Overview

• F1: The Movie has racked up over $153 million worldwide in its first week, marking Apple Original Films’ first major theatrical hit.
• The film holds an 83% critics score and a 97% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences awarded it an “A” CinemaScore.
• Apple and Warner Bros. are holding exploratory talks about a follow-up, though no sequel has been officially greenlit.
• Director Joseph Kosinski has expressed enthusiasm for continuing the APXGP team’s story and floated a crossover concept with Days of Thunder’s Cole Trickle.
• The movie’s success represents a turnaround for Apple’s big-screen ambitions after a series of theatrical releases struggled to break even.