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F1: The Movie, Apple Original Films‘ critically acclaimed Formula One movie starring Brad Pitt raced to an impressive $55.6 million opening in North America in the first major theatrical win for Apple Original Films.
The movie starring Pitt opposite Damson Idris, is a major turning point for Apple as it tries launch its theatrical ambitions after big-budget flops Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon. F1 boasts near-perfect exit poll stats from the audience, an A CinemaScore score and strong reviews.
Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s horror pic M3GAN 2.0 bombed, opening to $10.2 million for a fourth-place finish, half of what was forecast. How to Train Your Dragon cleared the $200 million mark domestically and $454.4 million globally. Now in its third weekend, the DreamWorks Animation-produced movie came in second place with an estimated $19.4 million.
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, June 29, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F1 The Movie | Warner Bros. | $55,600,000 | 3,661 | $15,187 | $55,600,000 | |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | Universal | $19,400,000 | 4,127 | $4,701 | $200,057,000 | -47% |
| 3 | Elio | Disney | $10,700,000 | 3,750 | $2,853 | $42,225,747 | -49% |
| 4 | M3GAN 2.0 | Universal | $10,200,000 | 3,112 | $3,278 | $10,200,000 | |
| 5 | 28 Years Later | Sony | $9,700,000 | 3,444 | $2,816 | $50,354,000 | -68% |
| 6 | Lilo & Stitch | Disney | $6,900,000 | 2,900 | $2,379 | $400,070,904 | -29% |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Paramount | $4,150,000 | 2,157 | $1,924 | $185,996,000 | -36% |
| 8 | Materialists | A24 | $2,999,422 | 1,931 | $1,553 | $30,401,381 | -48% |
| 9 | Ballerina | Lionsgate | $2,130,000 | 1,796 | $1,186 | $55,473,000 | -53% |
| 10 | Karate Kid: Legends | Sony | $1,000,000 | 925 | $1,081 | $51,592,000 | -58% |
| 11 | Final Destination Bloodlines | Warner Bros. | $905,000 | 742 | $1,220 | $136,689,000 | -52% |
| 12 | Sardaar Ji 3 | White Hill Studios | $876,194 | 144 | $6,085 | $876,194 |
