For now, audiences eager to see Pitt’s portrayal of fictional driver Sonny Hayes alongside real-life Formula 1 cars and circuits will need to turn to PVOD services, but its eventual arrival on Apple TV+ will give subscribers a longer-term streaming option.
The movie proved a major commercial success in cinemas, opening to $55.6 million (£42.3m) domestically and $144 million (£109.4m) worldwide, before going on to gross around $186 million (£141.4m) in North America and a further $419 million (£318.4m) internationally, for a total of nearly $606 million (£460.5m) by late August.
The result marked the biggest opening of Pitt’s career, surpassing his previous record with World War Z, and established the project as Apple Studios’ first box office hit.