Brad Pitt’s Top 5 Highest-Grossing Movies ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
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When F1 hit theaters, few could have predicted that a Formula One racing drama would outgross the likes of Tom Cruise’s massively mounted Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Daniel Craig’s James Bond debut film Casino Royale, and Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park. With a current global haul of $620.6 million, it’s even ahead of James Gunn’s widely admired Superman reboot.
Even more impressively, F1 has become the highest-grossing film of Brad Pitt’s career (in a lead or major role), surpassing the lifetime earnings of World War Z (2013), Troy (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), and Ocean’s Eleven (2001). But how does it stack up in terms of return on its budget? When compared to his biggest box-office hits, let’s see where F1 stands relative to its budget.
Brad Pitt’s Top 5 Highest-Grossing Films – Earnings & Budgets
Brad Pitt’s latest release, F1, stormed the global box office, and here’s how it has performed as per Box Office Mojo.
F1 leads on top, and here’s how Brad Pitt’s other four highest-grossing films performed worldwide:
World War Z (2013): $540.4 million
Troy (2004): $497.4 million
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): $487.2 million
Ocean’s Eleven (2001): $450.7 million
And here’s how their production budgets stack up:
F1 (2025): $250 million
World War Z (2013): $190 million
Troy (2004): $175 million
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): $110 million
Ocean’s Eleven (2001): $85 million
Brad Pitt’s Top 5 Highest-Grossing Films – Best Return On Budget
Based on the above earnings and reported production budgets, here’s how Brad Pitt’s five biggest box-office hits stack up in terms of earnings-to-budget ratios:
Ocean’s Eleven (2001): 5.3x
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): 4.43x
World War Z (2013): 2.85x
Troy (2004): 2.84x
F1 (2025): 2.48x
Among Brad Pitt’s top five highest-grossing movies, Ocean’s Eleven delivered the strongest return relative to its budget, earning 5.3x its production cost. It’s followed by Mr. & Mrs. Smith at 4.43x, World War Z at 2.85x, and Troy at 2.84x. F1 currently stands at 2.48x, a figure unlikely to change significantly now that its theatrical run is nearly complete.
What Is F1 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.
