The following is a list of highest-grossing

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s of all time, the highest-grossing sports film franchises and series, the highest-grossing films by

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, 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.

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is the most frequent sport with 18 films on the list, including eight of the top ten entries. ''

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'' is the most frequent franchise with nine films, followed by ''

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'' with eight. The most frequent year is

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, which has four films on the list. :

Highest-grossing sports film series and film franchises

The following is a list of highest-grossing sports film series and film franchises of all time.

is the most frequent sport represented, with six franchises on the list.

Highest-grossing films by sport

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.

Highest-grossing sports films by year

The following is a list of highest-grossing sports films by year.

is the most frequent sport with 21 films on the list, with The ''

'' series claiming more entries (eight) 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. :

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

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s starring

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to have held the title.

is the most frequent sport on the list with three films.

Highest-grossing opening weekends for sports films

The following is a list of biggest opening for sports films of all time. Films that played since

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are on the list,

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is the most represented on the list with 5 films. ''

'' is the franchise with the most films on the list with 6 films, while

motor racing Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of t ...

has the most of any sport with 13 films.

Timeline of highest-grossing openings

The following is a timeline of the biggest worldwide opening for a sports film of all time.

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

is the most represented sport with four films on the list, three of which are part of the Rocky franchise.

Highest opening weekends by sport

The following is a list of highest-grossing opening weekends for sports films by sport. Films featuring more than one sport may appear on the list more than once.

Sports films by tickets sold

The following is a list of sports films that have sold more than tickets worldwide. The ''

'' franchise has the most entries with six films on the list.

is the sport with the most entries, with thirteen films.

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