"WORLD WAR Z" BECOMES BRAD PITT'S HIGHEST GROSSING WORLDWIDE RELEASE AND HIS BIGGEST EVER DOMESTIC GROSSING FILM OF ALL TIME

Brad Pitt's WORLD WAR Z has now earned over $500 million at worldwide box office, making it the actor’s highest grossing worldwide release, surpassing the star’s “TROY” which grossed $497.3 million globally.

After setting a personal best with a $66 million opening on June 21, WORLD WAR Z has gone on to total $197.4 million in the U.S. The film delivered Pitt’s highest grossing domestic release of all time (besting “MR. & MRS. SMITH’s” total domestic gross of $186.3 million), and the biggest opening weekend of his career (beating “SMITH’s” $50.3 million opener). The film has earned $305.2 million at the international box office, to date.

WORLD WAR Z revolves around an ex-United Nations investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. The film stars Pitt, Mireille Enos and James Badge Dale.