It: Chapter 2 knocks off Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, earning $5.9m in its opening weekend

It: Chapter 2 debuted at the top of the box office over the weekend, knocking off Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The horror film is the sequel to the 2017 adaptation of Steven King’s novel It. Chapter 2 took in $5.9m from 501 screens, down from the first film which made $7 million in its opening weekend.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood experienced a 48% drop from the previous weekend, receiving $1.385m from 438 screens. After three weeks at number one, the film’s running total has reached $18m.

Disney’s The Lion King remake held firm at number three, after nine weeks at the box office. Over the weekend the film added $706,015 to its running total of $62.5m after showing across 283 screens. The Lion King is now the fourth highest grossing film in Australia, shifting ahead of Avengers: Infinity War. To catch up to Avengers: Endgame, the film would have to earn another $22m at the box office.