Star Brad Pitt and director Joseph Kosinski raced laps around their competition, easily unseating reigning champ "How to Train Your Dragon."Key PointsBrad Pitt and Joseph Kosinski's F1: The Movie was the resounding winner at this weekend's box office tally.

The picture gets rosier when one factors in foreign box office as well – which was definitely expected given the tremendous popularity of Formula 1 racing outside of North America. Padding the $55.6 million haul domestically is $88.4 million coming from theaters abroad, bringing its three day total to $144 million.

F1' is Apple's big-budget racing drama starring Brad Pitt. The iPhone maker was hoping for its first genuine box office hit.