Though it couldn’t topple “Lion King” to achieve box office domination, Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” gave the director the best opening weekend of his career.
gave the director the best opening weekend of his career, earning $40.4 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
The $90-million film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a TV star on the decline and Brad Pitt as his longtime, long-suffering stunt double. It was well-received with a B CinemaScore and an 85% “fresh” rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. The film is the first Tarantino movie not released by disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein after his studio’s declaration of bankruptcy last year.Tarantino’s 2012 hit “Django Unchained” opened with $30 million on its way to $425 million globally.
In seventh place, Disney’s “Aladdin,” another live-action remake of an animated 1990s hit, added $2.8 million in its 10th weekend for a cumulative $346 million. It joined “Spider-Man” in crossing the billion dollar plateau globally this week.In ninth place, Warner Bros.’ “Annabelle Comes Home"added $1.6 million in its third weekend for a cumulative $69.7 million.
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