Blinded by Bullock: The top 10 grossest sports movies of all time

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That's grossing, as in bringing in cash, not ... never mind. Just look at the photo above and dream of being in bed with Sandy Bullock.

"The Blind Side" is one of 10 movies nominated for best picture, and Bullock is a best actress nominee. So with the Academy Awards coming up Sunday, the Sports Business Daily tapped into info from IMDB.com and put together the Top 10 highest-grossing sports films of all time, with U.S. domestic box office number used and not adjusted for inflation:

1. "The Blind Side" '09 $248.8M
2. "The Waterboy" '98 $161.5M
3. "The Longest Yard' '05 $158.1M
4. "Jerry Maguire" '96 $153.6M
5. "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" '06 $148.2M
6. "Rocky IV" '85 $127.9M
7. "Rocky III" '82 $122.8M
8. "Seabiscuit" '03 $120.1M
9. "Blades of Glory" '07 $118.1M
10. "Rocky" '76 $117.2M


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