Brad Pitt’s blockbuster F1: The Movie will hit Apple TV+ close to the top of the 12 months, bringing its $620 million success straight to streaming.
F1: The Film is zooming from theaters to residence viewing as the sports activities drama will make its world streaming debut on Apple TV+ on December 12. This shift comes simply months after the movie’s theatrical run throughout the summer season, and subsequent digital and bodily releases within the months following, promising to increase the movie’s attain into the vacation season.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, F1: The Movie follows Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a former racing driver who returns after a 30-year absence to save lots of a failing F1 group. The forged additionally contains Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, and Tobias Menzies. The sports activities drama movie premiered in theaters June 27, 2025, to a lot business success and demanding acclaim.
F1: The Movie marks Brad Pitt’s return to leading-man status in big-budget motion movies. Whereas the Oscar winner has lately taken on extra eclectic and producer-heavy roles, particularly in documentaries lately, F1: The Film reminded audiences of his enduring display energy, exhibiting how Brad Pitt continues evolving over time, balancing artistic management in main worldwide productions with implausible performances.
In response to Box Office Mojo, F1: The Film grossed $628.8 million worldwide on a $200-300 million finances, making it one among 2025’s largest unique hits. Because of this, F1: The Film has grow to be the highest-grossing auto racing movie of all time, the highest-grossing movie by Apple Studios, in addition to the highest-grossing film of Pitt’s career so far.
Alongside its large monetary success and record-breaking field workplace achievements, audiences and critics have additionally responded effectively to the sports activities movie, with F1: The Movie achieving high 82% Tomatometer and 97% Popcornmeter scores on Rotten Tomatoes. This locations the movie amongst a rarer class of hits to realize each Licensed Contemporary and Verified Sizzling scores on the evaluation aggregator.
Due to this fact, shifting to Apple TV+ on December 12 lets F1: The Film press its benefit within the streaming period, extending its success by capturing viewers who missed its theatrical or digital debut. The timing couldn’t be extra good, because the summer hit of 2025 being launched on streaming throughout the vacation season will doubtless maximize subscriptions and post-release curiosity.
Following the movie’s field workplace success and powerful viewers response, Apple has already hinted that an F1: The Movie sequel is being discussed. Studio insiders recommend that Brad Pitt is open to returning, with story instructions specializing in a possible comeback arc or worldwide racing circuits. If greenlit, F1: The Film might solidify Apple TV+’s first true cinematic franchise.
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June 27, 2025
- Runtime
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156 Minutes
- Director
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Joseph Kosinski
- Writers
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Joseph Kosinski, Ehren Kruger
- Producers
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Brad Pitt, Chad Oman, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jeremy Kleiner, Lewis Hamilton, Joseph Kosinski, Dede Gardner
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Damson Idris
Joshua ‘Noah’ Pearce
