The 10 most popular sports movies EVER, revealed in new research
From classics like Rocky to comedies such as Cool Runnings, sports are a hit in Hollywood, but which sports movies come top of the league as the world’s best?
New research has looked at over one hundred sports movies and ranked them based on box office takings, audience scores, and critics scores to reveal the best sports movies of all time.
You can view the research here: https://www.olbg.com/us/insights/sport-on-screen#sports-breakdown
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 |
? 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 box office.
