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F1 The Movie

Film · 2025 · Viral

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Apple's Brad Pitt racing film grossed $634 million worldwide after a year of promotion.

Trailer · Warner Bros. on YouTube
F1 The Movie poster with Brad Pitt, Damson Idris and the cast.
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Brad Pitt in the F1 trailer, from Apple's guide to its iPhone haptic version.
Apple
F1 The Movie home-release art: Brad Pitt beside his car at sunset.
Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films
Brad Pitt in the official trailer.
Warner Bros. on YouTube
Brad Pitt in front of the F1 title, from Apple's trailer announcement.
Apple
Brad Pitt, Lewis Hamilton and Damson Idris at the premiere.
Apple
T-Mobile's F1 Garage storefront.
T-Mobile / Events.com
Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt walking a paddock in F1.
Formula 1
EA Sports F1 25 art for its F1 The Movie chapter.
Electronic Arts
Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in racing gear.
Variety
(L-r) DAMSON IDRIS as Joshua Pearce and BRAD PITT as Sonny Hayes in Apple Original Films’ “F1® The Movie,”
The Hollywood Reporter
The F1 haptic trailer playing on an iPhone.
9to5Mac

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How it works
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Numbers

Worldwide theatrical gross; live ledger at access
$634.1M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · The Numbers
Observed peak date
Week of Jul 2, 2025
Jun 16 ’25 to Week of Jul 2, 2025
Platforms
6
Started on Box office
Leverage
2.1×
$634.1M on $200M–$300M budget

Mechanics

  • Scarcity drop
  • Newsjacking
  • Controversy
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

A year of trailers and an iPhone haptic promotion preceded the film's June 16 premiere. Attention peaked around the opening; F1 became Apple's top-grossing film, returned to IMAX and reached streaming.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. July 2024

    Formula 1 / Apple Original Films precursor · Jul 7 ’24

    Formula 1 published the first teaser during the British Grand Prix weekend.[1][2]

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  2. March 2025

    Apple Original Films / Warner Bros. Pictures precursor · Mar 13 ’25

    Apple released the trailer and confirmed Warner Bros. would distribute the film worldwide.[3]

    Brad Pitt in front of the F1 title, from Apple's trailer announcement.

  3. May 2025

    Warner Bros. Pictures / IMAX precursor · May 20 ’25

    Warner Bros. and IMAX expanded fan screenings to 400 cinemas after sell-outs in 25 markets.[4]

  1. precursor · Jun 11 ’25

  2. seed · Jun 16 ’25

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Origin
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Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide theatrical gross; live ledger at access
$634.1M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · The Numbers
Evidence
Grade A

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