The ultimate sports movie is, of course, Rocky. The world-renowned inspirational tale took the equivalent of a whopping $535,527,679.05 at the box office. Following Rocky is Ford V Ferrari which ranks second and Million Dollar Baby in third place.
Rocky IV is the highest-grossing sports movie of all time, taking the equivalent of £725,822,744.57 at the box office, followed by the original Rocky and Jerry Maguire.
Boxing is the most popular sport in Hollywood, featuring in 20 movies, altogether taking $3.727 million at the box office, followed by Baseball and American Football
The top 10 best performing sports movies of all time:
|
Rank |
Movie |
Sport |
Critics Score |
Audience Score |
Box Office Takings Adjusted for Inflation (Worldwide, $) |
Score /100 |
|
1 |
Rocky |
Boxing |
94 |
69 |
535,527,679.05 |
77.61 |
|
2 |
Ford v Ferrari |
Motor Racing |
92 |
98 |
229,266,724.27 |
77.17 |
|
3 |
Million Dollar Baby |
Boxing |
91 |
90 |
298,257,137.86 |
76.05 |
|
4 |
Jerry Maguire |
American Football |
83 |
79 |
453,162,795.46 |
74.45 |
|
5 |
Creed |
Boxing |
95 |
89 |
190,337,986.38 |
72.68 |
|
6 |
The Fighter |
Boxing |
90 |
89 |
153,992,700.45 |
69.26 |
|
7 |
Rocky IV |
Boxing |
40 |
79 |
725,822,744.57 |
69.18 |
|
8 |
Raging Bull |
Boxing |
93 |
93 |
73,819,320.64 |
68.89 |
|
9 |
The Karate Kid |
Karate |
89 |
82 |
227,945,631.91 |
68.80 |
|
10 |
Moneyball |
Baseball |
94 |
86 |
127,343,765.42 |
68.35 |
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