F1 Box Office Collection: Brad Pitt’s High-Speed Hit Crosses $144 Million Globally
F1, also known as F1 the Movie, is a 2025 American sports drama film. It stars Brad Pitt as a race car driver who returns to Formula One (F1) after 30 years and saves his old teammate’s small team, APXGP, from closure. Damon Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem also star. The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski. Ehren Kruger wrote the script and the two helped create the story. Jerry Bruckheimer produced it. The three previously worked together on Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
The FIA – the group that runs F1 assisted in the film. They used actual footage from the 2023 and 2024 F1 races for the driving scenes. The film features real F1 teams and drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, who helped make it.
Brief Overview About F1 Movie
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joseph Kosinski |
| Screenplay by | Ehren Kruger |
| Story by | Joseph Kosinski, Ehren Kruger |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman |
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Javier Bardem |
| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Stephen Mirrione |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Production companies | Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment, Monolith Pictures, Dawn Apollo Films |
| Distributed by | Apple Original Films, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release dates | June 16, 2025 (Radio City), June 27, 2025 (United States) |
| Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
F1 Box Office Collection Worldwide
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Budget | ₹1700 crore |
| India Box Office – Day 1 (Net) | ₹5.5 crore |
| India Box Office – Day 2 (Net) | ₹7.75 crore |
| India Box Office – Day 4 (Net) | ₹3.25 crore |
| Total India Collection (Net) | ₹24.65 crore |
| Total India Collection (Gross) | ₹25.5 crore |
| Overseas Collection | ₹760 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹1235 crore ($144.2 million) |
| Opening Weekend (Global) | $140 million (₹11.97 billion) |
| Domestic (North America) Collection | $55.6 million (₹4.76 billion) |
| Competition | Surpassed Kajol’s Maa, close to Kannappa |
F1 Movie Cast & Crew
Main Cast – Fictional Characters
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brad Pitt | Sonny Hayes – A former F1 driver for Lotus, now a nomadic racer joining APXGP |
| Damson Idris | Joshua Pearce – A rising rookie F1 driver at APXGP, Hayes’s teammate and rival |
| Kerry Condon | Kate McKenna – APXGP technical director |
| Javier Bardem | Ruben Cervantes – APXGP team owner, Hayes’s friend, and ex-teammate from Lotus |
| Tobias Menzies | Peter Banning – Board member of APXGP |
| Kim Bodnia | Kaspar Smolinski – APXGP team principal |
| Sarah Niles | Bernadette Pearce – Joshua Pearce’s mother |
| Will Merrick | Hugh Nickleby – Hayes’s APXGP race engineer |
| Joseph Balderrama | Rico Fazio – Pearce’s APXGP race engineer |
| Abdul Salis | Dodge Dowda – APXGP’s chief mechanic |
| Callie Cooke | Jodie – APXGP pit stop tire gunner |
| Samson Kayo | Cashman – Pearce’s cousin and manager |
| Shea Whigham | Chip Hart – Owner of Chip Hart Racing (Hayes’s Daytona team) |
| Layne Harper | Press |
| Luciano Bacheta | Luca Cortez – APXGP reserve driver, unhappy with Pearce |
| Simone Ashley | Cameo as herself – role was mostly cut |
Real-Life Formula One Drivers Featured
| Driver | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Albon | Thailand | Williams |
| Fernando Alonso | Spain | Aston Martin |
| Oliver Bearman | United Kingdom | Ferrari / Haas |
| Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Alfa Romeo |
| Franco Colapinto | Argentina | Williams |
| Nyck de Vries | Netherlands | AlphaTauri |
| Jack Doohan | Australia | Alpine |
| Pierre Gasly | France | Alpine |
| Zhou Guanyu | China | Alfa Romeo |
| Lewis Hamilton | United Kingdom | Mercedes |
| Nico Hülkenberg | Germany | Haas |
| Liam Lawson | New Zealand | AlphaTauri |
| Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Ferrari |
| Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | Haas |
| Lando Norris | United Kingdom | McLaren |
| Esteban Ocon | France | Alpine |
| Sergio Pérez | Mexico | Red Bull Racing |
| Oscar Piastri | Australia | McLaren |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | AlphaTauri |
| George Russell | United Kingdom | Mercedes |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | Spain | Ferrari |
| Logan Sargeant | United States | Williams |
| Lance Stroll | Canada | Aston Martin |
| Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | AlphaTauri |
| Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Red Bull Racing |
Formula One Personnel Featured
| Name | Role / Title |
|---|---|
| Stefano Domenicali | CEO of Formula One Group |
| Zak Brown | CEO of McLaren |
| Christian Horner | Team Principal & CEO of Red Bull Racing |
| Guenther Steiner | Team Principal of Haas |
| Lawrence Stroll | Owner of Aston Martin, father of Lance Stroll |
| Frédéric Vasseur | Team Principal of Ferrari |
| James Vowles | Team Principal of Williams |
| Toto Wolff | Team Principal, CEO & Co-owner of Mercedes |
Commentators & Cameos
| Personality | Role in Film |
|---|---|
| Martin Brundle | Sky Sports F1 commentator |
| David Croft | Sky Sports F1 commentator |
| Leigh Diffey | Daytona 24 Hours race commentator |
| Patrick Long | Porsche factory driver – cameo |
| Will Buxton | Motorsport presenter – cameo |
| Tiësto | Dutch DJ – cameo |
What Could Happen in an F1 Sequel?
Meet APXGP. Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce.#F1Movie only in theaters this SUMMER. #F1 pic.twitter.com/5vfujqAmIk
— F1 Movie (@F1Movie) March 13, 2025
Well, Kosinski said that there’s more story to tell for our main characters, so there will be a new sequel after Sonny, Kate, Joshua, and the rest of Apex. By the end of F1, they’re in very different places — Sonny is racing the Baja 1000 in the desert. Joshua is still part of Apex. What happens to the rookie in the team’s next season, and could he play the role of his old rival?
“I loved working with this team. I had fun building our own Formula One team,” Kosinski told Entertainment Weekly. “I’m excited to see what’s next for APXGP and Sonny Hayes.”
Or, Kosinski was asked what kind of film he would like to make with Pitt and Cruise, who last starred together in 1994’s Interview with the Vampire. “Right now, it would be Cole Trickle Cruise’s Days of Thunder driver and maybe he and Sonny Hayes know each other,” he told GQ. “They were rivals at one point, maybe met on the track…” Pitt versus Cruise in a race movie? Most people would say no and it’s almost happened before, even with Kosinski directing.
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FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
The film grossed $146.3 million worldwide. It became Apple Studios’ first major hit and Apple’s first film to open at number one at the box office that weekend.
The F1 movie was released on June 27 and is doing well at the box office, but can it beat its huge cost? With a budget of $250 to $300 million, it is one of the most expensive movies ever made, even more than Top Gun: Maverick.
Variety says that “F1” is Apple’s first big box office win. Apple paid about $250 million to make it. (Apple says the cost was $200 million, but some say it was closer to $300 million.)
Forbes says Brad Pitt made about $30 million playing with Sonny Hayes, a racer who returned to the sport after being out of the sport in the 90s. In the early days, he made just $6,000 for Thelma and Louise.
