The world’s fastest motorsport is now on the silver screen. Riding on the popularity of the “Amazing Survival” documentary series, starring Brad PittappleThe global box office of F1 racing movies officially exceeded the $500 million mark. Since its release on June 27, the film has become Apple Pictures’ highest-grossing theatrical work to date in less than a month.
With such a strong box office performance, the filmmakers have planned to launch an IMAX re-release in August, which is bound to ignite the movie-watching craze again. Soon, the box office of this film is promisingtranscendThe box office of all Apple’s previous original films combined – an achievement that far exceeded industry expectations, especially in the international market.
Although the film cost nearly $300 million to make, Apple is reportedly “extremely satisfied” with the results. The film also successfully led to a surge in Apple TV+ subscriptions.
It remains to be seen whether Apple will increase its theatrical distribution in the future – but with the F1 racing movie, the tech giant may have found a box office winning formula.
