F1: The Movie dethrones popular film: The most successful motorsport film ever

In the past, there have been several films that feature motorsports at the forefront. The most famous example of this is the Cars film series. The second part of the animated film even brought in the highest amount for a film about motorsports ever.

That was the case, until F1 the Movie was released. A couple of days ago it was revealed that the Formula 1 film had made a worldwide gross of 552,512,903 dollars. This has now risen to a total of 571,161,000 dollars, around 489.5 million euros, according to Box Office Mojo. With this, the movie would have surpassed Cars 2, which stands at a total gross of 559,853,036 dollars, about 480 million euros.

Whether there will be a sequel to the film is not yet clear. For now, this seems to take some time. Lewis Hamilton previously told GPblog among others: "I think the last thing we want now is a sequel. It took four years to make it, it was a lot of work, especially for someone like Joe (Kosinski, the film's director, ed.). It's time away from your family, time away from your kids, and you also need to just let it sink in, just enjoy it. I think the worst thing we can do is rush a sequel. Most sequels are much worse off, so we don't need to rush. If we make a sequel, I would say: let's really take the time to make it even better."