 [305]
Esports The King's Avatar: For the Glory 2019 $9,150,835 [323]
Extreme sports XXX: Return of Xander Cage 2017 $71,600,000 [290]
Figure skating Blades of Glory 2007 $38,933,790 [308]
Gladiatorial combat Gladiator 2000 $34,819,017 [311]
Horse racing Seabiscuit 2003 $22,862,203 [324]
Ice hockey Inside Out 2 2024 $295,000,000 [275]
Martial arts The Karate Kid 2010 $103,827,807 [284]
Ping pong Forrest Gump 1994 $24,450,602 [325]
Professional wrestling Nacho Libre 2006 $31,673,706 [315]
Rugby Invictus 2009 $29,442,434 [316]
Sheepdog trial Babe 1995 $8,742,545 [326]
Ski jumping Eddie the Eagle 2016 $16,437,415 [327]
Snowboarding Out Cold 2001 $4,590,680 [328]
Sumo Sumolah 2007 $160,739 [96]
Surfing Point Break 2015 $39,781,449 [306]
Triathlon Luca 2021 $11,397,132 [329]
Volleyball Leap 2020 $24,673,322 [330]
Wrestling Dangal 2016 $19,066,834 [331]
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Timeline of gross records

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.

More information Title, Established ...
Title Established Record-setting gross Sport(s) Ref
National Velvet 1944 $5,840,000R Horse racing [332]
Naya Daur (New Era) 1957 $11,300,000 Horse racing / auto racing [333]
Ben-Hur 1959 $74,000,000* Chariot racing [334]
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) 1972 $130,000,000 Martial arts [335]
Ben-Hur 1972 $146,900,000 Chariot racing [65]
Enter the Dragon 1973 $220,000,000 Martial arts [130]
1977 $300,000,000 [336]
1985 $350,000,000 [337]
1994 $400,000,000 [18]
Forrest Gump 1994 $677,382,863[ae] American football / ping pong [7]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $788,679,850[af] Auto racing [4]
Furious 7 2015 $1,515,047,671 [58]
2020 $1,515,342,457
Inside Out 2 2024 $1,698,863,816 Ice Hockey [1]
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R Distributor rental earnings only.
* US and Canada gross only.

Highest-grossing openings

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.

More information Title, Established ...
Title Established Record-setting gross Ref Sport(s)
The Big Boss 1971 $167,000[ag] [338] Martial arts
Return of the Dragon (The Way of the Dragon) 1974 $1,435,000*[ah] [ai]
Rocky II 1979 $6,390,537* [44] Boxing
Game of Death 1978 $8,000,000[aj] [342] Martial arts
Rocky III 1982 $16,015,408* [44] Boxing
Rocky IV 1985 $19,991,537*
Forrest Gump 1994 $24,450,602* [325] American football / ping pong
Space Jam 1996 $27,528,529* [320] Basketball
The Waterboy 1998 $39,414,071* [307] American football
The Fast and the Furious 2001 $45,243,454 [303] Auto racing
xXx 2002 $53,211,708 [297] Extreme sports
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 $57,404,831 [294] Auto racing
Cars 2006 $89,306,972 [286]
Fast & Furious 2009 $136,633,050 [282]
Fast Five 2011 $199,741,456 [279]
Fast & Furious 6 2013 $255,764,303 [278]
Furious 7 2015 $365,933,413 [274]
The Fate of the Furious 2017 $516,763,065 [273]
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* US and Canada gross only.

Highest-grossing films by year

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to 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.

More information Year, Film ...
Year Film Worldwide gross Sport(s) Budget Ref
1944National Velvet$5,840,000RHorse racing$2,770,000[332]
1945 — — — —
1946The Kid from Brooklyn$5,490,000RBoxing$1,450,000[343][344]
1947 — — — —
1948
1949The Stratton Story$4,488,000RBaseball$1,771,000[332]
1950 — — — —
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957Naya Daur (New Era)$11,300,000Horse racing / auto racing$290,000 [333][345]
1958 — — — —
1959Ben-Hur$146,900,000 ($74,000,000*)Chariot racing$15,200,000[65][332][346][334]
1960 — — — —
1961The Hustler$7,600,000*Cue sports$2,100,000[347]
1962 — — — —
1963
1964Man's Favorite Sport?$6,000,000*FishingTBD[79]
1965The Great Race$25,300,000*Auto racing$12,000,000[348][349]
1966Grand Prix$20,800,000*Auto racing$9,000,000[350]
1967 — — — —
1968The Love Bug$51,264,022Auto racingTBD[351][352]
1969Winning$14,600,000*Auto racingTBD[353]
1970The Great White Hope$9,325,000RBoxing$9,870,000[354][355]
1971Le Mans$5,500,000R*Auto racingTBD[356]
1972The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)$130,000,000Martial arts$130,000 [335][357]
1973Enter the Dragon$400,000,000Martial arts$850,000[18][337]
1974The Longest Yard$43,008,075American football$2,900,000[358]
1975Rollerball$30,000,000Rollerball[b]$5,000,000–$6,000,000[359]
1976Rocky$225,000,000 ($77,100,000)RBoxing$1,000,000[44][360]
1977Smokey and the Bandit$300,000,000 ($126,737,428)Auto racing$4,300,000[28][361]
1978Heaven Can Wait$81,640,278American football$6,000,000[362]
1979Rocky II$200,182,160 ($85,182,160)Boxing$7,000,000 [44][363][364]
1980Smokey and the Bandit II$66,132,626Auto racingTBD[365]
1981The Cannonball Run$160,000,000Auto racing$16,000,000–$18,000,000[366]
1982Rocky III$270,000,000 ($124,146,897)Boxing$17,000,000 [34][367][368]
1983Cannonball Run II$56,300,000Auto racing$18,000,000[369][370]
1984The Karate Kid$130,442,786Martial arts$8,000,000[ak][371]
1985Rocky IV$300,473,716 ($127,891,353)Boxing$28,000,000[27][372][373]
1986The Karate Kid Part II$130,000,000Martial artsTBD[374]
1987Over the Top$16,057,580Arm wrestling$25,000,000[56]
1988Bull Durham$50,888,729Baseball$9,000,000[375]
1989Field of Dreams$84,431,625Baseball$15,000,000[376][377][378]
1990Rocky V$119,946,358Boxing$42,000,000[379]
1991Point Break$83,531,958Surfing$24,000,000[380]
1992A League of Their Own$132,440,069Baseball$40,000,000[59]
1993Cool Runnings$154,856,263Bobsleigh$14,000,000[61]
1994Forrest Gump$678,226,465American football / ping pong$55,000,000[7]
1995Babe$254,134,910Sheepdog trial$30,000,000[38][381]
1996Jerry Maguire$273,552,592American football$50,000,000[33]
1997Mortal Kombat Annihilation$51,376,861Martial arts$30,000,000[382][383]
1998The Waterboy$185,991,646American football$23,000,000[53]
1999Fight Club$101,209,702Martial arts$63,000,000[384]
2000Gladiator$465,516,248Gladiatorial combat$103,000,000[15]
2001The Fast and the Furious$207,283,925Auto racing$38,000,000[48]
2002xXx$277,448,382Extreme sports$70,000,000[31]
20032 Fast 2 Furious$236,350,661Auto racing$76,000,000[42]
2004Million Dollar Baby$216,763,646Boxing$30,000,000[45]
2005The Longest Yard$191,466,556American football$82,000,000[52]
2006Cars$461,991,867Auto racing$120,000,000[51]
2007Surf's Up$152,005,713Surfing$100,000,000 [97]
2008Speed Racer$93,945,766Auto racing$120,000,000[385]
2009Fast & Furious$360,366,870Auto racing$85,000,000[20]
2010The Karate Kid$359,126,022Martial arts$40,000,000[386]
2011Fast Five$626,137,675Auto racing$125,000,000[10]
2012Silver Linings Playbook$236,412,453American football / dance competition$21,000,000[41]
2013Fast & Furious 6$788,683,342Auto racing$160,000,000[4]
2014Need for Speed$203,277,636Auto racing$66,000,000[49]
2015Furious 7$1,515,342,457Auto racing$190,000,000[58]
2016Dangal$340,000,000Wrestling$11,000,000[24]
2017The Fate of the Furious$1,236,009,236Auto racing$250,000,000[3]
2018Creed II$214,215,889Boxing$50,000,000[47]
2019Alita: Battle Angel$404,852,543Motorball[b]$170,000,000[17]
2020Leap$124,965,617VolleyballTBD[102]
2021F9$726,229,501Auto racing$200,000,000–225,000,000[5]
2022The First Slam Dunk$257,548,133BasketballTBD[35]
2023Fast X$704,875,015Auto racing$340,000,000[6]
2024Inside Out 2$1,698,863,816Ice hockey$200,000,000[1][387]
2025F1$634,142,436Auto racing$200,000,000–300,000,000[9]
2026Pegasus 3$656,459,523 Rally racing$70,000,000[8]
Close

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

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Including four main series films and three films from the spinoff Creed franchise
  2. [b]
    A fictional sport with similar elements to roller derby
  3. [c]
    In the film, Babe, a pig, trains to take part in a sheepdog trial; sheepdog trials are considered a sport.[37]
  4. [d]
    In contrast to a traditional triathlon, which includes swimming, cycling, and running, the triathlon depicted in Luca consists of swimming, pasta eating, and cycling.
  5. [e]
    Furious 7:
    • United States and Canada – 41,938,896[105]
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Mexico – 100,297,901[106]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 33,601,457[107]
    • India – 12,000,000[108]
    • Bolivia, Lithuania, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uruguay – 3,872,927[109]
    • South Korea – 3,248,904[110]
    • Italy – 2,697,123[111]
    • United Arab Emirates – 925,000[112]
    • Romania – 651,232[113]
  6. [f]
    Ben-Hur admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 98,046,900[114]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 873,163[110]
    • Other territories – 42,903,124[115]
  7. [g]
    Dangal admissions:
  8. [h]
    See Film industry § Average ticket price.
  9. [i]
    Enter the Dragon – $400 million+ gross (as of 2001)[18]
    • 1973 – $100 million gross[129] – 56 million tickets[h]
    • Up until 1980 – $220 million gross[130]
      • 1974–1980 – $120 million gross – 45 million+ tickets[h]
    • Up until 1997 – $300 million gross[131]
      • 1981–1997 – $80 million gross – 17 million+ tickets[h]
    • 1998–2001 – $100 million gross – 21 million+ tickets[h]
  10. [j]
    Disco Dancer admissions:
  11. [k]
    Forrest Gump admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 78,637,200[135]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321[136]
    • Austria, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden – 3,103,792[137]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 705,143[110]
    • Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1996–2017) – 11,062[138]
  12. [l]
    Rocky (1975) admissions:
    • United States, Spain, France, Sweden – 59,813,000[146]
    • United Kingdom – 6,000,000[147]
    • Germany and Italy – 1,170,671[148]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 355,608[110]
  13. [m]
    Smokey and the Bandit admissions:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553[149]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048[150]
  14. [n]
    The Way of the Dragon admissions:
    • Hong Kong – 1,400,000[151][152]
    • United States – 50,000,000[153]
    • France and Germany – 5,502,004[154]
    • Japan – 2,610,000[155][156]
    • Bombay (New Excelsior theater) – 241,000 (eight weeks)[157]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 182,530[110]
    • Denmark and Finland (2018–2019) – 758[158]
  15. [o]
    Rocky IV admissions:
    • United States – 36,224,000[159]
    • France, Spain, Sweden – 7,587,671[160]
    • Japan – 6,500,000[161][162]
    • United Kingdom – 3,800,000[163]
    • Germany – 3,309,379[164]
    • Italy – 1,334,987[165]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 92,011[110]
  16. [p]
    Rocky III admissions:
    • USA, France, Germany, Italy – 46,664,464[166]
    • Japan – 4,000,000[167][162]
    • UK – 1,900,000[168]
    • Spain and Sweden – 1,643,750[169]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 215,752[110]
  17. [q]
    Rocky II admissions:
    • United States – 35,199,000[173]
    • United Kingdom – 4,000,000[174]
    • France and Italy – 1,022,774[175]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 244,234[110]
    • Germany – 227,978[176]
    • Sweden – 166,811[177]
  18. [r]
    Ip Man 4: The Finale admissions
    • China – 33,364,600[182]
    • Hong Kong – 300,000[183][184]
    • Taiwan – 810,000[185]
    • United States and United Kingdom – 459,523[186]
    • France – 137,066[187]
    • Other European countries – 131,700[188]
    • South Korea – 72,886[110]
  19. [s]
    Sultan admissions:
  20. [t]
    The First Slam Dunk admissions:
    • Japan – 9,220,517[195]
    • China – 15,491,500[196]
    • South Korea – 4,597,007[197]
    • Taiwan – 1,760,000[198]
  21. [u]
    Lagaan admissions:
  22. [v]
    Mortal Kombat admissions:
    • United States and United Kingdom – 17,138,454[212]
    • France and Spain – 1,570,408[213]
    • Other European countries – 1,248,802[214]
  23. [w]
    Dragon Ball Super: Broly admissions
    • Japan – 3,009,730[217]
    • Latin America – 7,220,416+
      • Mexico – 4,100,000[218]
      • Peru – 1,122,971[219]
      • Argentina – 808,055[220]
      • Colombia (4 days) – 539,874[221]
      • Chile (4 days) – 362,776[222]
      • Brazil (day 1) – 106,000[223]
      • Bolivia (1 week) – 91,968[224]
      • Paraguay – 77,713[225]
      • Uruguay (4 days) – 11,059[226]
    • United States and Canada – 3,408,700[227]
    • Europe – 1,518,016
      • France and Germany – 638,407[228]
      • Other European countries – 879,609[229]
    • China – 1,034,444[230]
    • South Korea – 35,869[110]
  24. [x]
    Game of Death admissions:
  25. [y]
    Chak De admissions:
    • India – 13,983,000[242]
    • United States and Canada – 163,000[243]
    • United Kingdom – 85,841[244]
    • Norway – 1,400[245]
  26. [z]
    Ali:
    • United States – 10,600,000[246]
    • France – 1,035,360[247]
    • United Kingdom – 1,000,000[248]
    • Germany – 342,388[249]
    • South Korea – 62,348[110]
  27. [aa]
    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag admissions:
    • India – 12,369,000[250]
    • United States and Canada – 201,213[251]
    • United Kingdom – 40,400[252]
    • Norway – 2[253]
  28. [ab]
    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[257] ($460 million).[258] Outside of Japan, the 2002–2003 European releases of Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) grossed $1,009,767,[259] the 2016 Chinese release of Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) grossed $9,714,846,[260] 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.[261]
  29. [ac]
    The film grossed $52,761,356 worldwide, including $32 million in Japan,[265] $2.8 million in the US and Canada,[266] and $17,961,356 in other territories.[267]
  30. [ad]
    See Dragon Ball: The Path to Power § Box office
  31. [ae]
    Forrest Gump subsequently made $839,421 in rerelease revenue after its record had been surpassed.
  32. [af]
    Fast & Furious 6 subsequently made $3,492 in rerelease revenue after its record had been surpassed.
  33. [ag]
    Hong Kong only.
  34. [ah]
    New York City and Chicago only.
  35. [ai]
    $1 million in New York City.[339] $250,000 at Chicago's Oriental Theater.[340] $185,000 at two other Chicago theaters.[341]
  36. [aj]
    Far East markets.
  37. [ak]
    See The Karate Kid § Box office

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