Apple's F1 laps its competition with a $144 million opening weekend

Apple’s film studio achieved its first summer blockbuster success with F1 the Movie, starring Brad Pitt, which grossed $144 million globally in its opening weekend. Following a costly production budget of up to $300 million, the film outperformed major releases like How to Train Your Dragon and 28 Years Later, despite some backlash from users over promotional tactics in the Wallet app.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Apple made a big movie about car racing with Brad Pitt, and it did really well by making lots of money at the start, even though they had some trouble with other movies before.

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