Brad Pitt’s original racing drama “F1” drove to the top of the box office charts, collecting a sizable $88.4 million internationally and $144 million globally in its opening weekend.
The film, from director Joseph Kosinski and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton, follows a retired driver (Pitt) who returns to the popular motorsport to coach a cocksure rookie (Damson Idris) and save a failing team. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, where “F1” zoomed to $55.6 million, the top-earning territories were the United Kingdom with $9.2 million, China with $9 million and Mexico with $6.7 million.
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