F1 is a smash hit — and it turns out that it was also a major milestone for its star, Brad Pitt. The film is still killing at the worldwide box office, and has now surpassed $540 million to become Pitt’s highest grossing film of all time.

F1 is reaching a major milestone at the global box office as it enters its seventh weekend in release. After weeks of strong international performance, the racing drama has now surpassed World War Z to become Brad Pitt’s highest-grossing film of all time.

The Brad Pitt F1 movie is now widely reported to have broken the actor’s personal record for his highest-grossing film at the box office. Updated figures of $545million (£410m) in earnings at cinemas around the world sees the film overtake 2013’s World War Z as the highest-performing movie starring Pitt.