# F1 The Movie

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

- Owner: Apple Original Films (producer); Warner Bros. Pictures (distributor)
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2025-06-16
- Observed peak date: Week of Jul 2, 2025
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 65 (Viral), v1.2
- Mechanics: Scarcity drop, Newsjacking, Controversy, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

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.

## Timeline

- 2024-07-07 — Formula 1 / Apple Original Films (Open web) — Formula 1 published the first teaser during the British Grand Prix weekend.
- 2025-03-13 — Apple Original Films / Warner Bros. Pictures (YouTube) — Apple released the trailer and confirmed Warner Bros. would distribute the film worldwide.
- 2025-05-20 — Warner Bros. Pictures / IMAX (Box office) — Warner Bros. and IMAX expanded fan screenings to 400 cinemas after sell-outs in 25 markets.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “F1 The Movie.” Case HIS-01269. Spread Score v1.2: 65/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01269