‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ Opens to $40 Million Against Franchise-Heavy Box Office

Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” has gotten off to a good start at the box office, earning an estimated $40.4 million in its opening weekend from 3,659 screens, taking the No. 2 spot on this weekend’s charts behind Disney’s “The Lion King.” Unadjusted for inflation, Tarantino’s latest film now stands as the best opening weekend of his career, topping the $38 million earned by “Inglourious Basterds” in summer 2009. Distributed by Sony/Columbia Pictures, “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” is the first Tarantino film released by a major studio after Harvey Weinstein — who distributed all of the director’s previous films through Miramax and The Weinstein Company — was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and assault. Also Read: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Becomes First Spidey Film to Gross $1 Billion at Box Office While many blockbusters boast IMAX and 3D as their special format offerings, “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” was available to view in 35mm on 50 screens in select cities, as well as 70mm on five. Combined, those two formats grossed $1.2 million, with $400,000 of that coming from 70mm, giving “OUATIH” a higher per screen average than any indie release in 2019 with the...