Apple's 'F1' has raked in $293 million at the box office. Here's how the movie ranks among its other releases.
Apple's strategy of hiring A-listers for high-budget films seemed to deliver with the movie, which starred Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. "F1" unseated director Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" from its place at the top of Apple's list of box office bangers.
"F1" also got a boost from Imax, which said it generated 19% of the film's worldwide box-office total during its opening weekend. That was the fourth-highest share of global sales in a debut, behind "Dune," "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," and "Oppenheimer," an Imax spokesperson previously told Business Insider.
Some of Apple's other star-studded wide releases haven't been as successful as "F1." "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Argylle" had underwhelming results despite featuring big names like Scarlett Johansson and Henry Cavill.
Here's how "F1" measures up against other widely released Apple films at the box office, according to figures from Box Office Mojo.
4. 'Argylle' - $96 million "Sam Rockwell probably isn't anyone's idea of a suave secret agent, but that seems to be just the point for director Matthew Vaughn. He cast the 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Oscar winner against type and let him rip with a witty, eminently watchable performance that lets him steal every scene he is in." — Pete Hammond, Deadline"Most of the other supporting players — especially Cena and Samuel L. Jackson as yet another shadowy covert operative — appear in just enough scenes to make you wish their roles were more than glorified bit parts." — Matt Singer, Screen Crush"The overstuffed cast leaves legends like Samuel L. Jackson and Bryan Cranston mostly yelling in empty rooms." — Ben Travis, Empire"One can almost see the actors itching for more." — Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair"You may go into 'Argylle' wondering, per the film's curiosity-baiting tagline, who is the real Agent Argylle? But you'll assuredly leave with a different question: Shouldn't such a colossal waste of talent and precious time be illegal?" — David Fear, Rolling Stone
2. 'Napoleon' - $221 million "Napoleon" is an action film released in 2023. It's based on Napoleon Bonaparte's life and rise to power and stars Joaquin Phoenix.
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