Brad Pitt, who grew up in Springfield, Mo., just posted the biggest opening weekend of his career with the movie, "F1."

As Formula 1 continues to have discussions about the future of its U.S. media rights, the racing property is hoping the strong opening for a new feature film starring Brad Pitt may be just the thing to help push those talks over the finish line.

F1: The Movie has been in theaters for just under a week, and early tallies are in: It smashed box office expectations by netting $144 million in its worldwide debut.  The impressive figure means F1 is the most successful Apple Original film in history,