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Sport Box Office 1991: Highest-Grossing Sport Movies

Necessary Roughness (1991) is the highest-grossing sport movie released in 1991, with $26.3M worldwide, ahead of Lionheart (1991) at $24.3M. 2 sport films released in 1991 report a worldwide gross, $50.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1991 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$50.5M
Necessary Roughness (1991), the #1
$26.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Necessary Roughness (1991) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 sport movie of 1991

Necessary Roughness (1991)

1991 · Sport, Comedy

$26.3M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$26.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Sport Release of 1991, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1991.

  1. 1 Necessary Roughness (1991) movie poster
    Necessary Roughness (1991) Sep 27, 1991 · English · Sport, Comedy $26.3M worldwide
    Sep 27, 1991 US and Canada: $26.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.3M
  2. 2 Lionheart (1991) movie poster
    Lionheart (1991) Jan 11, 1991 · English · Action, Drama, Sport $24.3M worldwide
    Jan 11, 1991 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: $193K Worldwide: $24.3M
Archive

Sport Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1932 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2006 leads with $1.3B, led by Cars (2006).

2020s 7 years · $2.2B
2010s 10 years · $3.8B
2000s 10 years · $5.8B
1990s 10 years · $2B
1980s 10 years · $1.5B
1970s 5 years · $591.6M
1960s 3 years · $51.3M
1950s 1 year · $11.9K
1930s 1 year · $208
FAQ

Sport Box Office 1991: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sport movie in 1991?

Necessary Roughness (1991) leads with $26.3M worldwide, $26.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Lionheart (1991) at $24.3M.

How much did sport movies released in 1991 earn?

2 sport films released in 1991 report a worldwide gross, $50.5M in all, or $25.3M per film on average.

How many sport movies released in 1991 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Necessary Roughness (1991), earned $26.3M.

How much of the 1991 Sport box office came from the US and Canada?

$50.3M of the $50.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1991 sport box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1991. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the 1991 sport box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.