The reason behind this bid? According to the Financial Times, Apple is persuaded by F1’s popularity due in large part to the success of F1 at the box office. Over this past weekend, the movie crossed the $300 million mark at the box office, making it the most successful Apple TV+ original production ever.

Apple and ESPN are two of the leading contenders amid wider interest for the broadcast rights to Formula 1 in the United States, RACER understands.

The Movie' starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris has grossed $293 million globally, surpassing other Apple releases at the box office.

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The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, and Acqualina Resort & Residences offer driving experiences with high-end vehicles. “F1” fever is in full swing. Brad Pitt ’s much anticipated auto-racing movie releases in theaters this week with tickets already available for sale.

The film, distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery, zoomed past $293 million at the global box office over the weekend.

“‘F1’ is going to be Apple’s biggest release at the box office by far,” says David A. Gross, who runs the FranchiseRe movie consulting firm. “This film looks like the successful business model Apple has envisioned and wanted to execute for several years.”

As MG Siegler first noted on Threads last week (tip o’ the antlers to Daring Fireball ), Apple has been caught not practicing as it preached. And not mildly but in a more “televangelist who preaches against the perils of liquor not only gets caught drunk driving but is later found to own a craft bourbon distillery on the side” kind of way.

Apple's latest original film, "F1: The Movie," has become the company's highest-grossing theatrical release to date, earning over $293 million globally within ten days of release, Variety reports.

When it comes to Apple’s biggest films, “F1: The Movie” has officially moved to pole position.