Brad Pitt‘s “F1” is racing back to Imax theaters after becoming the highest-grossing movie of his career.
Apple’s Formula 1 racing movie will return to Imax theaters on Friday, Aug. 8, with plans to further expand on Friday, Aug. 15. Tickets are now on sale.
“F1” recently crossed $552 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing original feature of the year and Apple’s largest film ever. It lapped Pitt’s previous best movie, his 2013 zombie movie “World War Z” which made $540 million at the box office (not adjusted for inflation). Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, “F1” has made $85 million and counting from Imax theaters alone, which is the highest of any film this year and accounted for 23% of its North America opening and 19% of its global launch.
“Audiences around the world have embraced ‘F1 The Movie’ as an adrenaline-pumping, big screen experience, and its re-release in IMAX is a testament to the global popularity of the film,” said Matt Dentler, head of features at Apple Original Films. “Joe, Jerry, Brad, Lewis and the visionary team behind ‘F1 The Movie’ have delivered a summer blockbuster that blends heart with action, and we can’t wait to give moviegoers another chance to see it in IMAX.”
Pitt stars in “F1” as aging driver Sonny Hayes, who returns to the track after a devastating injury derailed his career in the ’90s. Now, he’s a driver-for-hire who helps a struggling Formula 1 team return from the brink of collapse. He stars alongside Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies and more. “Top Gun: Maverick” helmer Joseph Kosinski directed the film and produced with Jerry Bruckheimer, seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman.
“With ‘F1 The Movie,’ audiences around the world headed to theaters in droves to witness Formula 1 racing like never before, and it showed at the box office,” Jeff Goldstein, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Global Distribution said in a statement. “So, together with our partners at Apple Original Films and IMAX, we jumped at the opportunity to give fans another go-round — or to experience it for the first time — via IMAX’s premiere screens and sound, before summer is over.”
Added Imax CEO Rich Gelfond, “Every element of ‘F1 The Movie’ — the visuals, the sound, the gripping storytelling anchored by larger-than-life performances — makes excellent use of the IMAX Experience, and it’s no wonder it’s our highest grossing Hollywood film of the year. We know ‘F1 The Movie’ still has plenty of gas in the tank and audiences will come back again to experience it as intended in IMAX.”
