F1: The Movie roars to top of US, Canada box office

Apple's high-octane racing film F1: The Movie roared to the top of the US and Canadian box office over the weekend, fuelled by star-power and a finely-tuned marketing campaign, according to Comscore.

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The movie, which stars Brad Pitt as a Formula 1 racer who returns to the track after an accident nearly ends his career, brought in $55.6 million (Dh204.19 million) in ticket sales in the two countries. That tally edged past the $45 million to $55 million pre-weekend domestic forecast from the Boxoffice Company.

Worldwide receipts topped $88 million, propelled by the sport's strong fan base in Europe and Latin America. Racing films typically sputter in theatres, according to Daniel Loria, senior vice president of the Boxoffice Company, a theatrical e-commerce and data services firm.