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By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY
Football continued its winning streak at theaters this weekend as Gridiron Gang topped the box office.

The Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson drama, based on a football coach who leads a team of juvenile detainees, took in $15 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI.

Gridiron Gang met most analysts' expectations. It follows Invincible, another true football story, which was No. 1 for two weeks.

"These play well and have legs because they're feel-good movies," says Rory Bruer, distribution chief for Sony Pictures, which released Gridiron Gang and enjoyed its 10th No. 1 movie of the year, a record for a studio.

The Black Dahlia was second with $10.4 million, slightly below some analysts' expectations. Everyone's Hero, the animated film co-directed by Christopher Reeve, was third with $6.2 million. The Last Kiss was fourth with $4.7 million.

Ticket sales dipped 14% from the same weekend last year. Final figures are due Monday.