F1 movie breaks TWO astonishing records

F1: The Movie has broken another box office record.

The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem, tells the story of a veteran Formula 1 driver who returns to the track after a 30-year absence to save his former driving partner's failing F1 team.

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Interestingly, the project was produced partly by Lewis Hamilton, who played himself in the movie as well as being involved in an advisory capacity.

F1 received positive reviews from critics and has a current rating of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.48 stars out of five on MovieMeter.

Reception from the F1 community was more mixed. Autosport journalist Mark Mann-Bryans said of the movie:

"Not good for anyone watching, there's no way to enjoy it.

"The racing looks amazing. The tech was impressive. Apple embedded iPhone-style cameras into the cars, which was only possible because of the incredible access that F1 gave them. Everyone worked collaboratively to make the film. But I had issues. While the racing looked great, the story was unrealistic. Brad Pitt’s character, Sonny Hayes, returns after 30 years away and instantly becomes the hero. He crashes into cars on purpose, holds others up - if he were Max Verstappen, he’d already have 12 penalty points."

F1 breaks TWO records

F1 is officially Apple Studios' most successful project with box office takings of $545.6 million, blowing projects like Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon out of the water.

It has been Apple's most successful movie for a while now, but it has now broken another record.

F1 is now officially Brad Pitt's most successful movie with him featuring as a leading man, surpassing the $540.4 million worldwide haul of 2013's World War Z.

Yes, Pitt did appear in a cameo in Deadpool 2 which grossed $786m, but it was a blink-and-you-will-miss-it-moment he did as a favour to Ryan Reynolds.