F1: The Moviejust lapped one of Brad Pitt’s most defining films at the box office. From the visionary minds behindTop Gun: Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski and co-writer Ehren Kruger, the new pulse-poundingspectacle stars Brad Pittas Sonny Hayes, a weathered speedster who is called back to the glamour and grit of Formula One after a 30-year absence to race for the fictional APXGP team.
Since its theatrical debut on June 27,F1: The Moviehas dazzled criticsand ignited the hearts of audiences alike. Pitt’s magnetic performance pairs seamlessly with Kosinski’s kinetic direction, creating a thunderously intense and wildly thrilling action movie that begs to be seen on the biggest screen possible.F1: The Moviehas revved past $395 million globally, and shows little signs of slowing down.
This meteoric success placesF1: The Movieamong Pitt’s most celebrated works, overtaking cherished titles like Tarantino’sInglourious Basterds($316M),Se7en($328M), andThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button($329M) at the global box office. Now,F1: The Moviehas lapped one of the very roles that defined Pitt’s luminous career, continuing its climb up his box office record books.
F1: The Movie Just Passed The Worldwide Box Office Total Of Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
With $395 million and counting,F1: The Moviehas passed the worldwide box office total ofOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood, which made $377 million in 2019. Right now,F1: The Movie’s box officebreaks down to $138 million domestically and $257 million internationally, while theQuentin Tarantino moviemade $142 million domestically and $234 million internationally.
This marks a significant achievement forF1: The MoviesinceOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywoodis one ofBrad Pitt’s most defining movies. His impossibly cool and charismatic performance as stuntman Cliff Booth finallywon him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actorafter previously being nominated for12 Monkeys,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, andMoneyball.
F1: The Movieis nowBrad Pitt’s sixth highest-grossing movieever, behindOcean’s Eleven($450M),Troy($483M),Mr. and Mrs. Smith($486M),World War Z($531M), andDeadpool 2($786M), the last of which he appears in for a split-second blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo. IfF1: The Moviecontinues to perform well,it could climb even higher on his list of highest-grossing films.
No matter whether it moves up the list or sits tight at number six, F1: The Movie is already one of Pitt’s best blockbusters.
It’s possible thatF1: The Moviemakes an additional $55 million to overtakeOcean’s Elevenin fifth, but making another $33 million after that to overtakeTroyseems to be stretching its legs at the box office. No matter whether it moves up the list or sits tight at number six,F1: The Movieis already one of Pitt’s best blockbusters, both at the box office and in his magnetic performance as Sonny Hayes.
