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List of highest-grossing sports films

Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:43:43 PM Wikipedia source

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.

Tables

· Highest-grossing sports films
Film
Year
Worldwide gross
Ref
Sport(s)
Inside Out 2
2024
$1,699,765,616
Ice hockey
Furious 7
2015
$1,515,047,671
Auto racing
The Fate of the Furious
2017
$1,236,009,236
Fast & Furious 6
2013
$788,683,342
F9
2021
$726,229,501
Fast X
2023
$704,875,015
Forrest Gump
1994
$678,226,465
American football / ping pong
Pegasus 3* †
2026
$644,670,000
Auto racing
F1*
2025
$634,042,436
Fast Five
2011
$626,137,675
Cars 2*
2011
$559,852,396
YOLO*
2024
$479,597,304
Boxing
Pegasus 2*
2024
$468,905,664
Auto racing
Gladiator
2000
$465,516,248
Gladiatorial combat
Gladiator II
2024
$462,180,717
Cars*
2006
$461,991,867
Auto racing
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
$404,852,543
Motorball
Enter the Dragon
1973
$400,000,000
Martial arts
Cars 3*
2017
$383,930,656
Auto racing
Fast & Furious
2009
$360,366,870
The Karate Kid*
2010
$359,126,022
Martial arts (karate)
Dangal*
2016
$340,000,000
Wrestling
The Blind Side*
2009
$309,208,309
American football
Never Say Never*
2023
$304,280,699
Mixed martial arts
Rocky IV*
1985
$300,473,716
Boxing
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
$300,000,000
Auto racing
Real Steel*
2011
$299,268,508
Boxing
Turbo*
2013
$282,570,682
Auto racing
xXx
2002
$277,448,382
Extreme sports
Creed III*
2023
$275,248,615
Boxing
Jerry Maguire*
1996
$273,552,592
American football
Rocky III*
1982
$270,000,000
Boxing
The First Slam Dunk*
2022
$257,548,133
Basketball
Pegasus*
2019
$255,832,826
Auto racing
Babe*
1995
$254,134,910
Sheepdog trial
Space Jam*
1996
$250,180,384
Basketball
Planes*
2013
$240,171,783
Air racing
Silver Linings Playbook
2012
$236,412,453
American football / dance competition
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
$236,350,661
Auto racing
Ford v Ferrari*
2019
$225,508,210
Rocky*
1976
$225,000,000
Boxing
Million Dollar Baby*
2004
$216,763,646
Boxing
Creed II*
2018
$214,215,889
The Fast and the Furious
2001
$207,283,925
Auto racing
Need for Speed
2014
$203,277,636
Rocky II*
1979
$200,182,160
Boxing
Blades of the Guardians †
2026
$196,360,000
Martial arts
Goat*
2026
$193,566,330
Basketball
Ip Man 4: The Finale
2019
$192,617,891
Martial arts
· Highest-grossing pure sports films
Film
Year
Worldwide gross
Ref
Sport(s)
Pegasus 3 †
2026
$644,670,000
Auto racing
F1
2025
$634,042,436
Cars 2
2011
$559,852,396
YOLO
2024
$479,597,304
Boxing
Pegasus 2
2024
$468,905,664
Auto racing
Cars
2006
$461,991,867
Cars 3
2017
$383,930,656
The Karate Kid
2010
$359,126,022
Martial arts (karate)
Dangal
2016
$340,000,000
Wrestling
The Blind Side
2009
$309,208,309
American football
Never Say Never
2023
$304,280,699
Mixed martial arts
Rocky IV
1985
$300,473,716
Boxing
Real Steel
2011
$299,268,508
Turbo
2013
$282,570,682
Auto racing
Creed III
2023
$275,248,615
Boxing
Jerry Maguire
1996
$273,552,592
American football
Rocky III
1982
$270,000,000
Boxing
The First Slam Dunk
2022
$257,548,133
Basketball
Pegasus
2019
$255,832,826
Auto racing
Babe
1995
$254,134,910
Sheepdog trial
Space Jam
1996
$250,180,384
Basketball
Planes
2013
$240,171,783
Air racing
Ford v Ferrari
2019
$225,508,210
Auto racing
Rocky
1976
$225,000,000
Boxing
Million Dollar Baby
2004
$216,763,646
Creed II
2018
$214,215,889
Rocky II
1979
$200,182,160
Goat
2026
$192,016,485
Basketball
The Longest Yard
2005
$191,466,556
American football
The Waterboy
1998
$185,991,646
Creed
2015
$173,567,581
Boxing
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
2004
$168,423,227
Dodgeball
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
$163,692,228
Basketball
Rank
Series
Total worldwide box office
No. of films
Average per film
Highest-grossing film
1
1
1
1
Fast & Furious
Furious 7 (2015)
$6,560,243,292
$1,515,342,457
2
2
1
2
Fast & Furious
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
$6,560,243,292
$1,236,009,236
3
3
1
3
Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
$6,560,243,292
$788,683,342
4
4
1
4
Fast & Furious
F9 (2021)
$6,560,243,292
$726,229,501
5
5
1
5
Fast & Furious
Fast X (2023)
$6,560,243,292
$704,875,015
6
6
1
6
Fast & Furious
Fast Five (2011)
$6,560,243,292
$626,137,675
7
7
1
7
Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious (2009)
$6,560,243,292
$360,366,870
8
8
1
8
Fast & Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
$6,560,243,292
$236,350,661
9
9
1
9
Fast & Furious
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
$6,560,243,292
$207,283,925
10
10
1
10
Fast & Furious
Tokyo Drift (2006)
$6,560,243,292
$158,964,610
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
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
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
2
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) $214,115,889 3 Creed (2015) $173,567,581
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) $214,115,889 3 Creed (2015) $173,567,581
2
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) $214,115,889 3 Creed (2015) $173,567,581
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) $214,115,889 3 Creed (2015) $173,567,581

References

  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.
  4. The first sixteen Dragon Ball films, from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) to Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the D
  5. The film grossed $52,761,356 worldwide, including $32 million in Japan, $2 million in the US and Canada, and $17,961,356
  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 co
  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. $185,000 at two Chicago theaters.
  14. Ben-Hur admissions: United States and Canada – 98,046,900 South Korea (Seoul City) – 873,163 Other territories – 42,90
  15. See Box office § Average ticket price.
  16. Enter the Dragon – $400 million+ gross (as of 2001) 1973 – $100 million gross – 56 million tickets Up until 1980 – $220
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  17. Disco Dancer admissions: India – 15 million Soviet Union – 120 million
  18. Forrest Gump admissions: United States and Canada – 78,637,200 France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 18,065,321 Austria, Den
  19. Dangal admissions: India – 36,996,000 China – 44,897,623 United States and Canada – 1,406,400 Arabian Gulf states – 9
  20. Smokey and the Bandit admissions: United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553 France and Germany – 2,181,048
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