Champagne showers, a staple of Formula One races, may be reserved for the racetrack, but the mood at Apple was certainly celebratory over the weekend, as the big-budget “F1” delivered the studio its first box office hit.

Apple Original Films' F1 has raced to a $144M global launch, including $88.4M from 78 international box office markets. The starts for the Brad Pitt-starrer are higher than projected coming into the weekend,

Apple just had its first box office hit with “F1,” a big-budget racing drama starring Brad Pitt. The movie opened to $55.6 million domestically and $144 million globally this weekend. According to a New York Times report,