F1' is Apple's big-budget racing drama starring Brad Pitt. The iPhone maker was hoping for its first genuine box office hit.

Javier Bardem, who plays Ruben Cervantes, points out Idris and Pitt likely felt more pressure filming during the live races in front of hundreds of thousands of people. But he says the crew’s “work” wasn’t lost on him.

In an entertainment landscape crowded with sequels and superheroes, F1, the original motorsport drama starring Brad Pitt and co-produced by Lewis Hamilton, pulled off a rare feat: a $144 million global opening.