Apple Original Films has achieved its biggest box office opening to date. F1 The Movie debuted over the weekend with $55.6 million in North American theaters and $144 million globally. This marks a significant milestone for Apple—its earlier forays into theatrical releases underwhelmed at the box office despite receiving critical acclaim and featuring major stars. CODA (2021), which won Best Picture at the Oscars, was primarily released on AppleTV+ after a limited run in theaters. Meanwhile, Martin Scorcese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, a $200 million epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro, struggled to turn a profit after debuting respectably with $23 million. F1 The Movie, which taps into the surging global popularity of Formula 1 racing, stars Brad Pitt as a driver making a high-stakes comeback, with Damson Idris playing his rookie teammate and Kerry Condon as the team’s technical director. M3gan 2.0 had been expected to give the racing movie a bigger run for its money, but it underperformed, landing in fourth place on the North American box office charts for the weekend.
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