F1 Box Office: Brad Pitt Races Past A Tom Hanks Classic & A Sci-Fi Cult Hit: Guess Who Just Got Lapped?

Brad Pitt’s latest sports drama has now outgrossed two well-known genre films at the global box office — a Tom Hanks survival drama and a sequel to a cult sci-fi blockbuster.

- July 25, 2025 | 1:11 PM IST

Brad Pitt’s F1 Beats Cast Away & The Matrix Revolutions At The Global Box Office With $467 Million Haul! — Brad Pitt’s F1 Zooms Past Tom Hanks’ Survival Drama & Sci-Fi Classic To Join 2025’s Top-Grossing Films! (Photo Credit – Instagram/YouTube)

Brad Pitt’s high-octane Formula One sports drama F1 is racing toward the coveted $500 million mark at the global box office. The film has already raked in nearly $158 million in the U.S. and over $309 million internationally, bringing its worldwide total to an impressive $467 million (according to Box Office Mojo). And in doing that, it has outperformed several 2025 releases, including Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts*, Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines, and 28 Years Later.

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Now, after breaking multiple box office records, F1 has also surpassed the lifetime global gross of two popular genre films — one being one of Tom Hanks’ most acclaimed performances, and the other, a sequel to a cult sci-fi classic.

F1 Has Outgrossed These Two Globally Popular Films

The two globally popular films that F1 has outgrossed are Tom Hanks’ Oscar-nominated survival drama Cast Away (2000) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), the third installment in The Matrix film series, starring Keanu Reeves in the lead role.

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While Cast Away earned nearly $430 million at the box office worldwide, The Matrix Revolutions brought in around $427 million globally. With F1 now surpassing the $467 million mark, it has sped past both films at the global box office. With The Fantastic Four: First Step hitting the big screen today, it will be interesting to see how many more films F1 might overtake in the coming days.

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What’s F1 All About

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, it follows Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a Formula One driver who raced in the 1990s but slowed down after a devastating crash. Many years later, Sonny is asked by his old friend and struggling F1 team owner, Ruben (Javier Bardem), to make a comeback to the racing track and mentor a young and gifted driver, Joshua Pearce (played by Damson Idris). Sonny must now prove he still has what it takes to compete at the sport’s highest level.