The 50 highest-grossing sports movies ever released
Sports fans aren't short of time to waste in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
As the respiratory disease sweeps across the world, virtually all sporting action has been forced into postponement and supporters are looking for alternative forms of entertainment in lockdown.
And although we expect jigsaw puzzle and board game sales to go through the roof, we highly suspect that one of the most popular self-isolation pastimes will be watching movies.
Here at GIVEMESPORT, we've already looked a some of the best sports-related documentaries you can purchase on Netflix and Amazon Prime, but we're already hungry for more.
As shocking as it may seem, not every movie in the world resides on those streaming platforms and we wanted to provide a comprehensive list of the most successful sports films of all time.
Highest grossing sports films
Intrigued? Well, using data collected by Box Office Mojo, we've compiled the 50 highest grossing movies of all time that are either completely sports focused or have it as one of their main genres.
So, yes, that does mean that Lightning McQueen is a much of a fictional athlete as Rocky Balboa and sorry football fans, Santiago Munez couldn't do enough to push the 'Goal!' series on to the list.
But disclaimers aside, keep scrolling for the full top 50 and get noting which films you want to tick off your bucket-list while you're sat indoors or, of course, working vitally important jobs.
50. The Karate Kid (1984)
Sport: Martial arts
Worldwide gross: $91,000,640
49. Speed Racer (2008)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $93,945,766
48. Sultan (2016)
Sport: Wrestling
Worldwide gross: $95,720,209
47. The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
Sport: Martial arts
Worldwide gross: $115,103,979
46. Rocky V (1990)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $119,946,358
45. A League of Their Own (1992)
Sport: Baseball
Worldwide gross: $132,440,069
44. Remember the Titans (2000)
Sport: American football
Worldwide gross: $136,706,683
43. Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $144,146,816
42. Blades of Glory (2007)
Sport: Ice skating
Worldwide gross: $145,708,642
41. Seabiscuit (2003)
Sport: Horse racing
Worldwide gross: $148,336,445
40. Surf's Up (2007)
Sport: Surfing
Worldwide gross: $149,044,513
39. Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Sport: Air racing
Worldwide gross: $151,386,640
38. Cool Runnings (1993)
Sport: Bobsleigh
Worldwide gross: $154,856,263
37. Rocky Balboa (2006)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $155,720,088
36. Ip Man 3 (2015)
Sport: Martial arts
Worldwide gross: $157,300,954
35. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Sport: Drifting
Worldwide gross: $158,468,292
34. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $162,966,177
33. DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Sport: Dodgeball
Worldwide gross: $167,722,310
32. Creed (2015)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $173,567,581
31. The Waterboy (1998)
Sport: American football
Worldwide gross: $185,991,646
30. The Longest Yard (2005)
Sport: American football
Worldwide gross: $190,320,568
29. Rocky II (1979)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $200,182,160
28. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $207,283,925
27. Creed II (2018)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $214,115,889
26. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $216,763,646
25. Rocky (1976)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $225,000,000
24. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $225,508,210
23. Space Jam (1996)
Sport: Basketball
Worldwide gross: $230,418,342
22. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $236,350,661
21. Planes (2013)
Sport: Air racing
Worldwide gross: $239,258,712
20. Rocky III (1982)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $270,000,000
19. Jerry Maguire (1996)
Sport: American football
Worldwide gross: $273,552,592
18. xXx (2002)
Sport: Extreme sports
Worldwide gross: $277,448,382
17. Turbo (2013)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $282,570,682
16. Real Steel (2011)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $299,268,508
15. Rocky IV (1985)
Sport: Boxing
Worldwide gross: $300,473,716
14. The Blind Side (2009)
Sport: American football
Worldwide gross: $309,208,309
13. Dangal (2016)
Sport: Wrestling
Worldwide gross: $340,000,000
12. XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Sport: Extreme sports
Worldwide gross: $345,963,851
11. The Karate Kid (2010)
Sport: Martial arts
Worldwide gross: $359,126,022
10. Fast & Furious (2009)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $363,164,265
9. Cars 3 (2017)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $383,930,656
8. Cars (2006)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $462,216,280
7. Cars 2 (2011)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $562,110,557
6. Fast Five (2011)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $626,137,675
5. Forrest Gump (1994)
Sport: Running, ping pong and American football
Worldwide gross: $677,945,399
4. Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $759,056,935
3. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $788,679,850
2. The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $1,238,764,765
1. Furious 7 (2015)
Sport: Motor racing
Worldwide gross: $1,516,045,911
Fast and Furious franchise dominates
All bow down to the altar of the Fast and Furious franchise.
While, yes, it's debatable just how closely related the movies are to actual motor racing, there's no denying that it's one of the most profitable film franchises to ever come to pass.
There's just something about Vin Diesel, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jason Statham and co. flying around in fast cars that has the money-making potential to earn over $1,000,000,000.
It's a formula that blows away Oscar-winners such as Rocky and Million Dollar Baby as well as cult classics like Cool Runnings and Blades of Glory.
But at the end of the day, films are a completely subjective medium and don't let the box office stats tell you how to pick your self-isolation entertainment. Besides, we know you're fumbling around for your Goal! DVD right now.
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