Oscar-Winning Actor, 61, Is An Underrated Summer Blockbuster King

After just a couple of weeks in theaters, F1 The Movie has already become one of the most successful films of Brad Pitt’s career. Just like director Joseph Kosinski’s last film, 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, F1 The Movie has proven to be the perfect summer blockbuster. This is because it is an exhilarating sports film with breathtaking racing sequences and an all-star cast.

Ever since its release on June 27, 2025, reviews for F1 The Movie have been amazing, with Screen Rant’s own Mae Abdulbaki giving it a score of 8 out of 10. In addition to the critical acclaim it is receiving, F1 The Movie has been a major box office success. As of this writing, the film has grossed $305 million at the worldwide box office (via The Numbers).

Pitt has been waiting to make a film like F1 The Movie for nearly 20 years, and his patience is obviously paying off. F1 The Movie has quickly risen to be one of the highest-grossing movies of his career, and its time in theaters is not close to being done yet. Therefore, F1 The Movie undoubtedly proves that Pitt is an underappreciated king of the summer blockbuster.

F1: The Movie Is Brad Pitt’s Fourth $300M+ Movie Released In June

Pitt Has Experienced A Lot Of Success In The Month Of June

Pitt has had many hits throughout his career, but after F1 The Movie, it’s clear that June has been the most successful month for the actor. In fact, the new racing film is Pitt’s fourth June release to make over $300 million at the worldwide box office. In addition to F1 The Movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Ocean’s Thirteen, and World War Z were also released in June and became major box office hits.

World War Z and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, in particular, are the second and third highest-grossing movies of Pitt’s career. After just two weeks in theaters, F1 The Movie has already overtaken dozens of Pitt’s films at the box office, and it definitely won’t stop there. Currently, Pitt’s newest film is the 13th highest-earning movie of his career, but it will easily rise higher up the ranking.

Since F1 The Movie is already one of the most successful blockbusters of this summer, it wouldn’t be surprising if it soared past the $500 million mark at the box office. If this does happen, it could surpass all of Pitt’s other June releases and become the second most successful movie of his career.

Even though some other major films are releasing in theaters soon, such as Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, there’s even a chance that F1 The Movie will become the highest-grossing film of Pitt’s career. To do this, it will have to make more than Deadpool 2’s $786 million box office haul.

Brad Pitt’s Stardom At The Summer Box Office Extends Beyond June

Pitt Has Had Plenty Of Summer Hits Throughout His Career

Speaking of Deadpool 2, Pitt has also had many other summer hits that have been released outside the month of June. Even though the acclaimed actor only has a brief cameo in Deadpool 2, which was released in May 2018, it counts towards his box office total. However, unlike the Ryan Reynolds-led Deadpool movie, Pitt leads all of his other major summer successes.

In fact, Pitt’s other major May release proved that he had undeniable star power as a leading man. In May 2004, Pitt portrayed the Greek hero Achilles in Troy, which managed to gross a total of $483 million at the worldwide box office. Troy was a very important movie in Pitt’s career, since it convinced studios and audiences that he could headline major action blockbusters.

Moving onto the month of July, 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is one of the most critically and commercially successful movies of Pitt’s career. In the Quentin Tarantino film, the charismatic actor plays Cliff Booth, one of the best characters of his career. Portraying Cliff Booth earned Pitt the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Additionally, the character was so popular that a Cliff Booth spinoff movie is currently in development.

Finally, another Tarantino movie proved to be a major hit for Pitt in the month of August. Just like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, 2009’s Inglourious Basterds was also a significant critical and commercial success, making a total of $316 million at the box office. Therefore, all of these films prove that Pitt is a bankable summer blockbuster star.

F1 Proves Hollywood Needs To Give Brad Pitt More Summer Blockbusters

Audiences Definitely Aren’t Getting Tired Of Brad Pitt

Even though many of the aforementioned films, aside from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, were released earlier in Pitt’s career, the recent success of F1 The Movie proves that he is still a reliable summer blockbuster star. All of these movies showcase that Pitt’s summer releases have a proven track record of succeeding at the box office, and studios need to take advantage of this.

Other than the Cliff Booth spinoff and Heart of the Beast, which is a collaboration between the actor and director David Ayer, none of Pitt’s upcoming movies have been announced. However, after F1 The Movie, I hope to see Pitt in many other summer blockbusters in the coming years. In fact, F1 The Movie suggests that Pitt could be entering a new era of his career, which could bring many more successes.