Sports - Basketball
1982-Present
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
Space Jam
WB
$90,418,342
2,650
$27,528,529
2,650
11/15/96
2
White Men Can't Jump
Fox
$76,253,806
1,929
$14,711,124
1,923
3/27/92
3
Coach Carter
Par.
$67,264,877
2,574
$24,182,961
2,524
1/14/05
4
Like Mike
Fox
$51,432,760
2,436
$12,179,420
2,410
7/3/02
5
Glory Road
BV
$42,647,449
2,397
$13,594,734
2,222
1/13/06
6
Semi-Pro
NL
$33,479,698
3,121
$15,075,114
3,121
2/29/08
7
Eddie
BV
$31,387,164
2,000
$8,041,972
1,989
5/31/96
8
Hoosiers
Orion
$28,607,524
1,048
$220,068
30
11/14/86
9
Love & Basketball
NL
$27,459,615
1,245
$8,139,180
1,237
4/21/00
10
Air Bud
BV
$23,144,499
1,795
$4,878,632
1,795
8/1/97
11
Blue Chips
Par.
$23,070,663
1,980
$10,123,605
1,980
2/18/94
12
He Got Game
BV
$21,567,853
1,414
$7,610,663
1,319
5/1/98
13
Just Wright
FoxS
$21,540,363
1,831
$8,284,989
1,831
5/14/10
14
The Air Up There
Mira.
$21,011,318
1,721
$5,240,859
1,507
1/7/94
15
Rebound
Fox
$16,809,014
2,464
$5,033,848
2,464
7/1/05
16
Above the Rim
NL
$16,192,320
891
$3,738,800
836
3/25/94
17
O
Lions
$16,025,437
1,464
$5,655,658
1,434
8/31/01
18
The 6th Man
BV
$14,772,788
1,231
$4,128,178
1,227
3/28/97
19
Juwanna Mann
WB
$13,670,733
1,325
$5,474,270
1,325
6/21/02
20
Sunset Park
Sony
$10,163,782
1,257
$4,705,440
1,257
4/26/96
21
Celtic Pride
BV
$9,255,027
1,836
$3,809,248
1,832
4/19/96
22
Hoop Dreams
FL
$7,830,611
262
$18,396
3
10/14/94
23
BASEketball
Uni.
$7,027,290
1,910
$3,086,105
1,905
7/31/98
24
Crossover
Sony
$7,009,668
1,023
$3,767,567
1,023
9/1/06
25
The Basketball Diaries
NL
$2,381,087
318
$765,335
317
4/21/95
26
The Mighty Macs
QM
$1,891,936
975
$963,221
975
10/21/11
27
More Than a Game
LGF
$950,675
111
$182,943
14
10/2/09
28
Thunderstruck
WB
$587,211
250
n/a
-
8/24/12
29
Church Ball
Hale
$464,991
40
$144,376
40
3/17/06
30
The Heart of the Game
Mira.
$445,374
21
$11,251
3
6/9/06
31
The Other Dream Team
TFA
$135,228
14
$19,821
2
9/28/12
32
Harvard Man
Cow.
$56,653
4
$8,425
1
5/17/02
33
Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
Osci.
$50,804
14
$20,355
14
6/27/08
34
The Year of the Yao
FL
$35,591
12
$27,823
12
4/15/05
35
Soul in the Hole
N/A
$30,697
6
n/a
-
8/8/97
36
Through the Fire
Libre
$25,752
8
$14,769
8
2/10/06
37
The First Basket
L/Z
$20,440
4
$1,819
1
10/29/08
38
Something to Cheer About
Truly
$9,777
9
$6,410
9
4/27/07
39
Elevate
Vari.
$5,580
2
$3,547
1
10/21/11
-
Hurricane Season (formerly The Patriots)
Wein.
n/a
-
n/a
-
2009
-
The Winning Season
RAtt.
n/a
3
n/a
3
9/3/10
TOTAL (All Movies): $685,134,397 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $17,567,549 1,118 $5,164,089 1,115 - TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): $672,103,926 - - - - AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): $28,004,330 1,772 $8,693,657 1,773 -
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