Solid box office numbers for F1 The Movie may help Apple. But it’s better news for Formula One and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Apple's "F1" movie with Brad Pitt captured the checkered flag in its opening weekend, but there's reason to think that its success could be a one-off.

“‘F1’ is going to be Apple’s biggest release at the box office by far,” says David A. Gross, who runs the FranchiseRe movie consulting firm. “This film looks like the successful business model Apple has envisioned and wanted to execute for several years.”