F1 The Moviehas continued to race up the charts, hitting a major box office milestone. The movie, which was directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), follows retired Formula One driver Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) returning to the racetrack many years after being sidelined by an injury.
TheF1 The Moviereleasekicked off on June 27, becoming the first PG-13 movie to take No. 1 in the summer of 2025 and quickly going on to surpassNapoleonandKillers of the Flower Moonto becomeApple Studios' highest-grossing theatrical release ever.
PerThe Numbers,F1 The Moviehas now hit a cumulative domestic total of $144 million and an international gross of $257.2 million. This brings its global box office haul to $401.2 million, making it justthe eighth movie of 2024 to pass the $400 million milestone worldwide.
Additionally, it is only the sixth Brad Pitt movie to ever pass that milestone, behindOcean’s Eleven,Troy,Mr. and Mrs. Smith,World War Z, andDeadpool 2. Because he only had a cameo inDeadpool 2, this means thatF1 The Movieis the fifth highest-grossing movie with Brad Pitt in the lead.
What This Means For F1 The Movie
It’s An Unusual Success For An Original Screenplay
In addition to theF1 The Moviebox officebeing a major achievement for Brad Pitt himself,it’s an even more incredible success for an original screenplay. Previously in 2025, Ryan Coogler’s smash hit horror movieSinnershad become the highest-grossing live-action original movie in the English movie of the 2020s.
F1 The Moviewas written byTop Gun: Maverick’s Ehren Kruger.
However,Sinnersonly grossed $365.8 million worldwide, meaning thatF1 The Moviehas raced past it to push that record for the decade even further. The only other English-language movie ahead of it is the animated Pixar movieElemental, which debuted in 2023 and earned $484.8 million worldwide.
Our Take On The F1 The Movie Milestone
It It Really A Win For Original Movies?
While this is an astounding result for an original movie, it’s important to note thatF1 The Moviemay not be part of a pre-existing film franchise, it’s still an IP project. Much likeBarbiein 2023, theBrad Pitt movieisan original blockbuster that is nevertheless set around a popular brand, in this case Formula One itself.
Ultimately, it remains to be seen if the success ofF1 The Movieis a success for original storytelling. However, with both it andSinnersthriving in 2025, if other upcoming original movies such asWeapons,Him, orMarty Supremefind success, this would mean that the success of originals is actually a measurable trend this year.
