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David Ayer’s comeback is real — and Brad Pitt just gave it a $130M boost

David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003).
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David Ayer’s comeback is real — and Brad Pitt just gave it a $130M boost

The Brad Pitt-led survival thriller Heart of the Beast has crossed $131.7 million worldwide, just $6 million short of surpassing Avengers: Endgame Encore’s $137.98 million total. With a steady run and strong international legs, the film is poised to enter the top 30 of 2026’s global grossers.

Heart of the Beast has crossed $98.6 million globally after two weekends, just short of its $100 million milestone. With domestic earnings at $38.3 million and overseas at $60.3 million, the film has recouped its $82 million production cost. Official figures may confirm the milestone by Tuesday.

Heart of the Beast has surpassed Ne Zha 2’s entire North American box office total in under a week, hitting $24.3 million in four days. The Brad Pitt starrer is now past $54.48 million worldwide.

Heart of the Beast, David Ayer’s latest action‑drama, earned $1.6 million in North America on Monday and $30.1 million overseas, pushing its global total past $51 million and edging toward a $100 million milestone.

Heart of the Beast is edging closer to the $150 million mark at the worldwide box office. The latest domestic gross has pushed the film’s worldwide total past the $134.6 million mark.

Brad Pitt’s latest film, ‘Heart of the Beast’, pairs the star with a live German Shepherd in a survival tale set in the Alaskan wild, inspired by writer Cameron Alexander’s own dog’s death.

Brad Pitt used his San Sebastián press conference to gush about his canine partner Uber on the set of Heart of the Beast, while also championing a resurgence in independent filmmaking that reminds him of the 1990s golden era.