| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Kicking & Screaming | $52,842,724 | 3,470 | $20,159,925 | 3,455 | May 13, 2005 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | She's the Man | $33,741,133 | 2,631 | $10,730,372 | 2,623 | Mar 17, 2006 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Bend It Like Beckham | $32,543,449 | 1,002 | $161,528 | 6 | Mar 12, 2003 | - |
| 4 | The Big Green | $17,736,619 | 2,072 | $4,688,285 | 2,072 | Sep 29, 1995 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Ladybugs | $14,796,494 | 1,528 | $5,180,414 | 1,528 | Mar 27, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Playing for Keeps | $13,103,272 | 2,840 | $5,750,288 | 2,837 | Dec 7, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
| 7 | Victory | $10,853,418 | - | - | - | Jul 31, 1981 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Goal! The Dream Begins | $4,283,255 | 1,007 | $1,921,838 | 1,007 | May 12, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Gracie | $2,956,339 | 1,164 | $1,355,904 | 1,164 | Jun 1, 2007 | Picturehouse |
| 10 | Rudo y Cursi | $1,827,660 | 219 | $211,460 | 70 | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | The Cup | $1,079,108 | 42 | $35,179 | 4 | Jan 28, 2000 | Fine Line Features |
| 12 | Fever Pitch | $618,847 | - | - | - | Nov 22, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Shaolin Soccer | $489,600 | 14 | $39,167 | 6 | Apr 2, 2004 | Miramax |
| 14 | The Damned United | $449,865 | 45 | $32,065 | 6 | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | The Game of Their Lives | $375,750 | 64 | $175,336 | 64 | Apr 22, 2005 | IFC Films |
| 16 | Goal II: Living the Dream | $225,067 | 99 | $150,098 | 99 | Aug 29, 2008 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 17 | Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | $144,601 | 12 | $9,805 | 1 | Jul 7, 2006 | Miramax |
| 18 | A Shot at Glory | $133,122 | 225 | - | - | May 10, 2002 | MAC Releasing |
| 19 | Mean Machine | $92,770 | 1 | - | - | Feb 22, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 20 | Mad About Mambo | $65,283 | 51 | $32,432 | 51 | Aug 4, 2000 | USA Films |
| 21 | Pele: Birth of a Legend | $57,046 | 19 | $7,226 | 3 | May 13, 2016 | IFC Films |
| 22 | Brother | $29,864 | 49 | $18,835 | 49 | Aug 24, 2012 | Music Box Films |
| 23 | Guys and Balls | $28,324 | 7 | $7,425 | 3 | Apr 28, 2006 | Regent Releasing |
| 24 | Kicking It | $13,266 | 2 | $2,219 | 1 | Jun 13, 2008 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 25 | Eleven Men Out | $1,000 | 1 | $1,302 | 1 | Nov 16, 2007 | Regent Releasing |
