Quentin Tarantino nets his biggest opening weekend ever with $40.4 million take for 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood'
Disney's "The Lion King" brought in an estimated $75.5 million to win the box office for a second-straight weekend and has a global take of over $960 million. It's only a matter of time that it becomes Disney's next $1 billion earner. But that's not the main story of this weekend's box office.
The real story is that a studio has finally released something that has motivated audiences to put down their hard-earned cash for something other than a superhero movie, franchise title, or remake. That's right: An original story.
Sony's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," the ninth movie from Quentin Tarantino and the first-ever from the auteur backed by a studio (up to this point in his career, Tarantino's movies have only been released by Harvey Weinstein-owned companies), came in second place with $40.4 million. The best opening ever for Tarantino, topping the $38 million made by "Inglourious Basterds" its first weekend in 2009.
Disney's "The Lion King" brought in an estimated $75.5 million to win the box office for a second-straight weekend and has a global take of over $960 million. It's only a matter of time that it becomes Disney's next $1 billion earner. But that's not the main story of this weekend's box office.
The real story is that a studio has finally released something that has motivated audiences to put down their hard-earned cash for something other than a superhero movie, franchise title, or remake. That's right: An original story.
Sony's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," the ninth movie from Quentin Tarantino and the first-ever from the auteur backed by a studio (up to this point in his career, Tarantino's movies have only been released by Harvey Weinstein-owned companies), came in second place with $40.4 million. The best opening ever for Tarantino, topping the $38 million made by "Inglourious Basterds" its first weekend in 2009.