Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Delivers Apple’s First Box Office Hit With $55.6 Million Debut, ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Fizzles With $10 Million

Variety ^ | June 30, 2025 | Rebecca Rubin Plus Icon

[yesthatjallen]

"If you look for it, you will see it."

I don't look for it. It's in your face. That's the point.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

That’s what I’m talkin’ about, Baby!

I rarely go to the movies. Our big TV screen and comfy couch with a cat and/or dog cuddling is the only way to go for a DVD movie. :)

I can wait. I’m still watching old ‘Classics’ that I haven’t watched yet and FRiend movie recommendations.

[Red Badger]

I didn’t know until today when I looked up his pic that he was the ‘Bad Guy Psychopath Killer’ in “No Country For Old Men”!................

[Diana in Wisconsin]

He makes a great Bad Guy. He was also a Bad Guy in ‘Skyfall,’ but as always, Bond prevailed.

Handsome Romantic Lead in ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ as far as chick flicks go. :)

[Vermont Lt]

My point is that it did not degrade the story. It was completely believable in the context of F1 these days. I imagine that driver is pretty much what Hamilton was like when he showed up on the scene.

[yesthatjallen]

There's a reason both Jake from State Farm and the Wicked Witch of the West are now black.

These are deliberate woke choices.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Critical Drinker thought it was good.

[Vermont Lt]

Well, the Wicked with of the West was green, so there goes your theory.

What you seem to miss is that I don’t care. Neither of those “characters” matter if their race is different. What is maddening is when they take a character that is one race and it’s really part of their character, and change it.

I saw a show the other night where a group of 5 or 6 people had two gay characters. That is statistically aberrant. That is what bothers me.

But even then, it is an annoyance because it is usually irrelevant to the story.

[Fledermaus]

Mr. And Mrs. Smith

[Fledermaus]

600 minus 300 is 300 profit. How is that break even?

[yesthatjallen]

"But even then, it is an annoyance because it is usually irrelevant to the story."

You're missing the point. It IS the story.

[DHerion]

Theaters get half the box office...so whatever the production budget and marketing budget are - F1, north of 300m, the film has to earn a minimum of 600m to be in the black...

[Fledermaus]

Doh! Forgot about them.

[minnesota_bound]

I liked when the announcer said “OK boys and girls, turn around and go the other way”....

[minnesota_bound]

Brad Pitt always picks the whackoos.
Maybe he is whackee?
Here is a list https://www.whosdatedwho.com/dating/brad-pitt

[mabarker1]

I see the commie-ercial ads on TV and all I see is an open wheel version of the NUTSCAR Movie Daze-of-Blunder.

[Zathras]

I saw it yesterday.
It was probably Pitt’s best movie since “Fury”